Srinagar experiences hottest July day since 1953 at 37.4°C
The maximum temperature in Srinagar reached 37.4° Celsius, which is 7.8° above the seasonal average. This temperature marks the third highest ever recorded in the city, and the highest since 1953.
The all-time highest temperature in Srinagar is 38.3° Celsius, which was observed on July 10, 1946.
Additionally, the tourist resort in Pahalgam, one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, experienced its hottest July day on record, with temperatures soaring to 31.6° Celsius. The previous record was 31.5° Celsius, recorded on July 21 of last year.
Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, also reported the second hottest July day, reaching a maximum temperature of 34.6° Celsius. Meanwhile, Kokernag recorded a maximum temperature of 34.0° Celsius, marking its second-hottest July day ever.
Kupwara in north Kashmir also witnessed its hottest July day since 2006, with a maximum temperature of 35.9° Celsius on Saturday.
All weather stations across the Valley are currently experiencing heatwave as daytime temperatures hover several degrees above normal.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Indian Express
43 minutes ago
- Indian Express
Longest spell of clean air in Delhi this year with satisfactory AQI for 11th day in a row
Despite no significant rain being recorded in many parts of the Capital over the past few days, the air quality in Delhi remained 'satisfactory' for the eleventh consecutive day. This is the longest spell of clean city air this year so far. On Sunday, the average AQI for the day was 76. The months of July and August record the cleanest air during the year, primarily because of the rain and the prevailing wind direction is easterly. According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'. The AQI has remained below 100 since June 25, when it was 134, in the moderate range. The arrival of the monsoon in Delhi was delayed this year. The maximum temperature, meanwhile, was 35 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 0.5 degrees above normal. The minimum temperature was 28.8 degrees Celsius. Moderate rain was reported in several parts of the city post midnight. Ayanagar recorded the highest rainfall at 11.7 mm in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday. Palam received 20.9 mm of rain, Lodhi Road 1.5 mm, and Safdarjung 0.8 mm. The IMD has also issued a yellow alert for Monday, forecasting light to moderate rain and thunderstorms. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius and 26 degrees Celsius, the IMD said.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Dry Sunday: Monsoon is here, but rain isn't
New Delhi: The drenching rain that Delhi has waited for stayed away another day, while humidity caused the "feel-like" temperature to soar to 46.8 degrees Celsius at 4pm. A few areas recorded very light rain on Sunday. Najafgarh got moderate showers of 19mm. Delhi's air quality remained 'satisfactory' for the eleventh straight day. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi A partially clouded sky brought the temperature down by a bit, but the sweaty stickiness that has sat on the city went nowhere. The Met office had issued a yellow alert for moderate rain on Sunday. However, no such weather activity was recorded across the city until late in the evening. A similar yellow alert was issued for Monday too, and the IMD expects more rain as the monsoon trough is now over Delhi. Between 8:30am and 5:30pm, the city's base station at Safdarjung recorded 0.8mm rainfall. Mungeshpur got 0.5mm, Rajghat 0.1mm, Palam only a trace of rainfall, and Lodhi Road 1.5mm. The IMD said that the monsoon trough was directly over Delhi on Sunday and was passing over Suratgarh, Sirsa, Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi, Daltonganj, Bankura, Digha, and the Bay of Bengal. "Light to moderate showers are likely on Monday too. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo A yellow alert has been issued. We can expect some rain activity overnight too," an IMD official said. Though no colour-coded alerts are in place from Tuesday onwards, the IMD has still forecast light rain till at least Saturday. "Light rain is expected until tomorrow. Patchy, moderate showers are expected between July 8 and 10, particularly during the early morning and late afternoon," said Mahesh Palawat, vice-chairperson for climate change and meteorology at Skymet. Weatherman Navdeep Dahiya said on X: "We will see active monsoon conditions in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, UP, MP, north Rajasthan, and Chandigarh this coming week." Widespread overnight and early morning showers, including heavy spells, were likely to impact several cities, including Delhi. "Afternoon and evening showers will be scattered (hit or miss)..." the post said, adding that in some places across northwest India, 50mm to 150mm of rainfall is likely in a single spell too. The IMD declared the onset of the southwest monsoon on June 29 — two days after its normal date. So far this month, only 5.9mm has been logged. Normally, Delhi sees 209.7mm in July. Last year, 203.7mm was recorded in July. The city's base station at Safdarjung recorded 35 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal. The IMD expects the maximum temperature to hover around 32-34 degrees Celsius on Monday. The minimum temperature is expected to hover around 25-27 degrees Celsius. Delhi is in the middle of its cleanest spell of air this year. The average air quality index (AQI) was 75 on Sunday.
The Hindu
4 hours ago
- The Hindu
Himachal rains: Cloudbursts in Mandi, Chamba; woman swept away in Hamirpur
Amid a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in three out of 12 districts in Himachal Pradesh, cloudbursts were witnessed in Mandi and Chamba districts on Sunday (July 6, 2025) but no casualty was reported, said officials. Since the onset of monsoon on June 20, the state has reported 78 deaths, of which 50 were linked to rain-related incidents such as cloudbursts, flash floods and landslips. The MeT office issued a red alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts on Sunday (July 6, 2025). Besides, an orange warning was sounded for heavy to very heavy rainfall in seven other districts, excluding the tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti. Pedestrian bridges were washed away in Kugdi and Kotarang drains and about 50 bigha of private land in Kotarang village adjacent to the drain was swept away in Mandi, the officials said. VIDEO | Discussing frequent cloudburst incidents, scientist Surendra Atri says, "In the last six decades, the average temperature in Himachal Pradesh has increased by 0.9 degrees Celsius, against the national average temperature rise of 0.6 degrees Celsius. It shows the… — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 6, 2025 While another cloudburst occurred in Churah of Chamba on Sunday (July 6, 2025) morning and flash floods in Kanghela drain washed away a newly constructed bridge, cutting off four panchayats from the main road. Meanwhile, a 29-year-old migrant woman was swept away in Barsar area of Hamirpur district as the water level in Shukra Khad rose. The woman, identified as Kiran from Bihar, used to work at a crusher unit. She was washing utensils outside her house when the floods swept her away, the officials said, adding that search and rescue operations are underway to trace her. Swan river overflowed Swan river overflowed after heavy rain in Una which received over 110 mm of rains since Saturday evening. There are reports of water damaging a petrol pump in Ghaluwal, and entering few houses in Dhalwal in Una district. The district administrations of Kangra, Mandi and Sirmaur have been on alert following the red warning. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday (July 5, 2025) said the state government was prepared to deal with the situation. "We are ready," he said. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), the estimated losses due to the rains so far stand at around ₹572 crore, though the Chief Minister maintained the figure was close to ₹700 crore as data was still being compiled. Reports of damage to link roads and small bridges being washed away following a cloudburst in the Swad nallah (drain) in Shilbhadani village of the Padhar area in Mandi district have been received. However, no loss of life has been reported so far. A total of 243 roads are closed in the state of which 183 are in Mandi district alone while 241 transformers and 278 water supply schemes have been affected across the state, the SEOC said. Rains have continued in several parts of the state since Saturday evening. Warning of moderate to high flash flood risk Una recorded 110.2 mm of rainfall, followed by Nagrota Suriyan (102.4 mm), Guler (62.4 mm), Dharamshala (61.1 mm), Kataula (40.3 mm), Ghamroor (40 mm), Berthin (38.4 mm), Mandi (36.2 mm), Sujanpur Tira (36 mm), Barari (35.6 mm), Nadaun (30 mm) and Kahu (22.2 mm). The MeT office has warned of moderate to high flash flood risk in parts of Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan and Sirmaur districts over the next 24 hours. It also cautioned against possible landslips, flash floods, waterlogging, and damage to vulnerable structures, crops and essential services. People have been advised to stay away from water bodies and avoid vulnerable areas. Meanwhile, the search for 31 missing persons is underway in Mandi district, which bore the brunt of destruction following 10 cloudbursts, flash floods and landslips on July 1. Fourteen bodies have been recovered so far, the officials said, adding that sniffer dogs and modern technology have been deployed in the operation.
