At minus 8.8, Srinagar records lowest minimum temperature in 30 years

Srinagar registered its lowest minimum temperature in 30 years at minus 8.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, breaking a decades-old record. With this, the harshest 40-day winter period “Chillai-kalan” ended on Sunday. This was the lowest minimum temperature recorded in the city since 1991, when the mercury had fallen to minus 11.4 degrees Celsius.