While the forecast predicted mostly dry weather, Kashmir Valley experienced a sudden drop in night temperatures. Gulmarg, the famous skiing resort, recorded a minimum temperature of -12.0°C, tying its lowest recorded temperature in March for the past seven years.
Here’s a summary of the minimum temperatures recorded across various locations in Jammu and Kashmir:
- Srinagar: -2.0°C (4.2°C below normal)
- Qazigund: -1.0°C (1.9°C below normal)
- Pahalgam: -6.0°C (3.7°C below normal)
- Kokernag: -1.9°C (2.8°C below normal)
- Kupwara: -1.5°C (2.5°C below normal)
- Gulmarg: -12.0°C (7.5°C below normal, tying the record low for March set in 2017)
- Jammu: 6.7°C (5.6°C above normal)
- Banihal: 6.7°C
- Batote: 1.0°C
- Bhaderwah: 0.1°C
