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Kashmir reels under harshest winter in decades as Mercury settles below freezing point
Kashmir reeled under intense cold wave conditions on Friday as the mercury stayed several degrees below the freezing point, resulting in the freezing of several water bodies including Dal Lake. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius which is around five degrees below normal for this time of the year.
The city had recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday, which was the lowest temperature in Srinagar since 1991. Srinagar had recorded minus 8.3 degrees Celsius in 1995. The temperature has fallen to minus 11.3 degrees Celsius in 1991.
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In Photos: Dal Lake Partially Freezes as Srinagar Records Coldest Night in 30 Years
A major portion of Kashmir’s famous Dal Lake and several other water bodies froze on Thursday as the cold wave in the valley continued with Srinagar recording the coldestnight in 30 years. Buzz | News18.com | January 14, 2021, 1:39 pm
1/ 8 A major portion of Kashmir’s famous Dal Lake and several other water bodies froze on Thursday as the cold wave in the valley continued with Srinagar recording the coldest night in 30 years, officials said here. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius, which was the coldest temperature recorded in the city in 30 years, an official of the MET department said. Photo: PTI
Srinagar Temperature: Dal Lake froze as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 8.4 degree Celsius. (PTI)
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Lowest minimum in valley was minus 14.4 degree Celsius in 1893
Kashmir is currently under the grip of Chillai-Kalan
Srinagar:
Kashmir s famous Dal Lake froze on Thursday as a severe cold wave in the valley continued with Srinagar recording the coldest night in 30 years.
Srinagar recorded a low of minus 8.4 degree Celsius, the coldest temperature recorded in the city since 1991 when the mercury had plunged to minus 11.8 degree Celsius, officials in the weather department said. In 1995, the minimum temperature was minus 11.3 degree Celsius.
According to the weather office, the lowest recorded minimum temperate in Srinagar was minus 14.4 degrees Celsius in 1893.
Disaster Response Team Deployed At Frozen Dal Lake To Avoid Mishaps Disaster Response Team Deployed At Frozen Dal Lake To Avoid Mishaps Srinagar recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday, which is the lowest since 1991 when the mercury plunged to minus 11.4 degrees Celsius.
Srinagar has issued an advisory to avoid walking, playing on the frozen Dal Lake.
Srinagar:
Authorities in Srinagar on Thursday deployed State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel at the Dal Lake, which has frozen due to record low minimum temperature in Kashmir, to prevent people from walking on the frozen surface of the water body.