Mercury settles several degrees below freezing point in Kashmir
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Kashmir reeled below intense chilly wave situations on Friday as mercury stayed several degrees below the freezing point, ensuing in freezing of several water our bodies together with the Dal Lake.
Srinagar recorded a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius which is round 5 degrees below regular for this time of the yr, MET division officers mentioned. The metropolis had recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday, which was the bottom temperature in Srinagar since 1991.
Srinagar had recorded minus 8.3 degrees Celsius in 1995.The temperature has fallen to minus 11.3 degrees Celsius in 1991.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Srinagar was minus 14.4 degrees Celsius in 1893.
The remainder of the valley was additionally reeling below intense chilly.
Pahalgam vacationer resort, which additionally serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 8.6 degrees Celsius – up from the earlier evening’s minus 11.1 degrees Celsius.
The minimal temperature in Gulmarg vacationer resort settled at minus 5.5 degrees Celsius – up from minus 7.0 degrees Celsius the evening earlier.
Qazigund – the gateway city to the valley – recorded a minimal of 8.3 degrees Celsius.
Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 5.7 degrees Celsius, whereas Kokernag recorded minus 8.4 degrees Celsius.
The floor of Dal Lake has frozen as a result of bone chilling chilly, prompting authorities to challenge an advisory in opposition to strolling on the ice. SDRF and river police are conducting patrols across the frozen water our bodies to make sure security of the folks. A dense fog additionally engulfed many components of the town this morning.
The plunge in the minimal temperature has resulted in freezing of water provide pipes. A thick layer of ice has frozen over several roads in the town and elsewhere in the valley, making it tough for motorists to drive.
Kashmir is at present below the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’ — the 40-day harshest winter interval when a chilly wave grips the area and the temperature drops significantly resulting in the freezing of water our bodies together with the well-known Dal Lake right here in addition to the water provide strains in several components of the valley.
The probabilities of snowfall are probably the most frequent and most throughout this era and most areas, particularly in the upper reaches, obtain heavy snowfall.
While ‘Chillai-Kalan’ – which started on December 21 — will finish on January 31, the chilly wave continues even after that in Kashmir with a 20-day-long ‘Chillai-Khurd’ (small chilly) and a 10-day-long ‘Chillai-Bachha’ (child chilly).
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