Jammu records season's hottest day at 40° C
The Hindu
According to officials, the mercury continued its upward trend in Jammu, where the maximum temperature settled at 40° Celsius, which is 4.4 notches above the normal for this part of the season
The winter capital Jammu recorded its hottest day of the season so far as the mercury touched 40° Celsius, officials said, as protest against power cuts and water crisis continued in different parts of the Union Territory.
An official of the Meteorological department said the mercury continued its upward trend in Jammu where the maximum temperature settled at 40° Celsius, which is 4.4 notches above the normal for this part of the season.
This was the first time this season that the day temperature touched the 40° Celsius-mark in Jammu which is reeling under rising temperature since March owing to a prolonged dry spell.
The minimum temperature in the city, however, was near normal at 21.7° Celsius, the official said.
Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine, recorded a high of 37.1° Celsius and a low of 21.7° Celsius, the official said.
The summer capital Srinagar, on the other hand, witnessed a pleasant weather with a day temperature of 28.1° Celsius and a night temperature of 10.4° Celsius.
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