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He said Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir – recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.9 degrees Celsius down from the previous night s minus 1.5 degrees Celsius. Qazigund the gateway town to the valley – in south Kashmir registered a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius, compared to minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on the previous night, the official said.
He said the night temperature in Kokernag, in south Kashmir, settled at a low of minus 1.3 degrees Celsius a degree down from yesterday. Kupwara town in north recorded the minimum of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius a decrease from the previous night s minus 1.9 degrees Celsius.
Pahalgam – the south Kashmir health resort which also serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra – recorded a low of minus 5.8 degrees Celsius last night, compared to the previous night s minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, the official said.
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The night temperature in Leh, in Ladakh region, went down over seven degrees from a low of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius yesterday to settle at a low of minus 12.4 degrees Celsius last night, the official said. He said the nearby Kargil town recorded a low of minus 15.5 degrees Celsius down from yesterday s minus 13 degrees Celsius.
Kargil continued to be the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir, the official said. The MET Office has forecast mainly weather in the state over the next few days.