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Srinagar sizzles as mercury touches 35°C Celsius; Hottest June day in 18 years

The Kashmir valley is undergoing an intense heat wave which is likely to continue for the next few days.

According to Kashmir Weather, a website which independently monitors weather in Kashmir, Srinagar on Friday recorded temperature of 35.0°C, making it the hottest June day in 18 years.

This matches the previous record set on 03 June 2018, when the temperature also reached 35.0°C.

The temperature is 5.8°C above normal, as per Kashmir weather.

“On June 24, 2005, the maximum temperature reached 36.5°C.  The highest temperature ever recorded in June occurred on June 29, 1978, with a reading of 37.8°C,” the website reported.

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