Srinagar shivers at -4.8°C

PTI

Srinagar, January 21

Dry and cold wave conditions prevailed in Kashmir on Sunday as night temperatures dropped at most places in the Valley after a day's respite, officials said here.

Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.8°C, dropping from the previous day's minus 3.7°C, they said.

Qazigund in south Kashmir and the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir both recorded a low of minus 5°C, Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district minus 6.5°C, Kokernag town minus 2.3°C and Kupwara minus 5.7°C.

A dry and largely snowless winter in Kashmir has resulted in freezing nights and warmer than usual days as Srinagar day temperatures are more than eight degrees above the normal, officials said here.

The chances of snowfall are the highest during this period. This time, however, Kashmir is witnessing a prolonged dry spell and a 79 per cent deficit in rainfall was recorded for December while there has been no precipitation in most parts of the Valley in the first 20 days of January.

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