Jammu shivers, records season's coldest night at 5.5 degrees Celsius
The winter capital Jammu recorded the coldest night of the season so far with the minimum temperature settling at 5.5 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said today. The night temperature across Jammu region is on a downward trend over the past week after high altitude areas, including the famous cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, experienced snowfall. Here's more.
Sunny morning provided much needed relief to denizens
The night temperature fell by almost two degrees compared to the previous night to settle at 5.5 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches below the normal during this part of the season, the official said. However, sun shone brightly early in the morning providing much-needed relief to the denizens from the chilly night. Jammu city has recorded a low of 10.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
Jammu's last recorded lowest day temperature was on December 12
Jammu recorded a low of 9.6 degrees Celsius Wednesday, 7.9 degrees Celsius Thursday and 7.4 degrees Celsius yesterday. It had recorded the lowest day temperature of 13.2 degrees Celsius on December 12 when it was lashed by intermittent rains throughout the day. With the improvement in the weather, the day temperatures increased in the subsequent days and settled at normal 21.4 degrees Celsius yesterday.
