Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region plunged by several degrees last night, with Leh town being the coldest place in the state, a Met department official said today.
The official said the temperature in Leh dipped to minus 9.4C last night. In the nearby Kargil town, which was the coldest place in the state on Monday, the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 7.0C, an improvement of three degrees from the previous night.
He said the temperature in Srinagar – the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir – plunged three degrees to settle at minus 1.7C.