Srinagar: Srinagar recorded a mean maximum of 20.7°C, which was the warmest since 2004, while the mean minimum temperature in the city stood at 6.7°C, which was the highest ever in 131 years.
Faizan Arif, who studies western disturbances and has featured on several media outlets’, tweeted from his Kashmir Weather handle that overall figure for March was 13.7°C in 2022, thus surpassing the previous record of 13.65°C set in 2004.
As per the India Meteorological Data, Qazigund recorded a mean temperature of 12.6°C, the warmest since at least 1974.
In Qazigund, the mean maximum in 2004 was 20.6°C in 2022 it was 20.4°C, while mean minimum of 6.5°C was recorded in 1975, and 4.8°C was recorded in 2010, 2021 and 2022.
Kupwara saw the warmest temperatures this March since the official record-keeping began in 1978. 13.4°C was the highest mean temperature ever recorded since then.
Pahalgam recorded a mean temperature of 9.4°C in 2022 March, while the highest-ever record was 9.7°C set in 2004.
Similarly, Kokernag had recorded its warmest March in the year 2004 at 12.6°C while it was 12.3°C in March 2022.
Gulmarg in 2004 recorded a mean temperature of 6.7°C, while in 2022 it was 5.5°C.
Jammu recorded its second warmest temperature since 1982.
In 2004, the mean temperature stood at 24.4°C, while in 2022 it was 23.3°C.
For Bhaderwah it was the warmest March since 1985 at least, recorded with a mean temperature of 16.0°C. The mean maximum for the month stood at 24.6°C, lagging behind the 24.9°C figure set in 2004. However, at 7.4°C, the mean minimum temperature was the highest since 1985.
Just like Jammu city, Batote witnessed its 2nd warmest March. The mean temperature figure was 16.4°C in 2022, while it was 16.7°C in 2004.
This March, Banihal logged its highest-ever mean temperature record with March 2004. The mean temperature was 15.4°C.
Katra saw the highest temperatures since 2004. In 2004, the mean temperature was 22.6°C, while in 2022 it was 22.0°C.
