A spell of early morning rain on Sunday supplied reduction to the folks from scorching warmth in Jammu, the place the minimal temperature plummeted 5 notches under the season’s common to settle at 20.6 levels Celsius.
On Thursday, Jammu metropolis recorded the season’s highest evening temperature of 30.eight levels Celsius, whereas the most popular day of the season was recorded a day earlier at 42.7 levels Celsius.
The rains began within the metropolis round 1.50 am and continued for six hours, bringing a lot wanted change within the climate circumstances.
Jammu recorded 37.6 mm of rainfall in the course of the previous 24 hours until 0830 am (Sunday), Meteorological (MeT) division officers mentioned. They predicted pretty widespread gentle to reasonable rain or thundershowers until Tuesday.
Katra, the bottom camp for the pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district, obtained a most rainfall of 46 mm and recorded a minimal temperature of 18.7 levels Celsius, the officers mentioned.
They mentioned 32.eight mm rainfall was witnessed in Banihal city alongside Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway from 6 am to 7 am. The evening temperature within the city dropped to 14.four levels Celsius.