Srinagar, July 17 -- 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 34.5degC recorded on July 10.

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

Among other stations, Jammu remained the hottest in J&K at 35.8degC, followed by Srinagar a...