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• Rain, snow likely in J&K

• Amritsar coldest ever at minus 2.6°C

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Read under headings Max (maximum temperature), Min (minimum temperature), R (rainfall in past 24 hours) and TR (total rainfall):

Rain, snow likely in J&K
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, January 20
Rainfall: Weather was dry over the region.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures fell appreciably in east Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere. Departures: These were appreciably below normal in Uttaranchal, below normal in Punjab, east Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 2.6°C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of January 22, 2005: Rain/snow is likely at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Low temperature warning: Ground frost is likely at a few places in Haryana and Punjab during the next two nights.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of January 22, 2005: Partly cloudy sky. Strong surface winds likely during daytime. Mist in the morning. Minimum temperature will be around 06.°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of January 22, 2005: Sky will be partly cloudy.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Amritsar coldest ever at minus 2.6°C

Chandigarh, January 20
Amritsar today recorded its coldest day ever so far as the mercury plunged to minus 2.6°C, a record eight degrees below the normal range.

“The last time the minimum temperature at Amritsar had fallen so low was on January 6, 1972. That day the low had been recorded at minus 2.4°C,” the Director, Meteorological Department, Delhi, Mr R.D. Singh said over phone.

Meanwhile, cold wave sweeping most parts of north India further intensified and Ambala recorded a low of 3.6°C, down three degrees while Karnal was also colder by three degrees at 4.1°C.

There was little respite for the people in the Kashmir valley. Piercing cold gripped Srinagar and the residents groaned under a sub zero temperature of 3.8°C, down two degrees. Jammu also had a cold night at 5.3°C, down three.

Many Punjab towns also came under the grip of cold conditions and Ludhiana and Patiala braved the chill recording minimum temperatures at 4.6°C and 4.7°C, respectively.

In Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, Sundernagar and Bhuntar recorded sub zero minimums at 0.2°C, 0.6°C and 0.6°C, respectively.

Chandigarh had a partial cloudy sky today and cold kept the low here down to 7°C. — PTI