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Fun for tourists, nightmare for locals; Dal lake freezes, Leh records -17 degrees

Kashmir is currently under the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the harshest period of winter when chances of snowfall are maximum and the temperature drops considerably.

Khalid Hussain | Dec 26, 2018, 06:34 PM IST

1.Lowest temperature recorded in past 11 years

Lowest temperature recorded in past 11 years
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Temperature in Leh was recorded -17.1, while in Kargil, it was -14.4, which is the lowest night temperature in December.

According to the Meteorological Department, there will be no change in the weather for atleast a week. The people of Kashmir may have to face wrath of severe cold. 

 

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2.Temperature at Drass was -21.7C

Temperature at Drass was -21.7C
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The coldest place in Kashmir was the Drass, Kargil where temperature  was -21.7C. The most touristy area like Gulmarg and Pahalgam, recorded temperature of -9.4 and  -7.9 respectively.

 

 

3.Frozen water bodies

Frozen water bodies
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 As the mercury slipped further below the freezing point, resulting in frozen water bodies and water supply lines in several residential areas.

4.Frozen Dal lake

Frozen Dal lake
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A man uses his oar to break ice to move his boat on the partially frozen interiors of Dal lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar December 26, 2018. 

(REUTERS/Danish Ismail)

5.Severe cold wave has gripped the Kashmir valley

Severe cold wave has gripped the Kashmir valley
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Kashmiri men walk past a partially frozen stream on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. A severe cold wave has gripped the Kashmir valley, with the region''s main Dal Lake and other water bodies seen partially frozen. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

6.Piece of ice from frozen interiors of Dal lake

Piece of ice from frozen interiors of Dal lake
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A boy shows a piece of ice that he collected on the partially frozen interiors of Dal lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar. (REUTERS/Danish Ismail)

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