Tribune News Service New Delhi, April 17
Rainfall: Rain or snow has occurred at most places in Jammu and Kashmir, at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at most places in Punjab, at many places in Haryana, at a few places in east Rajasthan and west
Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of precipitation in cm are: Haryana: New Delhi (Safdarjung) 3, New Delhi (Palam) 2, Ambala AP, Jind and New Delhi (Ayanagar) 1 each, Himachal Pradesh: Dharampur 3,
Jubbal, Kasauli and Paonta 1 each, Jammu and
Kashmir: Batote 2 and Banihal 1, Punjab: Ludhiana 3, Jagraon and
Nabha 2 each and Amritsar, Dasuya, Nakodar, Patiala and Patti 1 each, Uttar Pradesh : Agra 1,
Uttaranchal: Mukteshwar 2 and Rajasthan: Sawai Madhopur 1.
Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, fell in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, rose in east Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere. Departures: They were markedly below normal in Himachal Pradesh and
Uttaranchal, appreciably below normal Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir,
Punjab, west Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh and below normal in the rest of the region. The highest
temperature in the region was 41 degree C recorded at Sawai Madhopur(Rajasthan).
Forecast valid until the morning of 19th: Rain or snow will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Haryana, Punjab and east Uttar
Pradesh, at a few places in north Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh
and at isolated places in south Rajasthan. Hailstorms/thundersqualls are likely at isolated places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh.
Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of 19th: Generally cloudy sky with one or two
spells of rain/thundershowers accompanied with squall. Maximum temperature will be around 32C.
Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of 19th: Light to moderate rain will occur at
many places. Squalls with wind speed exceeding 65 kmph are likely at isolated places.
Squall report: New Delhi (Palam) experienced a southerly sqaull at 10.05 pm on yesterday with a maximum wind speed of 87 kmph. New Delhi (Safdarjung) experienced a north-westerly sqaull at 10.33 pm with a maximum wind speed of 63
kmph.
