AAQIB BHAT
Srinigar Jan 16 (PTK):Kashmir Valley continued to freeze as the mercury plummeted to minus 8.2°C in Srinagar, a couple of notches below the season’s coldest temperature on January 14, the chilliest night recorded in more than 25 years.
Also, dense fog engulfed Srinagar and other parts of Valley for the second day in running, causing visibility issues for motorists in the morning.
A meteorological department official said that the minimum temperature remained almost six degrees below normal in Srinagar for the fourth consecutive day.
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded minus 8.4°C on January 14, minus 7.6°C on the previous night while it settled at minus 7.8°C on January 13, same as recorded eight years ago on 14 January 2012. In 1991, Srinagar witnessed a low of minus 11.8°C while the lowest ever temperature was recorded on 31 January 1893 when the mercury had gone down to minus 14.4 degrees Celsius.
Dal Lake and other water bodies here have frozen further. Also, a thick layer of fog engulfed many areas in the Valley, including Srinagar, causing traffic disruptions. However the conditions eased as the day progressed.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures continued far below normal in other parts of the Valley, settling at minus 9.4°C in Pahalgam against minus 8.6°C on the previous night in the world-famous health resort.
Qazigund, the gateway town of J&K, recorded a low of minus 10.0°C against 8.3°C on the previous night and was the coldest place in the Valley. Kokernag recorded a low of minus 8.7°C against minus 8.4°C on the earlier night. (PTK)
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