Srinagar, Dec. 13 -- The minimum temperature in Kashmir remained below the freezing point as cold conditions persisted across the valley, officials said on Friday.

Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, down from the previous night's minus 2.9 degrees Celsius, the officials said.

They said the night temperature was 2.4 degrees below the normal for this time of the season.

Qazigund in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum in north Kashmir's Kupwara settled at minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, and Kokernag in south Kashmir registered a low of minus 0.7 degrees Celsius.

Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, while the night temperature at the ski resort of Gu...