Hottest day of season in Srinagar

Srinagar, June 25 (UNI) The summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir today witnessed the hottest day of this season so far, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here said.

IMD (Jammu and Kashmir) Director L C Ram told UNI that the maximum temperature in Srinagar today was at 33.2 degree Celsius which is so far the highest of this summer.

He said the temperature was expected to go up by four to five degrees in the coming days before the onset of monsoon in Kashmir.

Mr Ram said the weather record of the past 10-12 years suggest of hot summers during the period with temperatures soaring above normal at 30 degree Celsius.

On June 23, 1990, the maximum temperature in Srinagar was recorded at 36.0 degree Celsius while it was 36.5 degree Celsius on June 24 last year, he added.

Mr Ram said the highest ever maximum temperature recorded in the state's summer capital during the past 80 years was 37.8 degree Celsius on June 29, 1978.

About the monsoon conditions, he said the Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) on June 24 was at Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Mirzapur and Rakhsol in Bihar.

Mr Ram expressed the hope that the monsoon would arrive in Srinagar on June 29 which is the due date while it would reach entire Jammu and Kashmir on July one.

He said the conditions were favourable for monsoon to move forward and reach the state on time.

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