Srinagar, Nov 2: Night temperature dropped across Kashmir Valley with skiing resort of Gulmarg recording minus 2.0°C, officials said on Tuesday.
A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.6°C against 4.4°C on the previous night.
Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded minimum temperature of 1.9°C against previous night’s 2.2°C, the official said.
Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against minus 1.2°C on previous night, he said.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded minimum temperature of 2.2°C against 2.3°C on previous night, the official said.
Kupwara town in the north Kashmir recorded a low of 1.9°C against 2.5°C on the previous night, the official said.
Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort in north Kashmir, recorded a minimum of minus 2.0°C against 0.0°C on previous night, the official said. The temperature was minus 3.7 below normal for the place, the official said.
The temperatures have fallen considerably after record rainfall and snowfall in some plains and upper reaches during October 23-24.
(GNS)
