Hottest day and night of season in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 14 (UNI) It was the hottest day and night of this season in the Kashmir valley today.

Weather office here said the maximum temperature in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir was recorded at 30.4 degrees Celsius, about eight degrees above normal. The minimum stood at 15.1 degrees Celsius, about five degrees above normal.

It said Pahalgam and other hill resorts also witnessed rising temperatures. In Pahalgam, the maximum stood at 26.5 degrees Celsius while the minimum was recorded at 9.7 degrees Celsius.

The Met office said heat wave conditions prevailed in Jammu with the maximum temperature being recorded at 38.1 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature in the winter capital of the state stood at 26.3 degrees Celsius.

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