Owais Gul
Srinagar, Jun 12: There has been no letup in the intense heatwave conditions in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the maximum temperatures continued to settle above normal, with the local Meteorological Department here issuing a severe heatwave alert for the next two days.
According to the details obtained by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, has recorded a maximum temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius, which was 6.2 degrees Celsius above normal. Jammu City, however, recorded a slight improvement but continued to witness above normal temperatures today. As per the details, Jammu has recorded a maximum temperature of 43.6 degrees Celsius against yesterday’s 44.4 degrees Celsius.
Notably, Jammu on Wednesday figured among the top ‘hot-spots’ on earth at 44.4 degrees Celsius, ranking 68th hottest place across the globe.
Moreover, Qazigund, a gateway of Kashmir, recorded a day temperature of 33.9 degrees Celsius, which was 7.2 degrees Celsius above normal.
