The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

NATION

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

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	35	24	2	207
Allahabad	39	30	0	131
Bangalore	29	20	0	212
Chennai	38	27	1	51
Hyderabad	30	20	15	222
Indore	31	22	1	221
Jaipur	36	27	0	53
Kolkata	35	29	0	680
Lucknow	39	29	0	163
Mumbai	31	24	13	547
New Delhi	37	31	0	56
Panjim	31	24	3	1329
Patna	38	29	0	336
Ranchi	32	24	0	503
Shillong	25	18	0	1204
Surat	31	25	3	507
Visakhapatnam	36	28	0	148

Monsoon still weak
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 25
Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh, at a few places in Punjab and at isolated places in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cms are: Haryana: Chandigarh, Nilokheri, Pehowa and Thanesar 2 each and Kaithal 1, Himachal Pradesh: Bangana and Ghamroor 7 each, Bharwain 6, Sarkaghat 5, Nagrotasurian 4, Nadaun 3, Berthin and Sujanpurtira 2 each, Dharamsala, Dharampur, Guler, Kahu, Pandoh and Sundernagar 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Katra 3, Punjab: Nangal 3 and Adampur, Ludhiana, Patiala, Ropar and Samrala 1 each and eastern Uttar Pradesh: Bhinga 6, Balmikinagar 5, Katerniaghat 3, Bahraich 2 and Balrampur and Bhatpurwaghat 1 each.

Forecast valid until the morning of July 27: Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and eastern Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in Haryana, eastern Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in western Rajasthan.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of July 27: Partly cloudy sky with the possibility of thundery development in some areas.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of July 27: Development of thunderclouds is likely at a few places.

Rains lash HP, Punjab

Chandigarh, July 25
Heavy rain lashed many parts of Himachal Pradesh and some parts of Punjab since yesterday, the Meteorological Department said here today.

The city received sharp showers during the early hours today and the Met centre recorded 19.2 mm of rain. Many areas were left water-logged and the water also collected around some roundabouts of Chandigarh.

Ludhiana was lashed by 12.6 mm of rain while Patiala received rains at 10.2 mm. Nangal dam area received 28.8 mm of rain until this morning.

Reports of light rainfall were also recived from Ambala in Haryana.

Many areas in Himachal Pradesh continued to recieve heavy rainfall. Sundernagar was lashed by 14 mm of rain while Shimla had light rain at 1 mm. Kahu received 10 mm of rain and Pandoh had 14 mm until this morning.

Gamrur was lashed by heavy rains at 65.4 mm. Guler had rains at 10 mm, Kasol at 7.4 mm, Nagrota Surien at 38 mm and Sujanpur Tera received 21 mm of rain.

An upper air cyclonic lies over east Jammu and Kashmir and neighbourhood and another one over Central Pakistan adjoining Punjab, which could bring more rain in the region during the next 48 hours, the Met centre said. PTI