Minus 15.2 celsius temparature in Leh of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir, Jan 01: Leh town, in the frontier Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 15.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, against minus 13.8 degrees Celsius of the previous night, an official of the MeT department here said.

Leh experienced the coldest night of this winter with the minimum temperature there settling around 15 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, as the mercury continued its downward trend in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region.

It was the season's lowest night temperature in the town, which was the coldest recorded place in the state on Saturday night.

The official said Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, while the mercury in Qazigund in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius - a degree down from the previous night.