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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Slight Respite From Cold Conditions in Rajasthan

Rajasthan experienced slight respite from cold conditions as night temperatures increased marginally in parts of the state where Churu remained the coldest place with a minimum temperature at 3.2 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperatures at Mount Abu, Pilani, Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Ajmer and Bikaner were recorded at 4, 5.1, 5.2, 6, 8 and 8.3 degrees Celsius respectively, a MeT department report said.

Barmer's temperature settled at 9.3 degrees Celsius while Jaisalmer recorded 10.8 degrees Celsius.

MeT department has forecast that the weather conditions in the state would remain same with a possibility of ground frost at some areas during the next 24 hours.

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