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Tuesday, May 8, 2001, Chandigarh, India

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Thundershowers in Haryana likely
New Delhi, May 7
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions continue to prevail in many parts of Rajasthan and in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Heat wave conditions are also prevailing in parts of Haryana and extending to Himachal Pradesh and in parts of Punjab. They are likely to continue.

CHANDIGARH

The maximum temperature on Monday was 36.6º (97.9ºF) and the minimum 28.8ºC (83.8ºF).
The maximum relative humidity was 58 per cent and the minimum 37 per cent.
Sunset: Tuesday: 7.06
Sunrise: Wednesday: 5.32
OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY: Partly cloudy sky. Possibility of thundery development.

THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS

50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

REGION

Extremes
Town	Max (in Celsius)	Min (in Celsius)
Ambala	37.0	26.7
Amritsar	40.4	26.3
Bhuntar	34.6	14.0
Jammu	—	29.5
Ludhiana	38.8	27.0
Patiala	38.0	28.5
Shimla	26.6	16.9
Srinagar	—	14.3
Sundernagar	36.5	18.6

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	45	25	0	10
Bangalore	34	21	0	372
Bhopal	44	29	0	6
Bhubaneswar	37	28	0	105
Chennai	38	26	tr	99
Dehra Dun	35	23	0	95
Gangtok	19	14	15	536
Guwahati	29	22	0	337
Hyderabad	43	27	0	76
Jaipur	45	31	0	19
Kolkata	32	27	4	160
Lucknow	39	26	0	17
Mumbai	34	27	0	2
New Delhi	42	29	0	42
Panjim	35	27	0	7
Patna	34	25	0	35
Pune	40	22	0	2
Shillong	21	14	0	128
Srinagar	31	14	0	131
Thiruvananthapuram	33	24	25	340
Vishakhapatnam	37	29	0	22

Thundershowers in Haryana likely
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 7
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions continue to prevail in many parts of Rajasthan and in parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Heat wave conditions are also prevailing in parts of Haryana and extending to Himachal Pradesh and in parts of Punjab. They are likely to continue.

Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at isolated places in Uttaranchal. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures changed little. Departures: They were largely above normal in the remaining parts of Jammu and Kashmir, markedly above normal in the remaining parts of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, above normal in the remaining parts of Haryana and Punjab, below normal in east Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 48.5C recorded at Sriganganagar (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of 9th May: Rain or thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Isolated rain or thundershowers accompanied with squall are likely in Haryana, Punjab, east Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of 9th May: Partly cloudy sky with possibility of thundery development towards afternoon/evening. No significant change in maximum temperature.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of 9th May: Development of thunderclouds is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.