Mercury recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday with Srinagar recording minus 5.2°C and 3.6°C respectively, the second lowest minimum temperature in February in a decade for the capital cities.
A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against minus 2.0°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 4.8°C for the summer capital of JK for this time of the year.
On 9 February 2019, Srinagar had recorded minus 5.7°C while all-time-low for the capital city was witnessed on 6 February 1985 when mercury plummeted to minus 20°C, the official said.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 11.9°C against minus 10.8°C on the previous night and it was 5.7°C below normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir.
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