Saturday, February 12, 2000,
Chandigarh, India






THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
W E A T H E R


CHANDIGARH
  • The maximum temperature on Friday was 16°C (60.8°F) and the minimum 10°C (50°F).
    The maximum relative humidity was 90 per cent and the minimum 54 per cent.
  • Sunset: Saturday: 6.07
  • Sunrise: Sunday: 7.06
  • OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY: Partly cloudy sky with the possibility of a spell of rain. Not much change in the night temperature.


REGION

Friday: Rain or snow has been reported from most places in Himachal Pradesh and rain from most places in Haryana and Punjab. The chief amounts of precipitation in cms are: Bhunter 4, Sundernagar, Rohtak and Kahu 3 each; Solan, Pandoh, Sunni, Kasol, RL-1700 (Sutlej and Beas catchment area), Chandigarh, Narnaul, Patiala and Nangal Dam 2 each and Ambala, Ludhiana, Shimla, Una, Rampur, Berthin, Sujanpurtira, Nadaun, Guler and Nagrota-Surian one each.

Night temperature changed little in the area. It was markedly below normal in Himachal Pradesh, above normal in Haryana and Punjab. The lowest temperature in the plains was 8.5°C recorded at Amritsar

Forecast: Moderate to rather heavy rain or snow likely at many places in Himachal. Light to moderate rain is likely at many places in Haryana and Punjab. Hailstorm is likely at isolated places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

Warning: Heavy rain or snow likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh during the next 48 hours.

Extremes

Town Max (in Celsius) Min (in Celsius)
Ambala 16.6 9.1
Amritsar 16.7 8.5
Bhuntar 1.0
Hisar 18.8 10.9
Jammu 8.4
Ludhiana 10.0
Patiala 17.0 9.5
Shimla 4.1 -0.3
Srinagar 6.4 0.1
Sundernagar 13.4 5.6



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