The minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital rose three notches above normal to settle at 3.5 degrees on Tuesday morning, Met office said.
The maximum temperature also remained five degrees above normal on Monday to hover around 13.2 degree Celsius.
Places such as Kokernag, Qazigund, Pahalgam and Kupwara recorded a low of 3.0, 2.6, 1.2 and 0.7 degree Celsius respectively.
However, this unusual feature has worried the experts, who say that such a change in weather is a "serious threat" to agriculture and horticulture in the valley.
"The increase in temperature will lead to decline in agricultural and horticulture products this season," said Dr Bashir Ahmad Khanday, a scientist at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture, Science and Technology (SKUAST).
Khanday said almonds, apples, mustard and other products are likely to germinate before the scheduled time, leading to decline of nearly 25 per cent of the productivity.
The Met office said the weather will remain warm in the next few days and will be followed by rains or snowfall.
The rise in temperature has led people to doff their traditional winter dresses such as 'Pheran' (loose gown), heavy jackets and overcoats early this year.
Meanwhile, the scientist also suggested farmers to use urea fertilisers in order to delay maturity of their agriculture products.
Earlier, Action Aid, an international agency, in its annual report had said that climatic change is devastating for food production in Kashmir.
The agency had attributed the decline in agricultural productivity to the melting glaciers, changing rainfall and snow patterns, and drying springs in the state.
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