Harshest Winter Period 'Chillai Kalan' Ends in Kashmir

The 40-day period of harshest winter, known as "Chillai-Kalan", ended today as Kashmir Valley witnessed the driest winter in the last three decades with the lowest ever precipitation in January.

"This was one of the driest winters in the last three decades. It was in 1986 that the Valley witnessed such dry winter," Director MeT office, Sonam Lotus told PTI.

Sonam Lotus said the precipitation in January was the lowest ever this year.

"The previous lowest precipitation was in January 2007 when it was 7 mm but this January it was recorded at only 4 mm. The normal for the period is 50 mm, so we can say that the weather was almost dry this winter," the director said.

He said though there were Western Disturbances which result in higher precipitation, the frequency of strong ones was rare.

 

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