Srinagar, Nov. 15 -- Gulmarg remained the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir, with the minimum temperature plunging to -2.5degC on Sunday morning.

An official of MeT said, the minimum temperature in Gulmarg was 1.9 degrees below normal, while the maximum temperature settled at just 5.0degC, 4.2 degrees below normal.

The sharp dip in temperature indicates the onset of intense cold in the upper reaches of the Kashmir Valley, even as the plains recorded near-normal temperatures.

Srinagar city recorded a maximum of 16.2degC, 0.3 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 3.3degC, 2.0 degrees above normal.

Pahalgam recorded a maximum of 13.7degC and a minimum of 2.8degC, Qazigund recorded a maximum of 13.0degC and a minimum of 3.4degC, Kupwara r...