Srinagar Jan. 22 (PTK) Cold conditions persisted in Kashmir even as minimum temperatures increased slightly across the Valley amid a forecast for fresh snowfall in the next few days, the weatherman said on Friday.
A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 6.2°C, up from minus 7.0°C on the previous night.
The minimum temperatures have consistently remained far below normal this season.
Last week, Srinagar witnessed the season’s coldest night which was the chilliest one in more than 25 years.
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 plummeted to minus 14.4 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures continued to remain far below the normal in other parts of the Valley, settling at minus 7.0°C in Pahalgam, the world-famous health resort. It was up by more than two degrees from minus 9.3°C on the previous night. (PTK)
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