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 June 1):

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	30	19	0	0
Aurangabad	32	13	0	1
Bangalore	31	15	0	0
Bhopal	28	13	0	5
Bhubaneswar	32	20	0	0
Chennai	31	19	0	1
Dehra Dun	17	10	12	39
Gangtok	08	6	3	46
Guwahati	20	10	0	7
Hyderabad	33	16	0	0
Indore	29	14	0	tr
Jaipur	25	15	tr	11
Jamshedpur	27	14	0	1
Kolkata	27	19	0	0
Kolhapur	—	16	0	0
Lucknow	25	12	0	39
Mangalore	32	22	0	0
Mumbai	30	22	0	0
Nagpur	31	15	0	0
New Delhi	20	13	12	39
Patna	27	13	0	4
Pune	33	13	0	0
Shillong	15	4	0	6

Heavy rain, snow likely in HP, J&K
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, January 31
Rainfall: Rain or snow has occurred at most places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at most places in Haryana and Punjab and at a few places in Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh. Weather was dry in east Uttar Pradesh. The chief amounts of precipitation in cm. are: Haryana: Ambala, Chhachhrauli, Kaithal, New Delhi (Ayanagar, Palam, Ridge and Safdarjung), Naraingarh, Panipat, Sonepat and Thanesar 1 each, Himachal Pradesh: Kangra 3 and Bharwain, Dharamsala, Kandaghat, Nahan, Sandhole, Sangrah, Shimla and Sunnibhajji 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu and Srinagar 1 each, Punjab: Malerkotla, Mukerian, Nangal and Patiala 1 each, East Rajasthan: Pilani 2 and Bharatpur 1 and Uttaranchal: Dehradun, Mukteswar and Tehri 1 each.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures fell appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir, fell in Himachal Pradesh, rose appreciably in east Rajasthan, rose in west Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh and changed a little elsewhere.

Departures: They were largely above normal in east Rajasthan, markedly above normal in west Rajasthan, appreciably above normal in Haryana and Punjab, above normal in Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region.

The lowest temperature in the plains was 8.2°C recorded at Bhiwani (Haryana).

Forecast valid until the morning of February 2: Rain or snow will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan and at a few places in Uttar Pradesh.

Heavy rainfall warning: Heavy rain or snow is likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal during the next 48 hours.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of February 2: Mainly cloudy sky with a few spells of rain/thundershowers. Minimum temperature will be around 11°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of February 2: Light to moderate rain will occur at many places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.