December 27
The Kashmir valley witnessed the coldest night of the season as the night temperatures dipped to Minus 7.6 degrees Celsius in the Summer capital of Jammu Kashmir.
Pertinently the night was the coldest in the past twenty eight years.
A MET Department official told that the cold weather conditions are likely to continue for another four to five days with chances of snow on the 1st and second day of January.
Pahalgam recorded minus 8.3 degree Celsius, and the minimum temperature in Gulmarg was minus 9 degree Celsius. Leh recorded minus 8.4 degree and it was minus 16.2 degree in Kargil.
Jammu recorded 4.3 degrees, Katra 3.7 degrees, Batote minus 2.2 degree, Banihal minus 3.5 degree and Bhaderwah minus 2.5 degree as the night’s lowest temperatures.