Jammu breaks 76-year record as day temp hits 373 deg C
Jammu Mar 27 PTI The maximum temperature in Jammu on Sunday settled at 373 degrees Celsius breaking a 76-year-old record for the month of MarchThe previous highest day temperature of 372 degrees Celsius was recorded on March 31 1945 Director Meteorological Department Sonum Lotus said He said since the last four days the weather has remained mainly fair and clear in Jammu and Kashmir due to absence of any low pressure system or localised weather systemDry and hot weather is likely to prevail for the next few days as well Lotus saidAccording to the meteorological department the maximum temperature in Jammu the winter capital of the Union Territory is 84 degrees above normal during this part of the seasonHowever the night temperature was near normal at 169 degrees Celsius a spokesperson of the department saidSummer capital Srinagar is also witnessing hotter days than usual with day temperature settling at 25 degrees Celsius 74 notches above normal he said adding that the night temperature in Srinagar was 72 degrees Celsius which was also 11 degrees above normalKatra the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine recorded a high of 323 degrees Celsius and a low of 167 degrees Celsius the spokesperson said PTI TAS TAS ANB ANB
Jammu Mar 27 PTI The maximum temperature in Jammu on Sunday settled at 373 degrees Celsius breaking a 76-year-old record for the month of MarchThe previous highest day temperature of 372 degrees Celsius was recorded on March 31 1945 Director Meteorological Department Sonum Lotus said He said since the last four days the weather has remained mainly fair and clear in Jammu and Kashmir due to absence of any low pressure system or localised weather systemDry and hot weather is likely to prevail for the next few days as well Lotus saidAccording to the meteorological department the maximum temperature in Jammu the winter capital of the Union Territory is 84 degrees above normal during this part of the seasonHowever the night temperature was near normal at 169 degrees Celsius a spokesperson of the department saidSummer capital Srinagar is also witnessing hotter days than usual with day temperature settling at 25 degrees Celsius 74 notches above normal he said adding that the night temperature in Srinagar was 72 degrees Celsius which was also 11 degrees above normalKatra the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine recorded a high of 323 degrees Celsius and a low of 167 degrees Celsius the spokesperson said PTI TAS TAS ANB ANB
