{"id":89110,"date":"2025-07-02T00:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=89110"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T18:34:47","slug":"sgr-records-hottest-june-month-in-47-years-qazigund-in-half-a-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/sgr-records-hottest-june-month-in-47-years-qazigund-in-half-a-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Sgr records hottest June month in 47 years, Qazigund in half a century"},"content":{"rendered":"

No let up in heatwave as Sgr sizzles at 34.2\u00b0C; MeT predicts hot, humid weather till July 4, expects light to moderate rain from July 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Jul 01 (KNO): After the record-breaking maximum temperatures, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recorded the hottest June month in the last 47 years while Qazigund also witnessed the warmest month in half a century.<\/p>\n

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According to the details available with the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Srinagar has recorded the hottest June month since 1978, which was the second hottest as well since 1892.<\/p>\n

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An Independent Weather Forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng while divulging the details, stated that Qazigund, a gate way of Kashmir, has also recorded the warmest June in over 50 years.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSrinagar just experienced its hottest June since 1978, making it the second hottest on record since observations began in 1892,\u201d he said, adding that the average maximum temperature for June 2025 stood at 31.0\u00b0C, while the mean minimum settled at 18.2\u00b0C, resulting in an overall average temperature of 24.6\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

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The only hotter June on record for the city was in 1978, when the overall average temperature reached 25.0\u00b0C, driven by a higher mean maximum of 32.9\u00b0C, though the mean minimum that year was lower at 17.1\u00b0C, he informed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cInterestingly, 2008 still holds the record for the highest mean minimum temperature in June at 18.3\u00b0C, slightly above this year\u2019s figure,\u201d Keng said.<\/p>\n

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Notably, an overall average temperature of 24.6\u00b0C \u2014 the same as this year \u2014 was also recorded in 1971 and 1973, placing 2025 on par with some of the hottest Junes in history.<\/p>\n

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Qazigund in June 2025 recorded a mean maximum of 30.3\u00b0C and a mean minimum of 16.1\u00b0C, taking the overall average temperature to 23.2\u00b0C \u2014 the highest since 1973.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBack in 1973, the station had logged its hottest June on record with an average of 23.7\u00b0C, with slightly higher values \u2014 30.4\u00b0C mean maximum and 16.9\u00b0C mean minimum,\u201d Keng said, adding that June average in 1978 was also 23.2\u00b0C, same as this year, though the mean maximum was slightly lower at 30.2\u00b0C and the minimum a bit higher at 16.2\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

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Qazigund’s highest average minimum for June remains 17.3\u00b0C, recorded in 1971, when the overall mean temperature reached 23.3\u00b0C, he added.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Srinagar was once again hotter than the Jammu region today with the mercury settling at 34.2\u00b0C while in Qazigund, a maximum temperature of 32.6\u00b0C was recorded today.<\/p>\n

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Pahalgam witnessed a maximum temperature of 30.0\u00b0C while Kupwara, Kokernag and Gulmarg, a famous ski-resort, recorded 34.7\u00b0C, 32.4\u00b0C and 24.5\u00b0C respectively.<\/p>\n

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Jammu City, however, recorded below normal temperature at 29.0\u00b0C, which was 7.0\u00b0C below average temperature.<\/p>\n

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Banihal recorded a maximum temperature of 29.6\u00b0C while Batote, Katra and Bhaderwah recorded 27.5\u00b0C, 26.0\u00b0C and 31.8\u00b0C respectively.<\/p>\n

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Furthermore, the weatherman here has predicted hot & humid weather conditions with possibility of brief spell of rain and thundershower at scattered places till July 04.<\/p>\n

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However, Director Meteorological department (MeT), Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that from July 5 to July 7, generally cloudy weather is expected with possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain and thundershower at many places. \u201cFew places may receive intense showers with heavy rain at isolated places of Jammu division,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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From July 8 to July 10, he said there is a possibility of brief showers at scattered places.<\/p>\n

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Moreover, in its advisory, the MeT has said that flash floods are expected at few vulnerable places with landslides and mudslides & shooting stones as well during July 5 to July 7<\/p>\n

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\u201cRise in water level in rivers, streams, local Nalas & water logging in few low lying areas is also expected during the period,\u201d he added\u2014(KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No let up in heatwave as Sgr sizzles at 34.2°C; MeT predicts hot, humid weather till July 4, expects light to moderate rain from July 5 Srinagar, Jul 01 (KNO): After the record-breaking maximum temperatures, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recorded the hottest June month in the last 47 years while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jammu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89112,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89110\/revisions\/89112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}