Srinagar freezes in coldest night this winter

December 16, 2015 11:41

Srinagar city faced the coldest night of the season as the mercury dipped several notches to settle at minus 3.7 degrees Celsius, while other parts of Jammu and Kashmir also braved freezing cold wave.

"The minimum temperature recorded in Srinagar was minus 3.7 degrees Celsius, a drop of 3.4 degrees compared to the previous night," an official of the meteorological department said.

He said the minimum temperature stayed below the freezing point across the Kashmir division including the twin towns of Leh and Kargil in Ladakh region.

Kargil was the coldest recorded place in the state as the minimum temperature settled at minus 14.2 degrees last night, registering a dip of nearly three degrees compared to 24 hours earlier, he said.

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