Faizan Arif
Srinagar, Dec 21: Kashmir is embracing the full force of Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day harshest period of winter, as temperatures dip to historic lows. Srinagar experienced a rare phenomenon with a minimum temperature of minus 8.5°C, making it the coldest December night since 1974, and the third-lowest December temperature since 1891.
In north Kashmir Kupwara, witnessed its coldest December night in over two decades, recording minus 7.2°C. The all-time record stands at minus 9.4°C recorded on 31 December 1986. Overall, today’s temperature is the 9th lowest recorded in Kupwara district in December.
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Similarly, in South Kashmir, Shopian recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 10.4°C.
Moreover, the other plains have recorded the season’s coldest night so far.
