Srinagar, June 19: Rains continued to lash Jammu and Kashmir and brought down minimum temperature on Sunday.
A meteorological official here told GNS that Srinagar received 16.9mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours and recorded a low of 12.6ยฐC against 15.1ยฐC on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 2.2ยฐC below normal during this time of the year for the summer capital which received 0.1mm of rain overnight.
Qazigund had 23.4 mm of rainfall during the time and recorded a low of 10.0ยฐC against 13.0ยฐC on the previous night. The temperature was 3.3ยฐC โbelowโ normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he told Global News Service.
Pahalgam received 15.9mm of rainfall during the time and recorded a minimum of 7.7ยฐC against 10.4ยฐC on the previous night. The temperature was 0.8ยฐC below normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir during this time of the season, he said.
Kokernag had 26.4 mm of rain and recorded a low of 9.1ยฐC against 11.8ยฐC on the previous night. It was 4.0ยฐC โbelowโ normal for the place in south Kashmir during this time of the season, the official said.
Gulmarg received 36.8 mm of rain during the time and recorded a low of 3.5ยฐC against 6.0ยฐC on the previous night, the official said. While 9.3ยฐC is normal for the world famous skiing resort during this time of the season, the official said that the temperature was 5.8 ยฐC below normal for the famous place in north Kashmirโs Baramulla district.
Kupwara town in north Kashmir received 3.4 mm of rainfall and recorded a low of 11.5ยฐC against 12.5ยฐC on the previous night. The temperature was 1.7ยฐC below normal for the district, the official said.
Jammu received 21.2mm of rain and recorded a low of 19.7ยฐC against 24.4ยฐC on the previous night, the official said.
The temperature was 5.8ยฐC โbelowโ normal for J&Kโs winter capital, he said. Banihal had 32.6 mm of rain and recorded a low of 9.6ยฐC; Batote had 44.4 mm of rain and recorded a low of 10.3ยฐC; Katra received 30.8mm of rain and low of 18.2ยฐC while Bhadarwah received 19.4 mm of rain and had a minimum of 10.0ยฐC, the official said.
Weatherman has predicted โerratic weatherโ with intermittent rain or snow over higher reaches and passes etc in Jammu and Kashmir till June 21.
โGenerally cloudy weather is expected with intermittent rain/snow over higher reaches, passes etc from today till June 21st and improvement thereafter,โ the official said.
In view of the forecast, the meteorological department has asked farmers to avoid spray in orchards till June 22. โRain may lead to shooting stones in vulnerable areas. Watch and drive carefully,โ the official said. (GNS)
