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

By News Desk

June 23, 2023

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.