Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 19: The heatwave gripping Kashmir is on a record-breaking spree with Srinagar today recording the hottest June day in 20 years.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 35.2 degrees Celsius, the hottest in June in 20 years, and seven notches above the seasonal average.
The hottest June temperature in Srinagar was recorded on June 25, 2005, when the mercury soared to 36.5 degrees Celsius.
Qazigund recorded the hottest day in 37 years, as the mercury rose to 34.7 degrees Celsius. On June 26, 1988, Qazigund recorded a high of 35.7 degrees Celsius.
Kokernag recorded the second-hottest June day at 33.8 degrees Celsius, after recording a high of 34.9 degrees Celsius on June 25, 2005.
The tourist resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla district was the coolest in the Valley today, with the maximum temperature settling at 25.9 degrees Celsius, 3.5 notches above the season’s average.
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