Minimum temperatures fall further

Srinagar, Dec 3: The Gulmarg ski resort in Baramulla district of north Kashmir recorded the coldest night while other parts of Kashmir witnessed further fall in minimum temperatures.

The MeT officials here said that Gulmarg ski resort recorded a low of minus 3.3 degrees Celsius, the same as the previous night and the latest temperature was 0.3 degrees Celsius below at the resort.

They said Srinagar recorded a low of 1.4 degrees Celsius against 4.8 degrees Celsius the previous night and it was 2.3 degrees Celsius above normal for this time of the year in Srinagar.

Officials said Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district recorded a low of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius against minus 0.4 degrees Celsius the previous night and it was 0.9 degrees Celsius above normal at the health resort.

They said Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded a minimum of 2.6 degrees Celsius against 2.2 degrees Celsius the previous night and the temperature was above normal for the place by 3.2 degrees Celsius.

The MeT officials said Qazigund recorded a minimum of 1.2 degrees Celsius against 3.4 degrees Celsius the previous night.

The minimum temperature was 2.2 degrees Celsius above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, they said.

Officials said Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of 1.2 degrees Celsius against 2.3 degrees Celsius the previous night and it was 2.6 degrees Celsius above normal there.

They said Jammu recorded a minimum of 10.2 degrees Celsius against 11.2 degrees Celsius the previous night, and it was above normal by 0.2 degrees Celsius for the winter capital.