Night temperature notch below freezing point in Kashmir

Kashmir
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Minimum temperatures continued to stay below freezing point in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording a low of minus 3.0°C on Thursday.

A meteorological department official told that the temperature was same as recorded on previous night in Srinagar, it was below normal by 3.2°C for the summer capital of J&K for this time of the year.

Qazigund recorded a minimum of minus 2.0°C, same as on the previous night and it was 1.9°C below normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, the MeT official said.

Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 5.4°C against minus 5.2°C on the previous night and it was 1.0°C below normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 0.2°C, same as on the previous night and the temperature was above normal by 1.1°C for the place, the official said.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 3.3°C against minus 3.4°C on the previous night and it was 3.1°C below normal there, the official said.

Gulmarg, the official said, recorded a low of minus 3.2°C against minus 4.2°C on the previous night and the temperature was above normal by 3.6°C for the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir.

Jammu, he said, recorded a minimum of 8.2°C and it was below normal by 2.3°C for the winter capital of J&K.

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