Kashmir under deep freeze as mercury hits minus 5.5°C in Srinagar

  • RK Online Desk By RK Online Desk
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  • 22 Dec 2022

Mercury continued its free fall in Kashmir division with most places recording this season's lowest minimum temperature on Thursday, the second day of ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day severe period of winter.

A meteorological department official here told that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.5°C against 4.2°C on the previous night. Besides being the coldest lowest temperature this season, the mercury was 3.5°C below normal during this time of the year, the official said.

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