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	43	27	0	10
Aurangabad	41	25	0	1
Bangalore	33	24	0	326
Baroda	41	27	0	0
Bhavnagar	41	25	0	10
Bhopal	43	22	0	6
Bhubaneswar	40	28	0	100
Bhuj	38	25	0	0
Chennai	37	27	0	99
Dehra Dun	37	21	0	84
Gangtok	—	14	2	462
Guwahati	22	19	45	276
Hyderabad	41	28	0	76
Indore	41	23	0	4
Jaipur	43	26	0	19
Jamshedpur	45	27	0	56
Kolkata	35	29	0	92
Kolhapur	40	25	0	30
Lucknow	44	25	0	11
Mahabaleshwar	34	22	0	35
Mumbai	32	27	0	1
Nagpur	45	27	0	49
New Delhi	42	27	0	41
Panjim	34	27	0	7
Patna	37	24	0	22
Pune	39	20	0	2
Rajkot	42	25	0	4
Ranchi	41	23	0	50
Ratnagiri	33	24	0	0
Shimla	26	18	0	179
Sholapur	43	28	0	26
Srinagar	27	10	3	113
Surat	39	27	0	0
Tiruchirapalli	37	28	0	60
Thiruvananthapuram	33	24	63	239
Udaipur	43	25	0	8
Visakhapatnam	37	29	0	22

Rain likely in Himachal, J&K
Tribune New Service

New Delhi, April 30
Heat wave conditions continue to prevail in parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and extended in parts of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. They are likely to continue.

Rainfall: Weather was mainly dry over the region. Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures rose appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir, rose in Himachal Pradesh and east Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were markedly above normal in the remaining parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh, appreciably above normal in Uttaranchal and the remaining parts of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh. The highest temperature in the region was 45.3°C recorded at Kota (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of May 2: Rain or thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Isolated duststorms/thunderstorms are likely in Haryana and Rajasthan. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of May 2: Mainly clear sky with possibility of thundery development in some areas towards evening/night. Maximum temperature will be around 42°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast vaid until the morning of May 2: Development of thunderclouds is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Chandigarh records hottest day
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 30
The city recorded the hottest day of this summer today, while the local met office classified it as a moderate heat wave. The mercury rose to touch a high of 41 degree celsius, five degree above the normal average for this time of the year. Things are likely to continue in the same vein for the next few days.

Even the minimum temperature recorded was 24.6 degree celsius. In the afternoon, roads in the city were largely deserted, as people preferred to remain indoors.