The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

NATION

Read under headings Max (maximum temperature), Min (minimum temperature), R (rainfall in past 24 hours) and TR (Total rain since January 1):

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	36	22	0	0
Allahabad	35	—	—	—
Aurangabad	37	19	0	1
Bangalore	34	23	0	2
Baroda	36	23	0	0
Bhavnagar	33	21	0	0
Bhopal	36	19	0	3
Bhubaneswar	39	25	0	26
Kolkata	37	26	0	14
Chennai	38	26	0	0
Dehra Dun	27	14	0	8
Gangtok	19	13	0	6
Guwahati	33	17	0	0
Gaya	37	21	0	1
Hyderabad	37	23	12	61
Indore	35	19	0	4
Jaipur	32	19	0	0
Jamshedpur	39	23	0	25
Kodaikanal	19	11	0	6
Kolhapur	35	19	0	0
Lucknow	35	22	0	6
Mahabaleshwar	30	16	—	—
Mumbai	31	22	—	—
Minicoy	32	25	0	0
Nagpur	38	24	—	—
New Delhi	30	17	0	0
Panjim	31	23	—	—
Patna	37	22	0	2
Pune	35	15	—	—
Port Blair	32	—	0	21
Rajkot	35	22	0	0
Ranchi	35	20	2	24
Ratnagiri	31	23	—	—
Shillong	23	15	0	2
Shimla	16	07	1	15
Sholapur	39	23	—	—
Srinagar	12	04	1	31
Surat	33	21	0	0
Tiruchirapalli	38	25	0	0

Rain, snow likely in HP, J&K
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 22
Rainfall: Rain or snow has occurred at many places in Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at isolated places in Punjab. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of precipitation in cm are Himachal Pradesh: Bainath (4) Jogindernagar (3) Bhuntar and Manali (2 each) Barsar, Gohar, Kasol, Kahu and Sujanpur Tira (1 each) and Banihal (1) Punjab: Nangal (1).

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures fell appreciably in Haryana and east Rajasthan, fell in Uttaranchal, rose in east UP and changed little elsewhere. Departures: They were below normal in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, west Rajasthan and Uttaranchal, above normal in east UP and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 36.6°C recorded at Jhansi (UP).

Past 24 hours change: The minimum temperatures rose appreciably in east UP, rose in west Uttar Pradesh, fell in east Rajasthan and Uttaranchal and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were appreciably above normal in Uttar Pradesh, above normalin east Rajasthan, below normal in Jammu and Kashmir and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 11.7 C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of 24th: Rain or snow is likely at a few places in Himachal and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places in east UP and at isolated places in west UP. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region. Thundersqualls are likely at isolated places in east UP.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of 24th: Mainly clear sky. No significant change in the maximum and minimum temperatures.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of 24th: Sky will be mainly clear.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.