Overnight rain broke the almost two-month lengthy unprecedented dry spell in Kashmir on Monday as season’s first snowfall occurred within the ski resort of Gulmarg.
With simply 20 mm of precipitation until Saturday in September, Kashmir obtained a poor September rainfall of 55 mm as towards the typical of 75 mm.
Summer temperatures had remained unusually excessive within the Valley this yr leading to a heatwave the locals haven’t been accustomed to.
On September 12, summer season capital Srinagar recorded 34.2 levels Celsius which was a shade lower than the all-time highest recorded temperature of 35 levels Celsius in 1934.
Unprecedented dry spell had turn into extremely worrisome for apple growers as lack of required moisture was already affecting the standard of the crop in numerous areas of the Valley.
Gulmarg recorded a minimal temperature of 4 levels Celsius Monday due to the recent snowfall within the meadow.
Pahalgam hill station had 7.8 and Srinagar 10.8 because the night time’s lowest temperature.
Srinagar, Sep 25 (IANS) Overnight rain broke the almost two-month lengthy unprecedented dry spell in Kashmir on Monday as season’s first snowfall occurred within the ski resort of Gulmarg.
With simply 20 mm of precipitation until Saturday in September, Kashmir obtained a poor September rainfall of 55 mm as towards the typical of 75 mm.
Summer temperatures had remained unusually excessive within the Valley this yr leading to a heatwave the locals haven’t been accustomed to.
On September 12, summer season capital Srinagar recorded 34.2 levels Celsius which was a shade lower than the all-time highest recorded temperature of 35 levels Celsius in 1934.
Unprecedented dry spell had turn into extremely worrisome for apple growers as lack of required moisture was already affecting the standard of the crop in numerous areas of the Valley.
Gulmarg recorded a minimal temperature of 4 levels Celsius Monday due to the recent snowfall within the meadow.
Pahalgam hill station had 7.8 and Srinagar 10.8 because the night time’s lowest temperature.