Srinagar, July 5 -- Kashmir continues to reel under unusually warm nights, with several locations recording their highest or near-highest minimum temperatures for July. Data shared by Kashmir Weather confirms a sharp upward trend in night temperatures across central and south Kashmir, adding to growing concerns over shifting climate patterns in the region.

In Srinagar, the minimum temperature settled at 24.5degC, making it the fourth highest ever recorded in July. Three of the four warmest July nights in the summer capital's history have now occurred since 2023, with the top mark-25.2degC-still held by 21 July 1988.

Qazigund, often regarded as the Valley's gateway town, registered its highest-ever July minimum at 23.4degC, surpassing th...