Kashmir records hottest February day in 76 years
Kashmir witnessed the hottest day of February since 1940 on Tuesday, said Sonum Lotus, the director of the local meteorological department. The maximum temperature of the day was recorded at 20.6°C, 11 degrees above normal, in the state capital Srinagar. Notably, Kashmir observed brief spells of snowfall twice in the past two months. However, there was no accumulation of snow.