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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	41	29	0	0
Ahmednagar	35	23	12	34
Allahabad	41	29	0	0
Aurangabad	35	24	0	57
Bangalore	30	21	0	65
Baroda	40	29	0	0
Bhopal	38	25	15	15
Bhubaneswar	41	26	15	19
Bhuj	37	27	0	0
Chennai	35	27	tr	1
Dehra Dun	39	25	0	31
Guwahati	31	23	10	146
Gaya	39	29	0	25
Hyderabad	35	24	3	43
Indore	37	26	0	1
Jaipur	43	30	0	0
Jammu	43	29	—	—
Jamshedpur	40	23	26	66

Less rain, more heat
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 16
Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Uttaranchal. Weather was dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are: Himachal Pradesh — Sundernagar 2; west Rajasthan — Jalore 3; and Uttaranchal: Mukteshwar 1.

Temperatures — Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell appreciably in west Uttar Pradesh, fell in Uttaranchal and changed little elsewhere. Departures: These were appreciably above normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan, above normal in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal and normal in Uttar Pradesh.

The highest temperature in the region was 47.3°C recorded at Sriganganagar (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of June 18, 2003: Rain or thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Isolated duststorm/thunderstorm is likely in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of June 18, 2003: Mainly clear sky with dust haze. Possibility of duststorm/thunderstorm in some areas. Maximum temperature will be around 41°C.

Farmers’ weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of June 18, 2003: Duststorm/thunderstorm with light rain is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No big change.