The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region plummeted, with Kargil experiencing the coldest night of the season so far, an official at the MeT Department said on Monday. The nearby Kargil recorded a low of minus 17.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, he said. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 6.6 degrees Celsius – a drop of over four degrees from minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday night. The official said Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley, in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 4.7 degrees Celsius, while the nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 2.3 degrees Celsius.