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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	39	28	0	14
Allahabad	34	27	tr	16
Bangalore	33	22	9	382
Bhopal	36	25	0	29
Bhubaneswar	38	27	0	178
Chennai	40	27	9	108
Dehra Dun	29	20	0	162
Guwahati	31	23	58	482
Hyderabad	39	26	0	76
Indore	36	25	0	4
Jaipur	31	25	tr	57
Jamshedpur	38	25	0	139
Kolkata	37	27	0	0
Lucknow	36	24	4	48
Mumbai	35	27	0	7
Nagpur	40	24	1	69
New Delhi	33	24	1	55
Patna	37	25	0	43
Pune	36	23	0	2
Ranchi	37	23	0	102
Shillong	24	17	2	234
Shimla	18	13	tr	253
Srinagar	—	13	4	145
Surat	34	28	0	0
Thiruvananthapuram	33	25	tr	367
Udaipur	37	27	0	8
Visakhapatnam	38	30	0	57

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Jaisalmer records 39.2°C
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 21
Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh, at a few places in Harayna and Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm. are: Haryana: Guhla and Rania 3 each and Sirsa 1, Himachal Pradesh: Rajgarh 2 and Bhuntar, Dhundhi and Jhandutta 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Katra and Pahalgam 2 each, Punjab: Mukerian 3, Uttar Pradesh: Sultanpur 1.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell markedly in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, fell appreciably in Haryana and Punjab, fell in Uttaranchal, rose in east Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were largely below normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttaranchal, markedly below normal in east Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, appreciably below normal in West Rajasthan and below normal in Jammu and Kashmir. The highest temperature in the region was 39.2°C recorded at Jaisalmer (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of May 23: Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, at a few places in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in rest of the region. Thundersqualls are likely at isolated places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of May 23: Partly cloudy sky with thundery development and light to moderate rain accompanied with squall in some areas. Maximum temperature will be around 36°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of May 23: Light to moderate rain will occur at a few places.

Squalls with wind speed exceeding 65 km per hour are likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.