Summary:
The Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day period of harsh winter, on Wednesday ended without a major snowfall in Kashmir as the night temperature rose across the valley. Chillai-Kalan', had marked its beginning on December 21 with mercury dipping to the season's record low at several places.Srinagar witnessed a six-year-low night temperature in the month of December and settled at minus 6.5 degrees Celsius. The 40-day period will be followed by a 20-day long 'Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and a 10-day long 'Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold).
' While there was downpour when the period began and ended this season, it was one of the driest in four decades. During Chillai-Kalan, the possibility of snowfall is maximum..