The mercury showed an upward trend across the Jammu region on Wednesday with the city recording this season’s highest temperature at 42.8 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches above average, an official at the Meteorological (MeT) Department said.
The surge in the day temperature resulted in less movementof people on the city roads while youngsters were seen taking baths in canalsand other water bodies.
The maximum temperature in the state’s winter capitalcrossed 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in this season on May 9, buthovered around 35 degrees Celsius-mark in the subsequent weeks due to lightsnowfall in the higher reaches and rains in the plains.
However, the temperature in the city once again started torise over the past couple of days.
The minimum temperature in Jammu was 23.1 degrees Celsius,1.8 notches below the season’s normal, against the previous night’s 23.4degrees Celsius, the official said.
Katra, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the famousVaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district, recorded a high of 38.9 degrees Celsiusand a low of 22.4 degrees Celsius, he said.The weatherman has forecast clear skies in Jammuon Thursday with maximum and minimum temperatures of around 43 degrees Celsiusand 23 degrees Celsius, respectively.