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Srinagar- The Kashmir Valley reeled under severe cold, with Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recording its lowest minimum temperature in nearly three decades, the Meteorological Department said here on Thursday.
Srinagar recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius, which was the lowest temperature recorded in the city in twenty nine years, an official of the MET department said.
He said the minimum temperature of minus 11.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on 20 January 1991. The lowest ever was endured on 31 January 1893 when the mercury had gone down to minus 14.4 degrees Celsius.. The Srinagar had yesterday recorded minimum temperature of minus 7.8 degrees Celsius.
The rest of the valley was also reeling under intense cold.
Pahalgam tourist destination, which also serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 11.1 degrees Celsius down from the previous night's minus 11.3 degrees Celsius.
The resort was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir.
The minimum temperature in Gulmarg tourist spot settled at minus 7.0 degrees Celsius up from minus 10.0 degrees Celsius the night earlier.
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Qazigund the gateway town to the valley recorded a minimum of 10.0 degrees Celsius compared to minus 9.3 degrees Celsius a day earlier.
Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 6.7 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag, in south, minus 10.3 degrees Celsius.
The sudden plunge in the minimum temperature resulted in freezing of water supply pipes. A thick layer of ice had frozen over many stagnant water bodies including the Dal Lake.
Kashmir is currently under the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan' — the 40-day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably.
The chances of snowfall are the most frequent and maximum during this period and most areas, especially in the higher reaches, receive heavy snowfall.
While ‘Chillai-Kalan', which began on December 21, will end on January 31, the cold wave continues even after that in Kashmir with a 20-day ‘Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and a 10-day ‘Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold).
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