Minus 4.0°C In Srinagar As Mercury Drops Further In J&K, Ladakh
Gulmarg Coldest In Valley, Drass Freezes At Minus 21.9°C
Srinagar, Dec 30: Barring Gulmarg, the temperature across Kashmir Valley dropped on Thursday with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.0°C.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a drop of 1.7°C than the previous night and was below minus 1.9°C below normal for this time of the year.
Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.
The mercury settled at the world famous resort of Gulmarg at minus 9.6°C against minus 10.4°C on the previous night.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, had a low of minus 4.2°C against 0.6°C on the previous night, he said.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 8.9°C against minus 6.6°C on previous night, he said.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 3.6°C against minus 0.4°C on previous night, the official said.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 4.4°C against minus 3.2°C on the previous night, the official said.
Jammu, the J&K’s winter capital, saw a rise temperature by 9 notches from the precious night, recording a low of 5.9°C which is minus 1.5°C below normal for the place during this time of the year, he said.
Ladakh’s Leh had a low of minus 16.0°C against last night’s minus 14.7°C while automatic Kargil station recorded a minimum of minus 14.2°C. Drass in Kargil, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 21.9°C, the official said. The weatherman has forecast mainly dry weather in next two days.
Minimum Temperatures Recorded Today
Srinagar = -4.0°C
Qazigund = -4.2°C
Pahalgam = -8.9°C
Kupwara = -4.4°C
Kokernag = -3.6°C
Gulmarg = -9.6°C
Pampore = -6.0°C
Srinagar Airport = -3.4°C
Awantipora = -7.4°C
Anantnag = -4.0°C
Khudwani = NA
Ganderbal = NA
Bandipora = -3.7°C
Baramulla = -3.4°C
Gulmarg (Kongdoori Station) = -8.3°C
Budgam = -4.1°C
Pulwama = NA
Kulgam = Reading Error
Shopian = -6.7°C
Jammu = 5.9°C
Banihal = 2.6°C
Batote = 0.5°C
Katra = 5.0°C
Bhaderwah = -1.6°C
Kathua = 4.8°C
Jammu Airport = 7.5°C
Udhampur = 0.5°C
Poonch = 1.7°C
Kishtwar = 1.5°C
Ramban = 3.5°C
Reasi = 3.3°C
Samba = 2.1°C
Rajhani = 5.5°C
Bakore = 5.1°C
Leh = -16.0°C
Thoise = -16.0°C
Base Camp = -15.6°C
Kargil = -14.2°C
Nubra Valley = -17.0°C
Drass = -22.3°C
(GNS and Kashmir Weather)
