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Sub-Zero night temp continues in Kashmir, Ladakh

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Sub-Zero night temp continues in Kashmir, Ladakh
Kashmiri fishermen amid the frozen temperatures in Srinagar trying to bait fish in the Anchaar Lake. Photograph by Umer Asif for The Kashmir Walla

Sub-zero night temperatures continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh on Sunday, officials said.

A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 2.2°C against last night’s minus 3.0°C. The temperature was below 2.4°C than the normal, he said.

Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a low of minus 2.6°C against minus 3.2°C on the previous night, he said.

Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, had a low of minus 1.9°C against minus 3.5°C on the previous night, the official said.

Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 6.3°C against minus 8.1°C last night, he said.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.0°C against minus 7.8°C on the previous night, he said.

The temperature was 0.8°C below normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, he said.

Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 3.0°C against minus 4.0°C on the previous night, the official said.

Jammu recorded a low of 7.5°C against previous night’s 6.0°C, the official said. The temperature was 2.6°C below normal for the J&K’s winter capital during this time of the year, he said.

Banihal recorded a low of minus 0.6°C, Batote had a minimum of 2.0°C while Bhaderwah recorded a low of 0.3°C, the official said.

Ladakh’s Leh recorded a low of minus 10.9°C against last night minus 15.4°C while mercury at automatic station in Kargil settled at minus 16.0°C.

Drass, the second coldest place in the world after Siberia, recorded a low of minus 20.1°C against 25.2°C on the previous night, official said.

The weatherman has forecast dry weather for next couple of days.