People in Ladakh had some respite from the cold wave on Wednesday,while the rest of Jammu and Kashmir reeled under intense cold. Ladakh,which recorded a drop in night temperature,experienced snowfall this morning,Met office said. Leh registered a low of minus 7 deg C,while Kargil recorded minus 8 deg C. Night temperature further dipped by a few notches in Srinagar which recorded a low of minus 2.9 deg C. Pahalgam,a hill resort in south Kashmir,recorded a low of minus 4 deg C on Thursday as against minus 3.6 deg C on Wednesday. Qazigund in south Kashmir and Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded minus 3.4 deg C and minus 3.5 deg C respectively,while Kokernag recorded minus 0.6 deg C. Jammu recorded a low of 4.6 deg C,nearly four degrees below normal. Banihal had a low of 0.2 deg C followed by Bhaderwah at 2 deg C. Batote had a minimum of 4.7 deg C,while Katra recorded a low of 8 deg C.
