Srinagar, Dec 24 || Kashmir Valley froze on Tuesday as the minimum temperature fell to minus 6.6 while the maximum temperature was 2.8 a day earlier.
The Meteorological (MeT) department officials said that the maximum temperature of 2.8 recorded on Monday in Srinagar is the lowest maximum recorded so far this season.
The narrowing of the gap between the maximum and the minimum temperature is actually the reason for the extreme bone-chilling cold that the Valley has been undergoing during the last four days.
The 40-day period of harsh winter cold called locally the ‘Chillai Kalan’ started on December 21. This is regarded as the most miserable period of winter cold in Kashmir.
Boatmen have been virtually battling their way through the Dal Lake after breaking sheets of ice to seek passage into the water body.
Most places saw Monday’s dripping water taps frozen with long icicles hanging from them in the morning on Tuesday.