Cold wave grips J&K; Leh records low of minus 9.9 deg C

Cold wave tightened its grip in Jammu and Kashmir as the night temperatures dipped further below the freezing point in most parts with Leh recording a low of minus 9.9 degrees Celsius.
Leh, in Ladakh region, registered a minimum temperature of minus 9.9 degrees Celsius, over a degree down from the previous night's minus 8.7 degrees Celsius and continues to be the coldest recorded place in the state, a MET Department official said here.
He said the night temperature in the nearby Kargil town went down by two degrees to minus 5.6 degrees Celsius from the previous night's minus 3.6 degrees Celsius.

The night temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, recorded a low of minus 1.3 degree Celsius, almost a degree down from the previous night's minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, the official said.
He said the night temperature in Pahalgam, a tourist resort which serves as a base camp during annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, settled at a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius compared to the previous night's minus 2.4 degrees Celsius.
The official said the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 0.6 degree Celsius, as against the last night's minus 0.8 degree Celsius.