SRINAGAR: Gulmarg recorded the lowest minimum temperature in Kashmir at minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, while Shopian was the coldest among the plains with a minimum of 0.9 degrees Celsius, as night temperatures continued to fluctuate across Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday.
According to the latest data released by the Meteorological Centre Srinagar, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 7.4 degrees Celsius, 6.1 degrees above the seasonal normal. Qazigund also registered 7.4 degrees Celsius, marking a departure of 6.3 degrees above normal.
Pahalgam recorded a minimum of 2.8 degrees Celsius, 4 degrees above normal, while Kupwara settled at 4.7 degrees Celsius, 4.4 degrees above its seasonal average.
Kokernag recorded 6.3 degrees Celsius against its normal minimum of 2.2 degrees, while Gulmarg was the only listed Kashmir station to record a temperature below its seasonal normal, with minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal.
Among other locations, Sonamarg recorded a minimum of 2 degrees Celsius, Kulgam 4.4 degrees, Ganderbal 6.3 degrees, Baramulla 7.3 degrees and Bandipora 8.7 degrees Celsius.
In the Jammu division, Jammu city recorded a minimum temperature of 15.3 degrees Celsius. Banihal registered 6 degrees, Bhaderwah 3.8 degrees, Batote 7.8 degrees, Katra 13.8 degrees and Kathua 15.6 degrees Celsius.
The temperature readings indicate considerable variation across the Union Territory, with several Kashmir stations recording minimum temperatures above their respective seasonal averages.
