Srinagar, Oct 25 (NVI) :Sub-zero temperatures were recorded in Pahalgam and Gulmarg as cold conditions intensified across Kashmir on Sunday, with Srinagar recording a minimum temperature of 2.9 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.3 degrees Celsius, while Gulmarg in north Kashmir registered minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said.
Srinagar’s minimum temperature was 0.9 degrees below the seasonal normal of 3.8 degrees Celsius.
Among other stations in the Valley, Qazigund recorded a minimum of 2 degrees Celsius, Kupwara 3 degrees and Kokernag 3.4 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature in Pahalgam was 0.9 degrees below its normal, while Gulmarg recorded a temperature 2.4 degrees below its seasonal average.
Cold conditions were also reported from other parts of the Valley, with Shopian recording a minimum temperature of minus 0.6 degrees Celsius and Awantipora 1 degree Celsius. Pulwama recorded 0.7 degrees, while Bandipora and Baramulla registered minimum temperatures of 3.7 and 4 degrees Celsius, respectively.—(NVI)
