The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Saturday, May 5, 2001, Chandigarh, India

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New Delhi, May 4
Heat wave conditions are prevailing in parts of Rajasthan. They are likely to extend in more parts of Rajasthan and in Haryana and Punjab during next two days.

CHANDIGARH

The maximum temperature on Friday was 35.6ºC (104.0ºF) and the minimum 21.0ºC (69.8ºF).
The maximum relative humidity was 67 per cent and the minimum 22 per cent.
Sunset: Saturday: 7.04
Sunrise: Sunday: 5.34
OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY: Mainly clear sky. Significant rise in day temperature.

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REGION

Extremes
Town	Max (in Celsius)	Min (in Celsius)
Ambala	35.4	18.8
Amritsar	41.6	20.4
Bhuntar	32.5	10.0
Ludhiana	39.4	18.9
Patiala	38.3	20.6
Shimla	24.2	11.8
Srinagar	—	9.8
Sundernagar	33.3	13.6

NATION

Read under headings Max (maximum temperature), Min (minimum temperature), R (rainfall in past 24 hours) and TR (Total rain since January 1):

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	44	28	0	10
Ahmednagar	Nil	—	—	—
Aurangabad	42	25	0	1
Bangalore	35	21	32	358
Baroda	43	27	0	0
Bhavnagar	44	24	0	10
Bhopal	43	27	0	6
Bhubaneswar	40	26	0	101
Bhuj	39	26	0	0
Kolkata	36	22	2	99
Chennai	37	26	0	99
Dehra Dun	34	17	11	95
Gangtok	23	13	10	477
Guwahati	32	23	9	311
Gaya	Nil	—	—	—
Hyderabad	41	28	0	76
Indore	42	24	0	4
Jaipur	43	26	0	19
Jamshedpur	40	23	1	71
Kodaikanal	Nil	—	—	—
Kolhapur	37	23	0	30
Lucknow	39	20	1	17
Mahabaleshwar	33	19	0	35
Mumbai	33	26	0	2
Mussoorie	Nil	—	—	—
Nagpur	45	26	0	49
New Delhi	38	24	0	42

Barmer hottest at 45.3°C
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 4
Heat wave conditions are prevailing in parts of Rajasthan. They are likely to extend in more parts of Rajasthan and in Haryana and Punjab during next two days.

Rainfall: Rain or snow has occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in east Uttar Pradesh, at a few places in Haryana and at isolated places in east Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are: Haryana: Ambala 1, Himachal Pradesh: Barsar and Nahan 1 each, Uttaranchal: Mukteshwar 2 and Dehradun 1 each.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures rose appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir, rose in east Uttar Pradesh, fell in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and changed little elsewhere. Departures: They were appreciably above normal in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and the remaining parts of Rajasthan, above normal in Himachal Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 45.3°C recorded at Barmer (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of May 6: Rain or snow is likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in east Uttar Pradesh, at a few places in west Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in Haryana. Squalls are likely to occur at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of May 6: Mainly clear sky. Maximum temperature will be around 41°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of May 6: Sky will be mainly clear.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Squall report: New Delhi (Palam) experienced a northwesterly squall at 12 hours 51 minutes IST on May 3 with a maximum wind speed of 93 km.p.h.