Kashmir, Ladakh reel under bone-chilling winter, temperature hits record low

Dras in Ladakh witnessed the lowest temperature in the country at minus 12.8 degrees.

Srinagar: Bone-chilling winter seemed to freeze Jammu and Kashmir as Srinagar recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, while Pahalgam town remained coldest at minus 5.2 degrees. Dras in Ladakh witnessed the lowest temperature in the country at minus 12.8 degrees.

As per meteorological department of Kashmir, in south Kashmir, Qazigund recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.3 degrees, which was 2.3°C below normal. Kokernag recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees.

In north Kashmir, Kupwara recorded a temperature of minus 3.5 degrees. World-famous ski resort Gulmarg, recorded a minimum of minus 1.6 degrees.