Light rains lashed plains and snowfall in some parts of upper reaches, bringing mercury down to below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
A meteorological department official here told that in 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Srinagar received 2.3mm of rainfall, Pahalgam 9.4mm, Qazigund 0.9mm, Gulmarg 2.6mm, Kupwara 0.4mm, Banihal 0.1mm, Batote 2.8mm and Bhaderwah 10.1mm. Reports said that affarwat in Gulmarg and other upper reaches received light snowfall.
Regarding minimum temperature, the MeT official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.0°C against 7.0°C on the previous night. The temperature was 0.1°C below normal for the summer capital during this time of the year, he said.
