Heavy Rain, Snow Batter Jammu And Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Jammu Srinagar Highway Shut

This winter, rain and snow began in the hills of North India with a bang in the month of November itself, and that too in excess. In fact, by the end of the month, Jammu and Kashmir was surplus by 379 percent, Himachal Pradesh by 143 percent and Uttarakhand by 239 percent.

The first half of December is almost over, and it seems like snowfall is not in any mood to take a break as such. In the last 24 hours, heavy rain and snow which has been widespread in nature has lashed Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh as well as Uttarakhand.

In the last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Thursday, Dharamsala recorded 66 mm of rains, Qazi Gund 62 mm, Manali 49 mm, Srinagar 25 mm, Una 23 mm, Dehradun 20 mm, Shimla 13 mm, and Mandi 12 mm.

These rain and snowfall activities have dropped the maximums below 5 degrees, wherein Manali saw maximum at 4.2 degrees which is 11 degrees below normal, with Shimla recording 5.9 degrees Celsius which is 9 degrees below normal.

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