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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 June 1):

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	31	19	8	11
Allahabad	25	—	—	—
Aurangabad	32	20	0	18
Bangalore	32	21	0	0
Bhopal	31	17	9	50
Bhubaneswar	32	20	0	10
Chennai	33	22	0	1
Dehra Dun	19	10	29	118
Indore	30	16	0	8
Jaipur	18	13	26	56
Jamshedpur	30	16	0	18
Kolkata	32	21	0	1
Lucknow	27	16	8	64
Mahabaleshwar	28	15	5	6
Mangalore	33	22	0	0
Mumbai	31	24	1	1
Nagpur	31	19	0	43
New Delhi	21	13	11	67
Patna	30	16	23	69
Pune	32	17	3	3
Ranchi	—	15	tr	23

Rain likely in J&K, Himachal
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 19
Rainfall: Rain or snow has been reported at most places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at most places in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The chief amounts of precipitation in cms are: Haryana: Rania 5, Naraingarah and Thanesar 4 each, Ambala, Chhachhrauli, Nilokheri and Sonepat 3 each, Bhiwani, Chandigarh, Fatehabad, Jagadhari, Kalka, Pataudi, Sisra and Uchana 2 each and Delhi Ridge, Hisar, Loharu, New Delhi (Ayanagar Palam and Safdarjung), Rewari and Rohtak 1 each, Himachal Pradesh: Bangana, Dharamsala, Guler, Ghamroor and Nagrotasurian 8 each, Nahan, Nadaun and Shimla 5 each, Barsar, Hamirpur, Sujanpurtira and Una 4 each, Berthin, Ghumarwin, Jhandutta, Kahu, Kasol Karsog, Paonta, Rampurbushar, Sunibhajji, Sundernagar and Sangaraha 3 each and Arki, Bhuntar and Pandoh 2 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Katra 17, Banihal 12 Jammu 11 and Srinagar 9 Punjab: Bathinda 10, Nakodar 9, Amritsar, Adampur, Halwara and Ludhiana 8 each, Batala 7, Malerkotla and Raya 6 each, Ferozepore and Talwandibhai 5 each, Balachaur and Ropar 4 each, Jagraon, Moga, Nangal, Nawanshahr and Patti 3 each, Samrala 2 and Patiala 1, New Delhi (Safdarjung) and Ludhiana (Punjab) reported hailstorm.

Forecast valid until the morning of February 21, 2003: Rain or snow will occur at most places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Haryana, Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh and at a few places in west Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in Rajasthan. Isolated thundersqualls are also likely in Haryana, Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh.

Heavy rainfall warning: Heavy rain/snow is likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal during the next 48 hours. Heavy rain is also likely at isolated places in Punjab during the same period.