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 March 1):

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	37	26	0	10
Aurangabad	37	23	0	1
Bangalore	31	20	5	325
Baroda	37	25	0	0
Bhavnagar	35	20	9	10
Bhopal	37	19	0	6
Bhubaneswar	38	23	tr	100
Bhuj	37	24	0	0
Chennai	35	26	0	99
Dehra Dun	28	17	0	84
Gangtok	19	12	13	222
Guwahati	31	21	18	140
Gaya	37	23	0	5
Hyderabad	37	24	0	75
Indore	37	21	0	4
Jaipur	30	17	8	19
Jamshedpur	37	21	2	56
Kolkata	36	24	3	91
Kolhapur	33	21	0	27
Lucknow	36	18	0	14
Mangalore	34	24	0	112
Mumbai	32	26	0	1
Minicoy	32	27	1	160
Nagpur	37	22	5	49
New Delhi	31	18	2	42
Patna	36	23	0	22
Pune	34	18	0	0
Rajkot	38	24	0	—
Ranchi	33	19	0	50
Rantnagiri	33	24	0	0
Shillong	23	14	0	42
Shimla	17	7	20	177
Sholapur	31	25	0	26
Srinagar	16	8	7	105
Surat	35	26	0	0
Tiruchirapall	36	26	0	60
Udaipur	33	19	2	8
Vishakhapatnam	36	26	1	22

Rain, snow likely in HP, Uttaranchal
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 20
Rainfall: Rain or snow has occurred at most places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Haryana and Punjab, at a few places in Rajasthan and at isolated places in west Uttar Pradesh. Weather was mainly dry in east Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. The chief amounts of precipitation in cm were: Haryana: Ambala 3, Thanesar 2 and Chandigarh and Rania 1 each. Himachal Pradesh: Baijnath and Kahu 5 each, Barsar, Ghamroor, Katuala, Nadaun and Nagrota Surian 3 each, Bhuntar, Berthin, Bhanjar, Guler, Jubbal, Kasol, Kangra, Shimla and Sundernagar 2 each and Nalagarh, Pandoh, Sunibhajji and Sujanpur Tira 1 each. Jammu and Kashmir: Batote 5, Banihal 4 and Jammu and Katra 1 each. Punjab: Dasuya, Mukerian and Nakodar 2 each and Nangal and Nawanshahr 1 each and Rajasthan: Jaipur 1.

Temperature: past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell appreciably in west Rajasthan, fell in Haryana and east Rajasthan, rose in Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were largely below normal in Punjab and west Rajasthan, markedly below normal in Haryana and east Rajasthan, appreciably below normal in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal and below normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 38°C recorded at Banswara (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of 22nd: Rain or snow is likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers are likely at isolated places in west Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of 22nd: Mainly clear sky. Slight rise in maximum temperature and will be around 33°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of 22nd: Weather will be mainly dry.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Squall report: New Delhi (Palam) experienced a westerly squall at 12.15 p.m. on 19.4.2001 with a maximum wind speed of 84 km ph.