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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	34	19	0	0
Allahabad	36	22	0	0
Bangalore	34	19	0	0
Baroda	34	21	0	0
Bhopal	36	19	0	0
Bhubaneswar	37	23	0	0
Chennai	33	22	0	0
Dehra Dun	26	13	10	47
Gangtok	16	11	tr	tr
Guwahati	30	18	0	0
Gaya	32	17	0	0
Hyderabad	37	24	0	0
Indore	35	17	0	0
Jaipur	31	17	0	0
Kolkata	35	24	0	0
Lucknow	33	18	0	0
Mangalore	34	25	0	0
Mumbai	30	24	0	0
Nagpur	38	20	0	0
New Delhi	29	16	0	3
Patna	32	19	0	0
Puna	37	16	0	0
Raikot	32	16	0	0
Shimla	16	05	18	68
Sholapur	40	27	0	0
Srinagar	03	-1	28	106
Surat	35	21	0	0
Thiruvananthpuram	35	21	0	0
Uhthagamandalam	—	09	0	0
Visakhapatnam	36	24	0	0

Rain in Punjab, Haryana
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 3
Rainfall: Rain or snow has occurred at most places in Jammu and Kashmir and at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at a few places in Haryana and Punjab. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of precipitation in cms are: Haryana: Kalka 2, Himachal Pradesh: Barsar and Kahu 3 each, Bhuntar, Sunibhajji and Shimla 2 each and Berthin, Kasol, Pandoh, Sujanpur Tira, Sundernagar and Solan 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Banihal 9, Batote 6, Katra 5 and Jammu and Srinagar 3 each, Punjab: Raya 1 and Uttaranchal: Dehra Dun 1.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures rose largely in Himachal Pradesh, rose appreciably in Haryana and Punjab, rose in Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, fell appreciably in west Rajasthan and fell in the rest of the region. Departure: They were markedly below normal in Jammu and Kashmir, below normal in Punjab and Uttaranchal, appreciably above normal in Uttar Pradesh, above normal in Haryana and east Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 37.°C recorded at Jhansi (Utttar Pradesh).

Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures fell markedly in Rajasthan, fell appreciably in Haryana and Punjab and changed a little elsewhere. Departures: They were markedly above normal in east Uttar Pradesh, appreciably above normal in Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh, above normal in east Rajasthan and Uttaranchal and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 10.3°C recorded at Amritsar and Ludhiana (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of March 5: Rain or snow will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places in Haryana and Punjab and at isolated places in north Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Heavy rainfall warning: Heavy rain or snow is likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal during the next 48 hours.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of March 5: Partly cloudy sky with possibility of thundery development in some areas. Maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 30°C and 17°C respectively.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of March 5: Development of thunderclouds is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.