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	37	22	0	0
Allahabad	35	18	0	6
Bangalore	36	23	0	2
Bhopal	35	20	0	3
Bhubaneswar	33	21	2	32
Kolkata	33	23	14	29
Chennai	36	26	0	0
Dehra Dun	28	13	0	8
Gangtok	20	09	24	31
Guwahati	31	18	—	—
Hyderabad	38	25	0	61
Jaipur	33	17	0	0
Lucknow	33	15	0	6
Mumbai	31	21	0	0
New Delhi	32	16	0	0
Panjim	32	22	0	0
Patna	34	18	3	5
PortBlair	29	23	33	111
Shillong	24	13	0	2
Thiruvananthapuram	34	26	0	1
Visakhapatnam	36	26	0	TR

Ludhiana records 10.2°C
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 24
Weather was mainly dry over the region.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures rose appreciably in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, rose in Uttaranchal and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were above normal in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 37°C recorded at Phalodi (Rajasthan).

Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures rose in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and changed little elsewhere. Departures: They were above normal in Rajasthan, below normal in Punjab and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 10.2°C recorded at Ludhiana (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of March 26: Rain or snow is likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Haryana, Punjab and North Rajasthan. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of March 26: Light rain is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No appreciable change.