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Widespread rain brings relief
Chandigarh, May 15
Light to moderate rain in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and isolated rain in Punjab and Haryana during the past 24 hours provided the much-needed relief to the people at many places in the northwest region from the gruelling heat wave conditions.

Temperature falls in Punjab, Haryana
New Delhi, May 15
Heat wave conditions have abated from most parts of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan. They are likely to abate from rest of the areas of these states.

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Widespread rain brings relief 

Chandigarh, May 15
Light to moderate rain in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and isolated rain in Punjab and Haryana during the past 24 hours provided the much-needed relief to the people at many places in the northwest region from the gruelling heat wave conditions.

However, Hisar in Haryana recorded a high of 43.2°C, two degrees above normal, even after receiving light rain.

Weathermen here attributed the sudden change in the weather to the upper air cyclonic circulation over Punjab and the neighbourhood, 2.1 km above sea level. The system, they said could cause light to moderate rain or thundershower at a few places in Himachal and dust and thunderstorm at a few places in Punjab and Haryana over the next 48 hours.

The mercury in and around Amritsar and Srinagar, which had risen by seven and 10 degrees above normal, today plumetted to 37°C, a degree below normal, and 27°C, three degrees above normal, respectively.

A 10 mm of rainfall in and around Shimla preceded by high velocity winds plumetted the mercury to 14.6°C today from yesterday’s high of 27°C.

The tribal belt of Kinnaur and adjoining areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the catchment area of the Bhakra-Beas Management Board reported 2-68.1 mm of rainfall. Guler with 68.1 mm of rainfall was the wettest followed by Nagrota Surian (33 mm), Gamrur and Nadaun (22 mm each) and Pandoh (20.5 mm). UNI

Temperature falls in Punjab, Haryana
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 15
Heat wave conditions have abated from most parts of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan. They are likely to abate from rest of the areas of these states.

Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh, at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in Punjab, east Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cms are: Himachal Pradesh: Udaipur — 9, Guler — 7, Nagrota Surian 3, Nadaun and Pandoh — 2 each, Gohar, Kasol, Kumarsain, Shimla and Sundernagar — 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Batote — 2 and Banihal — 1, Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhpur — 7.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell markedly in east Uttar Pradesh, fell appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir and west Rajasthan, fell in Haryana, Punjab, east Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and changed little in Himachal Pradesh.

Departures: They were markedly below normal in east Uttar Pradesh, below normal in Uttaranchal, appreciably above normal in Himachal Pradesh, above normal in Jammu and Kashmir and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 44.8°C recorded at Churu (Rajasthan) and Hisar (Haryana).

Forecast valid until the morning of 17th May: Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab east Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Haryana. Isolated duststorms/thunderstorms accompanied with squall are likely in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of 17th May: Hazy sky with possibility of a duststorm/thunderstorm accompanied with squall in some areas. Fall in maximum temperature and it will be around 39°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of 17th May: Duststorm/thunderstorm with light rain is likely at a few places. Squalls with wind speed exceeding 65 km/h. are likely at isolated places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.