Srinagar, Jan. 13 -- Kashmir got some respite from intense cold wave conditions as minimum temperatures rose by a couple of degrees, even as mercury remained below the freezing point, officials said on Monday.

The sub-zero temperatures and clear skies resulted in freezing of parts of the Dal Lake and other water-bodies in the valley.

Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, up from the previous night's minus 5.2 degrees Celsius, the official said.

Srinagar recorded its coldest night this season on Thursday, with the mercury dipping to a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius.

South Kashmir's Pulwama town was the coldest place in the valley with a minimum temperature of minus 6.5 degrees Celsius.

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