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Kashmir freezes in sub-zero temperatures

The mercury dipped to minus 3.2 degrees Celsius in Srinagar

Srinagar recorded its lowest night temperature in 24 hours. AP

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Srinagar | Published 05.12.18, 09:30 AM

Cold wave conditions continued in the Kashmir Valley as all weather stations recorded sub-zero temperatures Tuesday night.

Srinagar recorded its lowest night temperature in 24 hours as the mercury dipped to minus 3.2 degrees Celsius, the official said.

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There was slight relief in the night temperature but mercury still settled at minus 3.0 degrees Celsius in Srinagar city, a MeT Department official said.

The Valley and the Ladakh region also recorded sub-zero night temperatures on Tuesday night.

The Pahalgam health resort, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, registered a low of minus 5.1 degrees Celsius and was recorded as the coldest place in the Valley, the official said.

The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded the minimum of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius same as Monday night, he said.

According to the weatherman, Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius, while the mercury in the nearby Qazigund settled at minus 2.6 degrees Celsius.

In north Kashmir's Kupwara, the mercury settled at a low of minus 3.0 degrees Celsius. Leh recorded a low of minus 11.4 degrees Celsius, while the nearby Kargil registered a minimum of minus 10.9 degrees Celsius, the official said.

He added that Leh was recorded to be the coldest town in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu And Kashmir Met Department Cold Wave
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