SRINAGAR: The night temperature in the valley dipped sharply, with Kokernag town in south Kashmir freezing at minus 8.1 degrees Celsius, officials said on Sunday.In Srinagar, the mercury settled at a low of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius, the Met said.Gulmarg, a tourist resort town known for skiing activities in north Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius.Pahalgam, one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, registered a minimum temperature of minus 3.2 degrees Celsius.Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir, logged a minimum temperature of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius while Konibal in Pampore town recorded a low of minus 3.5 degrees.Kupwara in north Kashmir registered a night temperature of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 8.1 degrees and was the coldest place on record in the valley.
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