Srinagar, Feb. 28 -- According to the local weather office, the Valley witnessed above-normal precipitation between February 26 and 28.

"While the normal precipitation for the period would have been 15.5 mm, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed 78.4 mm precipitation which is 407 per cent above the normal," a weather department official said.

"The current wet spell has brought the deficit down from 80 per cent to nearly 42 per cent," he said.

According to the details provided by the Meteorological Centre Srinagar, "As per the cumulative precipitation during February 25-28, the highest snow depth of 113 cms has been recorded at famous ski-resort, Gulmarg followed by Sonamarg with 75 cm."

In North Kashmir Kupwara and Bandipora districts recor...