The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

SPECIAL COVERAGE

CHANDIGARH

DELHI

THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS

50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Extremes
Town	Max (in Celsius)	Min (in Celsius)

Ambala	33.9	26.8
Amritsar	37.6	27.0
Bhuntar	33.3	19.6
Hisar	34.8	26.8
Jammu	—	27.3
Karnal	31.2	25.8
Ludhiana	33.6	25.5
Patiala	32.6	25.4
Shimla	23.3	17.4
Srinagar	—	19.0
Sundernagar	32.7	22.1

NATION

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

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	30	26	124	173
Allahabad	40	27	55	59
Bangalore	29	20	0	108
Baroda	29	25	102	263
Bhuj	31	26	5	14
Chennai	36	29	0	14
Dehra Dun	30	25	1	31
Guwahati	35	27	0	76
Hyderabad	32	24	—	—
Jaipur	34	22	58	121
Kolkata	33	27	5	151
Lucknow	39	28	0	25
Mangalore	32	25	2	950
Mumbai	31	26	15	480
New Delhi	29	26	7	49
Panjim	31	26	6	751
Patna	37	29	6	24
Ranchi	31	22	43	93

Southwest monsoon reaches Delhi
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 27
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at most places in Haryana, at many places in east Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in west Rajasthan. Weather was dry in Jammu and Kashmir. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm. are: Haryana: Karnal 5 and Chandigarh and Delhi Ridge 1 each, Himachal Pradesh: Rampur Bushar 4, Bhuntar and Pandoh 3 each, Shimla 2 and Sundernagar 1,, Punjab: Balachaur and Patiala 2 each.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperature fell largely in Haryana, fell markedly in Punjab, appreciably in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, east Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and changed little elsewhere. Departure: They were largely below normal in Haryana, markedly below normal in Punjab, appreciably below normal in west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, below normal in Jammu and Kashmir and east Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The maximum temperature in the region was 44.2°C recorded at Sri-ganganagar.

Forecast valid until the morning of June 29: Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, east Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in west Rajasthan.

Heavy rainfall warning: Isolated heavy rain/thundershowers are likely in Himachal Pradesh, east Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of June 29: Southwest monsoon has arrived in Delhi.

Generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain/thundershowers. The maximum temperature will be around 30°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of June 29: Light to moderate rain will occur at many places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.