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	30	0	14
Aurangabad	39	26	0	1
Bangalore	32	21	2	384
Bhavnagar	40	29	0	10
Bhopal	40	25	0	33
Bhubaneswar	41	29	1	183
Bhuj	40	24	0	0
Kolkata	36	29	0	203
Chennai	38	23	tr	110
Dehra Dun	35	23	0	162
Gangtok	19	16	17	795
Guwahati	32	24	1	500
Gaya	42	—	—	—
Hyderabad	39	26	0	76
Indore	41	26	0	4
Jaipur	39	27	0	59
Jamshedpur	39	27	1	192
Kolhapur	30	23	0	35
Lucknow	40	27	0	48
Mumbai	35	29	0	7
Nagpur	43	28	0	76
New Delhi	39	29	0	55
Panjim	29	24	37	84
Pune	36	23	2	4
Rajkot	42	27	0	4
Ranchi	38	25	tr	103
Ratnagiri	32	24	2	51
Shillong	24	17	tr	279
Shimla	24	17	0	253
Sholapur	38	25	0	44
Srinagar	31	13	0	145
Surat	40	29	0	0
Tiruchirapalli	39	25	5	110
Thiruvananthapuram	33	21	32	401
Udaipur	42	29	0	10
Visakhapatnam	37	30	2	59

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Hisar, Amritsar groan under heat

Chandigarh, May 24
The heat wave returned with a vengeance at many places in this region today after almost 10 days of pleasant weather as mercury soared by 4°C above normal, reports here said.

People in and around Hisar, Amritsar and Palam (Delhi), groaned under the oppressive heat wave, with the mercury rising to 44.5°C and 43.5°C and 43°C, respectively. Ambala, Patiala and Safdarjung (Delhi) too had the highs rising to 41°C and 42.5°C and 42.4°C, three degree to four degrees above normal.

The day temperature in and around Shimla rose to 26.3°C, three degrees above normal against 24.3°C recorded yesterday. The maximum also rose in Sundernagar to 36.1°C and Bhuntar to 34.1°C.

The maximum in Srinagar, summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, however, dropped slightly from 31°C yesterday to 29.7°C today, which was still four degrees above normal.

Temperature rises in region
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 24
Rainfall: Weather was mainly dry in the region.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures rose markedly in west Rajasthan, rose appreciably in Punjab, east Rajasthan and the remaining parts of Jammu and Kashmir, rose in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were appreciably above normal in Jammu and Kashmir, below normal in Haryana and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 44°C recorded at Jaisalmer (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of 26th May: Rain or thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and south Rajasthan. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of 26th May: Mainly clear sky. Strong hot winds during day time. Maximum temperature will be around 41°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of 26th May: Sky will be mainly clear.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.