Watch: ‘Chillai Kalan’: Kashmir’s intense 40-day cold spell

Tue Dec 24 09:06:06 UTC 2024: ## Kashmir Shivers Through Coldest December Night in Decades

**Srinagar, Kashmir – December 24, 2024** – Kashmir experienced its most frigid December night in 50 years on December 20th, plunging to a bone-chilling -8.5 degrees Celsius. This marks Srinagar’s coldest December night since 1974 (-10.3 degrees Celsius) and the third coldest since 1891, according to reports from *The Hindu*.

The unprecedented cold arrived just one day before the commencement of “Chillai Kalan,” a 40-day period of extreme winter weather that typically affects the region. This year’s early onset and severity of the cold snap have raised concerns amongst residents.