Srinagar: Kashmir Valley continued to reel under intense heat on Friday as Srinagar recorded the highest daytime temperature of the season so far at 35.0 degrees Celsius, surpassing the previous monthly high of 34.5°C recorded on July 10.

The temperature is also the third-highest July maximum recorded in Srinagar since 2016, behind 37.4°C on July 6, 2025, and 36.2°C on July 29, 2024, as per the official MeT records.According to the Meteorological Department here, the summer capital’s maximum temperature was 4.9°C above normal, while the minimum settled at 22.0°C, also 3.3°C above........

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