Sunday, June 9, 2002, Chandigarh, India



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CHANDIGARH
  • The maximum temperature on Saturday was 42.0°C (107.6°F) and the minimum 28.6°C (83.5°F).
    The maximum relative humidity was 71 per cent and the minimum 26 per cent.
  • Sunset: Sunday: 07.24
  • Sunrise: Monday: 05.19
  • OUTLOOK FOR  SUNDAY: Mainly clear sky becoming partly cloudy towards evening.


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Extremes
Town Max (in Celsius) Min (in Celsius)
Ambala 41.7 26.7
Amritsar 43.2 27.6
Bhuntar 36.6 18.6
Hisar 44.3 31.7
Ludhiana 41.4 27.7
Patiala 41.0 27.6
Shimla 27.6 20.3
Srinagar — 14.4
Sundernagar 38.0 22.1

 

 

NATION

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

 

Station

Max

Min

R

TR

Ahmedabad

41

28

0

19

Ahmendnagar

39

—

—

—

Allahabad

42

28

tr

tr

Aurangabad

39

25

0

9

Bangalore

31

22

0

41

Baroda

39

28

0

1

Bhopal

39

27

0

11

Bhubaneswar

38

28

0

4

Bhuj

36

27

0

0

Chennai

37

27

tr

1

Dehra Dun

34

25

0

18

Gangtok

22

17

2

466

Guwahati

30

26

1

104

Hyderabad

36

—

3

8

Indore

38

25

0

40

Jaipur

41

31

0

0

Kolkata

38

27

1

4

Lucknow

38

27

0

3

Mahabaleshwar

27

18

0

12

Mumbai

35

28

0

0

Nagpur

40

27

0

1

New Delhi

39

31

0

5

Shillong

—

16

6

91

Shimla

26

20

0

13

Sholapur

—

25

0

28

Surat

34

29

0

0

Udaipur

38

28

0

0

Uthagamandalam

18

—

—

—

Visakhapatnam

36

29

—

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Sriganganagar records 45.4°C
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 8
Rainfall: Isolated light rain or thundershowers have occurred in Haryana. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region.

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

Departures: They were appreciably above normal in Jammu and Kashmir, above normal in Himachal Pradesh, below normal in Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 45.4°C recorded at Sriganganagar (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of June 10: Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Duststorms or thunderstorms are likely at isolated places in Rajasthan. Isolated thundersqualls are likely in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttaranchal.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of June 10: Mainly clear sky with possibility of thundery development accompanied by squall and light rain in some areas. Maximum temperature will be around 40°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of June 10: Light rain is likely at a few places. Squall with wind speed exceeding 65 km ph is likely at isolated places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

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Heat conditions persist in region

Chandigarh, June 8
Sultry conditions persisted at many places in Punjab and Haryana today as people reeled under the second spell of scorching heat conditions which have gripped the region after widespread rains provided respite early this month.

The city and its surrounding areas braved another hot day with many people preferring to stay indoors during most part of the day.

The heatwave in the region has so far claimed 33 lives in the states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. PTI

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