Fayaz Bukhari
SRINAGAR, July 5: Srinagar today recorded a maximum temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius, highest in 72 years as heatwave continued across the region with temperatures staying several notches above normal.
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According to the Meteorological Centre Srinagar, the all-time third highest maximum temperature at 37.4 degrees over Srinagar was recorded today, while the second highest temperature of 37.7 degrees was recorded on July 6, 1953.
Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that the all-time highest maximum temperature was recorded at 38.3 degrees in Srinagar on July 10, 1946.
Srinagar has recorded the third all-time highest maximum temperature today since 1892; thereby it was the highest July temperature in the last 72 years.
Qazigund recorded the all-time second highest July temperature today 34.6 degrees while the all-time highest July temperature was recorded on 28 July, 2024.
Similarly, in Kokernag, the maximum temperature recorded today at 34.0 degrees, was also the second all-time highest in July while the all-time hottest July day was recorded at 34.1 degrees on 28 July, 2024.
Pahalgam, however, recorded the all-time highest temperature today at 31.6 degrees while the previous all-time hottest July day was recorded on 21 July, 2024.
In Kupwara, the mercury settled at 35.9 degrees, which was the highest July temperature for the station since 2006. The station recorded the hottest July day on 10 July, 2006 at 36.9 degrees.
The Director MeT, said that between July 6 and July 8, the weather would generally remain cloudy, with the possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain and thundershowers at many places, while a few places may receive intense showers with heavy rain at isolated spots in Jammu division.
“On 5th July, hot and humid weather during day time with possibility of light to moderate rain/thunder with intense showers towards late night/early morning scattered to many places.”
“Between 6-8th July, the weather will be generally cloudy with possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain/thundershowers at many places. Few places may receive intense showers with heavy rain at isolated places of Jammu Division mainly towards late night/ early morning.”
“Between 9-10th July, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain/thundershower scattered to many places.”
“Between 11-12th July, the weather will be hot and humid with brief showers at scattered places.”
The MeT has also issued an advisory, stating that flash floods at a few vulnerable places, along with landslides, mudslides, and shooting stones, are expected during July 6-8.
“A rise in water levels in rivers, streams, local nallahas, and waterlogging in some low-lying areas is also expected,” the advisory added.
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