Srinagar Records Coldest Night Of Season, Drass Shivers At Minus 30.2 Degrees Celsius financialexpress.com

Night temperatures plummeted at most places in the region, with Srinagar recording its coldest night at minus 5.0 degrees Celsius, the official said. He said the minimum temperature in winter capital Jammu settled at 6.4 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches below the season’s average. The Drass belt of Kargil district became the coldest place in the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday, recording a minimum temperature of minus 30.2 degrees Celsius, Meteorological Department official said. The weather remained cold and dry in all the three regions of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh, he said.

Night temperatures plummeted at most places in the region, with Srinagar recording its coldest night at minus 5.0 degrees Celsius, the official said. He said the minimum temperature in winter capital Jammu settled at 6.4 degrees Celsius, 1.8 notches below the season’s average. The minimum and maximum temperatures in Drass were recorded at minus 30.2 degrees Celsius and minus 13 degrees Celsius respectively. Leh recorded a low of minus 18 degrees Celsius, the weather office said.