With no respite from the heat and dry hot spell in Kashmir, Srinagar on Tuesday recorded the season’s second-highest day temperature in 132 years, officials said.
Meteorological department said that the summer capital of J&K, Qazigund and Kokernag recorded record-breaking severe heat wave.
“Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 34.2°C, which is 6.0°C above normal. This is the 2nd highest maximum temperature ever recorded in September since 1891,” he said, adding, “It has broken the 53 years old record of 33.8°C recorded on 01 September 1970.”
Notably, due to the ongoing hot summer spell in Kashmir, several water bodies including the river Jhelum are witnessing a dip in the water level with a video emerging on social media showing a houseboat on the dried river bed of the Jhelum in Srinagar.
As per the data shared by the MeT Srinagar, the all-time highest temperature of 35.0°C was recorded on 18 September 1934.