Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 1: The minimum temperature plummeted to season’s lowest in Pahalgam and Gulmarg, recording a low of minus 9.4°C and 8.2°C respectively, even as Srinagar saw an increase in night temperature for the second consecutive day today.
A Meteorological Department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.5°C against last night’s 0.4°C. The temperature was 2.6°C above normal for the city. Srinagar has so far seen the coldest temperature this season on December 25 when mercury plummeted to minus 5.8°C.
Qazigund recorded a low of 0.3°C against 0.5°C the previous night. The temperature was 3.2°C above normal for the town.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 9.4°C against minus 9.0°C the previous night. The minimum temperature was 2.8°C below normal and the coldest night recorded this season in the famous tourist resort.
Kokernag recorded a low of minus 0.6°C against minus 0.6°C the previous night. It was 3.0°C above normal for the place.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 8.2°C against minus 8.0°C the previous night. It was 1.2°C below normal for the skiing resort.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 4.5°C against minus 1.1°C the previous night in the north Kashmir area. The official said that the temperature was 2.0°C below normal.
Leh and Kargil recorded a low of minus 14.8°C.
Kashmir is under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day long harsh winter period that started on December 21 and will end on January 31. It is followed by a 20-day-long period called ‘Chillai-Khurd’ that occurs between January 30 and February 19 and a 10-day-long period ‘Chillai-Bacha’ (baby cold) which is from February 20 to March 1.
The MeT official said that mainly dry weather was expected across J&K till January 8.
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