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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	39	25	0	0
Aurangabad	40	22	0	19
Bangalore	35	23	0	19
Bhopal	39	22	0	3
Bhubaneswar	39	26	0	39
Chennai	35	26	0	15
Dehra Dun	35	23	0	51
Guwahati	28	21	04	260
Gaya	41	23	0	2
Hyderabad	40	26	0	35
Jaipur	37	26	0	1
Jamshedpur	37	23	0	69
Kolkota	34	27	0	59
Kolhapur	40	22	0	0
Lucknow	41	21	0	11
Mahabaleshwar	35	20	0	16
Mangalore	36	26	0	0
Mumbai	33	22	0	0
Nagpur	42	24	0	61
New Delhi	39	26	0	5
Panjim	33	27	0	1
Patna	36	24	0	9
Pune	40	19	0	1
Rajkot	37	24	0	5
Ranchi	36	20	2	74
Shimla	23	09	3	121
Sholapur	41	28	0	47
Srinagar	16	09	12	213
Surat	38	21	0	0
Thiruananthpuram	33	23	11	89
Udaipur	38	21	0	0

Dholpur hottest at 41.9°C
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 16
Rainfall: Rain or snow has occurred at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers have occurred at isolated places in Haryana, Punjab and west Rajasthan. Weather was mainly dry in rest of the region. The chief amounts of precipitation in cms are: Himachal Pradesh: Bhang, Bhuntar, Dhundhi and Solongnala 2 each and Khotkhai and Rampur Bushahr 1 each and Jammu and Kashmir: Banihal 2 and Srinagar 1. Snowfall report in cms are: Himachal Pradesh: Patsio 5.Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures rose in west Rajasthan, fell appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir, fell in Punjab and changed a little elsewhere.

Departures: They were appreciably above normal in Haryana and Uttaranchal, above normal in Himachal Pradesh, east Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh, appreciably below normal in Jammu and Kashmir and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 41.9C recorded at Dholpur (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of April 18: Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Duststorm/thunderstorm is likely at isolated places in Rajasthan.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of April 18 : Partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rain/thundery development in some areas. maximum temperature will be around 38C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of April18: Light rain is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.