Sajid Raina
Srinagar, Feb 24: Maximum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir remained significantly above normal on Tuesday, with most places in the Kashmir Valley recording departures of 9 to 11 degrees Celsius above the seasonal average.
The data indicates that while the Kashmir continued to witness unusually high temperatures for February, parts of Ladakh experienced a cooling trend compared to Monday.
In Srinagar, the summer capital, the maximum temperature settled at 21.0°C, which is 10.0°C above normal — unchanged from Monday. Qazigund also remained steady at 21.2°C, hovering 11.1°C above average, one of the highest departures in the Valley.
Pahalgam recorded a slight rise to 17.6°C from 17.3°C a day earlier, while Kupwara dipped marginally to 20.4°C from 20.6°C. Kokernag saw a drop to 18.4°C compared to Monday’s 19.0°C, though it continued to remain nearly 10°C above normal. Gulmarg held steady at 11.2°C, around 9.2°C above the seasonal average.
In the Jammu division, temperatures showed minor fluctuations. Jammu city recorded 25.3°C, up from 25.0°C on Monday, remaining about 3°C above normal. Banihal rose sharply to 21.4°C from 20.2°C, increasing its positive departure to 8.3°C. Batote also climbed to 19.9°C from 19.4°C.
However, Bhaderwah registered a noticeable fall, dropping to 18.2°C from 20.1°C recorded the previous day. Katra slipped slightly to 24.5°C from 25.0°C.
In the Ladakh region, Leh remained unchanged at 7.0°C, while Kargil saw a significant fall to 7.0°C from 9.3°C recorded on Monday. Nubra Valley also registered a decline, settling at 10.1°C compared to 11.1°C a day earlier.
Meteorological officials have predicted that dry weather conditions will prevail across J&K in the coming days.
