The mercury maintained an upward trend across Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar recording season’s hottest day on Tuesday at 33.2°C.
The summer capital of the J-K was second hottest places in the Valley after Kupwara town which recorded maximum of 33.5°C, a meteorological department official told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS).
Today’s temperature was 2.6°C above normal and third highest in the last 12 years in Srinagar.
On 9 June 2021, Srinagar recorded 34.7°C. The highest June temperature in Srinagar in the last 12 years was 35°C recorded on 3 June 2018. The highest ever June temperature in Srinagar was 37.8°C , recorded on 29 June 1978.
Meanwhile, Qazigund recorded a maximum of 32.0°C against 32.4°C on the previous day. The temperature was 3.1°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.
Pahalgam recorded a maximum of 28.2°C against 27.6°C on the previous day. The temperature was 2.2°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir during this time of the season, he said.
Kokernag recorded a maximum of 31.5°C against 30.5°C on the previous day. It was 3.4°C above normal for the place in south Kashmir during this time of the season, the official said.
Gulmarg recorded a maximum of 23.2°C against 22.8°C on the previous night, the official said. While 21.6°C is normal for the world famous skiing resort during this time of the season, the official said that the temperature was 1.6°C above normal for the famous place in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Jammu recorded a maximum of 39.6°C against 39.0°C on the previous night, the official said.
The temperature was 1.9°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a maximum of 30.4°C, Batote 29.2°C, Katra 35.6°C while Bhadarwah had a minimum of 33.5°C, the official said.
Mainly dry weather has been forecast over J-K in the next 24 hours. Isolated to scattered light rains and thundershowers have been predicted by the MeT office in subsequent 48 hours. (GNS)
