<p>With the mercury level rising, summer has made its presence felt in Kashmir again. <br />The maximum temperature touched 32 degree Celsius on Saturday, while the minimum temperature was 15 degree Celsius.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The valley is experiencing a hot summer. We are expecting the maximum temperatures to rise further for next three days when showers are likely to bring down the temperatures,” a Met official here said.<br /><br />Tourists undeterred<br /><br />However, for tourists who are visiting the valley in thousands, the rising temperature doesn’t matter. <br /><br />“We were experiencing 45 degree Celsius temperature in Delhi and as soon we landed in Srinagar, we heaved a sigh of relief,” said Deepika, a tourist from New Delhi who has come here with her family.<br /><br />“It is great weather. The days are a bit hot, but mornings and evenings are refreshing and cool,” she added.<br /><br />Movement affected<br /><br />Due to rising temperature, the movement of local people during late afternoon hours has been affected to some extent. <br /><br />“Going by the practice in the past, the elderly persons may avoid moving outside during the afternoon due to hot weather,” said Abdul Ahad, a shopkeeper.<br /><br />He said that in summer the customers usually prefer morning and evening hours for shopping. <br /><br />“The number of customers drops during afternoon hours due to hot weather conditions,” he added.<br /><br />The maximum ever temperature recorded here so far is 37.8 degrees in July 1978. <br />Between 2000 and 2010 the highest recorded here was 36.5 degrees in 2005 while for the rest of the years it hovered between 32 and 33 degrees Celsius.<br /></p>
<p>With the mercury level rising, summer has made its presence felt in Kashmir again. <br />The maximum temperature touched 32 degree Celsius on Saturday, while the minimum temperature was 15 degree Celsius.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The valley is experiencing a hot summer. We are expecting the maximum temperatures to rise further for next three days when showers are likely to bring down the temperatures,” a Met official here said.<br /><br />Tourists undeterred<br /><br />However, for tourists who are visiting the valley in thousands, the rising temperature doesn’t matter. <br /><br />“We were experiencing 45 degree Celsius temperature in Delhi and as soon we landed in Srinagar, we heaved a sigh of relief,” said Deepika, a tourist from New Delhi who has come here with her family.<br /><br />“It is great weather. The days are a bit hot, but mornings and evenings are refreshing and cool,” she added.<br /><br />Movement affected<br /><br />Due to rising temperature, the movement of local people during late afternoon hours has been affected to some extent. <br /><br />“Going by the practice in the past, the elderly persons may avoid moving outside during the afternoon due to hot weather,” said Abdul Ahad, a shopkeeper.<br /><br />He said that in summer the customers usually prefer morning and evening hours for shopping. <br /><br />“The number of customers drops during afternoon hours due to hot weather conditions,” he added.<br /><br />The maximum ever temperature recorded here so far is 37.8 degrees in July 1978. <br />Between 2000 and 2010 the highest recorded here was 36.5 degrees in 2005 while for the rest of the years it hovered between 32 and 33 degrees Celsius.<br /></p>