Hottest Day in Indian occupied-Kashmir
Pakistan Times Kashmir Desk

SRINAGAR (IHK): In occupied Kashmir, it was the hottest day and night of this season with the maximum temperature in Srinagar recorded at 30.4 degrees Celsius, about eight degrees above normal.

The minimum temperature stood at 15.1 degrees Celsius, about five degrees above normal. Pahalgam and other hill resorts also witnessed rising temperatures.

In Pahalgam, the maximum stood at 26.5 degrees Celsius while the minimum was recorded at 9.7 degrees Celsius.

About half a dozen students of Burn Hall School here fell unconscious at the morning assembly due to the sweltering heat.

Parents have urged various school authorities not to pro-long the assemblies and change the school timings keeping in view the extreme weather conditions.

The Met office said heat wave conditions prevailed in Jammu with the maximum temperature being recorded at 38.1 degrees Celsius.

The minimum temperature in the winter capital of the state stood at 26.3 degrees Celsius.●