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NATION

Read under headings Max (maximum temperature), Min (minimum temperature), R (rainfall in past 24 hours) and TR (Total rain since June 1):

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	32	27	2	209
Allahabad	31	28	tr	19
Aurangabad	28	21	4	111
Bangalore	31	20	0	11
Baroda	29	26	28	188
Bhavnagar	31	25	0	—
Bhopal	28	24	0	248
Bhubaneswar	33	27	1	266
Chennai	39	29	0	46
Gangtok	22	17	35	263
Guwahati	34	27	3	52
Gaya	32	26	8	131
Hyderabad	34	23	0	222
Indore	28	23	54	245
Jamshedpur	28	23	27	204
Kolkata	27	25	26	242
Lucknow	35	26	2	22
Mahabaleshwar	—	17	109	—
Mumbai	27	26	61	526
Nagpur	32	24	0	272
New Delhi	32	26	1	86
Patna	35	25	10	54

Heavy rain likely in Uttaranchal
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 18
Summary of observations recorded at 8.30 am (IST): The southwest monsoon has further advanced into more parts of Uttar Pradesh. Conditions are favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into the remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh during the next two days.

Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at many places in Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at a few places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and east Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in Punjab. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are: Haryana: Jagadhari 5, Bahadurgarh and Rewari 2 each, and Gohana 1; Himachal Pradesh: Kangra 2 and Jubbal and Nagrota Surian 1; each, Rajasthan: Bayana and Sirohi 4 each, Jalore, Jaswantpura, Pilani and Talera 3 each, Ajan, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Baretha, Dewas, Hingota and Sawalahead 2 each, and Bundi, Kota and Udaisagar 1 each; Uttar Pradesh: Jhansi 9, Dalmau 6, Ankinghat 4, Turtipar 3, Ballia, Bareilly, Dabri, Mukhlispur and Palliakalan 2, each and Bani, Bahraich, Fatehgarh, Ghaziapur, Narora and Regoli 1 each and Uttaranchal: Banbasa 10, Pantnagar 5, and Mukteshwar 3.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir and west Rajasthan, fell in Punjab and east Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were largely below normal in Haryana and Punjab, markedly below normal in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh and appreciably below normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 37.8°C recorded at Jaisalmer (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of June 20: Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, at a few places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and east Rajasthan and at isolated places in the rest of the region.

Heavy rainfall warning: Heavy rain is likely at isolated places in west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal during the next 48 hours.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of June 20: Generally cloudy sky with possibility of one or two showers or thundershowers. Maximum temperature will be around 36°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of June 20: Light to moderate rain is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Earthquake report: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale occurred at 9.32 pm (IST) on June 17, with its epicentre at latitude 23.7° N, longitude 70.1° E in the Rann of Kutch (Gujarat).