Srinagar records coldest night of season
The Hindu
The Chilla-i-Kalan is the 40-day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region.
Chilla-i-Kalan, the 40-day harshest winter period, has made its presence felt in the Kashmir valley with Srinagar recording its coldest night this winter, officials said on Thursday, December 22, 2022.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar recorded on Wednesday night was minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest so far this season, the officials said.
The city had recorded minus 4.2 degrees Celsius the previous night.
They said Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a low of minus 6.8 degrees Celsius and was the coldest recorded place in the valley.
It was also the coldest night of the season so far at the tourist resort.
The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius, they said.
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