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Srinagar records hottest June in 46 years; second hottest since 1892

Srinagar, July 1 (UNI) With hot and humid conditions expected to persist over the next three days, Srinagar has recorded its hottest June since 1978 — making it the second hottest June ever
recorded since temperature observations began in 1892.

According to Independent Weather observer, Faizan Arif, the average maximum temperature for
June 2025 stood at 31.0°C, while the mean minimum settled at 18.2°C, resulting in an overall average temperature of 24.6°C.

The only hotter June on record for the city was in 1978, when the overall average temperature reached 25.0°C, driven by a higher mean maximum of 32.9°C, though the mean minimum that
year was lower at 17.1°C, he said.

Interestingly, 2008 still holds the record for the highest mean minimum temperature in June at
18.3°C, slightly above this year’s figure.

Notably, an overall average temperature of 24.6°C — the same as this year — was also recorded
in 1971 and 1973, placing 2025 on par with some of the hottest Junes in history.

Faizan saidQazigund- the gateway to Kashmi- recorded a mean maximum of 30.3°C and a mean minimum of 16.1°C in June, taking the overall average temperature to 23.2°C — the highest since 1973.

Back in 1973, the station had logged its hottest June on record with an average of 23.7°C, with slightly higher values — 30.4°C (mean max) and 16.9°C (mean min).

The June average in 1978 was also 23.2°C, same as this year, though the mean maximum was slightly lower at 30.2°C and the minimum a bit higher at 16.2°C.

Qazigund's highest average minimum for June remains 17.3°C, recorded in 1971, when the overall mean temperature reached 23.3°C.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department Srinagar has predicted hot and humid weather till July 4 with possibility of brief spell of rain and thundershower at scattered places.

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