Srinagar, Jan. 30 -- Night temperatures rose across most of the Kashmir Valley as the 40-day period of extreme winter, Chillai Kalan, concluded on Friday, officials said.
Several areas, including Srinagar, saw the mercury settle above the freezing point, providing relief from intense cold that defines this period.
According to the the Meteorological Department officials, the minimum temperature in the Srinagar city settled at 1.3 degrees Celsius, up from the previous night's minus 0.6 degrees. This was 2.2 degrees above the seasonal normal.
Other areas including Konibal (1.0 degrees Celsius), Pulwama (0.1) and Kulgam (1.1) also saw the night temperatures remain above freezing. Most weather stations saw temperatures settle above the seaso...