Srinagar records season's coldest night at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius
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Published: Nov 23, 2017, 24:56 IST | Updated: Nov 23, 2017, 24:56 IST
The media has reported around two dozen deaths due to snowfall, rains and flooding in other parts of Pakistan, which is witnessing an unusually long winter.
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Jammu and Kashmir?s capital Srinagar recorded season?t coldest night on Wednesday, with the temperature dropping to minus 2.3 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.
Jammu and Kashmir’s capital Srinagar recorded season’t coldest night on Wednesday, with the temperature dropping to minus 2.3 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.
Jammu too recorded a temperature of 7.9 degrees Celsius, the city’s coldest this season.
Leh was the coldest town in the state at minus 11.6 degrees Celsius. Other town like Kargil saw night temperature dropping to minus 9.
With winter setting in early, night temperatures fell below the freezing point through the Kashmir valley.Pahalgam was at minus 5.7 degrees Celsius, while the famous ski resort Gulmarg recorded a temperature of minus 5.4 degrees celsius.
The weather office has forecast mainly clear weather till Friday.