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

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Kodaikanal	—	12	16	22
Kolhapur	36	19	0	0
Lucknow	37	19	0	6
Mahabaleshwar	31	17	0	0
Mangalore	34	24	0	0
Mumbai	30	23	0	0
Minicoy	33	27	0	0
Nagpur	41	23	0	20
New Delhi	33	17	1	2
Panjim	32	23	0	0
Patna	35	19	0	5
Pune	35	14	0	0
Rajkot	34	20	0	0
Ranchi	35	17	3	39
Ratnagiri	32	22	0	0
Shillong	27	13	1	3
Shimla	12	4	47	83
Sholapur	39	22	0	0
Srinagar	15	5	2	56
Tiruchirapalli	38	27	0	0
Tiruvananthapuram	34	27	4	4
Udaipur	33	18	0	0
Visakhapatnam	35	28	0	tr

Mercury dips in region
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 30
Rainfall: Rain or snow has occurred at most places in Himachal Pradesh, at many places in Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Punjab, at a few places in Haryana and at isolated places in east Uttar Pradesh. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of precipitation in cm are: Haryana: Ambala and Delhi Ridge 2 each and Chandigarh 1, Himachal Pradesh: Rohru and Shimla 5 each, Arki, Bhuntar, Kahu, Kasol and Solan 3 each, Baijnath, Jubbal, Nalagarh, Rampur Bushar and Sunibhaji 2 each and Bharwain, Berthin, Ghumarwin, Jhandutta, Kumarsain, Nadaun, Pandoh and Sujanpur Tira 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Batote and Katra 1 each, Punjab: Amritsar 1, Snowfall report (cm): Himachal Pradesh: Dhundhi 34 and Solang Nala 1, Jammu and Kashmir: Himmat 10, Jamindar Khan Gali 4 and Fateh Khan 2. New Delhi (Safdarjung) reported hail.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell largely in Himachal Pradesh, fell in Haryana and west Rajasthan, rose in Jammu and Kashmir and changed little elsewhere.

Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell appreciably in Punjab, fell in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, west Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere. Departures: They were below normal in Himachal Pradesh, above normal in east Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 12.7°C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of April 1: Rain or snow will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places in Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in Haryana, Punjab and east Rajasthan. Weather will be mainly dry in west Rajasthan. Thundersqualls/hailstorms are likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of April 1: Sky will be partly cloudy.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.