Srinagar, Dec 26 || The minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city rose above the freezing point, while at Gulmarg ski resort and Pahalgam hill station it remained below the freezing point on Friday.
The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said, “Seasonal precipitation (October 1- December 25) remained -44 per cent (Kashmir Division) departure from normal, which is a deficit and -9 per cent (Jammu Division), which is normal. A spell of light snow (higher reaches) and light rain at scattered to many places of J&K during December 31 to January 1 and improvement thereafter.”
Srinagar city had 0.2 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg minus 4.5 and Pahalgam minus 1.6 degrees as the minimum temperature.
Jammu city had 10 degrees Celsius, Katra 9.5, Batote 6.1, Banihal 3.8 and Bhaderwah 2.6 degrees as the minimum temperature.
The maximum temperature was 13 degrees Celsius in Srinagar, 4 in Gulmarg and 9 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam on Thursday. This indicates that the gap between the maximum and the minimum temperature is narrowing, a typical phenomenon during the 40-day-long ‘Chillai Kalan’ that started on December 21 and will end on January 30.