The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

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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	41	29	0	0
Ahmednagar	35	23	12	34
Allahabad	41	29	0	0
Aurangabad	35	24	0	57
Bangalore	30	21	0	65
Baroda	40	29	0	0
Bhopal	38	25	15	15
Bhubaneswar	41	26	15	19
Bhuj	37	27	0	0
Chennai	35	27	tr	1
Dehra Dun	39	25	0	31
Guwahati	31	23	10	146
Gaya	39	29	0	25
Hyderabad	35	24	3	43
Indore	37	26	0	1
Jaipur	43	30	0	0
Jammu	43	29	-	-
Jamshedpur	40	23	26	66

Thundershowers likely in HP
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 15
Heatwave conditions are prevailing in some parts of Rajasthan and at isolated places in Haryana. They have abated from east Uttar Pradesh.

Rainfall: Weather was mainly dry over the region.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell appreciably in east Uttar Pradesh and changed a little elsewhere.

Departures: They were appreciably above normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttaranchal, above normal in Jammu and Kashmir and west Uttar Pradesh and normal in east Uttar Pradesh. The highest temperature in the region was 47.1°C recorded at Dholpur (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of June 17: Rain or thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Isolated duststorm/thunderstorm is likely in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of June 17: Partly cloudy sky with dust haze. Dust storm/thunderstorm accompanied by squall is likely in some areas. Maximum temperature will be around 42°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of June 17: Dust storm/thunderstorm with light rain is likely at a few places. Squall with wind speed exceeding 65 kmph is likely at isolated places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Hisar hottest at 46.7°C

Chandigarh, June 15
Heatwave sweeping most parts of the northern region continued unabated today with mercury at Hisar rising six degrees above normal to touch a high of 46.7°C.

Ambala was hot recording a maximum of 42.5°C, up three degrees, according to the Meteorological Department here.

Chandigarh experienced yet another hot day as mercury rose by two degrees to settle at 41.2°C. Heatwave tightened its grip over most of Punjab with Amritsar turning out to be the hottest zone after maximum there shot up by four degrees to touch 44.4°C.

Ludhiana recorded a high of 42.2°C while Patiala had a maximum of 42.5°C, both above normal.

Shimla had a pleasant day recording a high of 27.7°C, but Sundernagar at 39.1°C and Bhuntar at 36.1°C, were among the hotter towns of Himachal.

The Met Office has forecast light to moderate rain or thunder showers at isolated places in Himachal while dust storm, thunderstorm has been forecast at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana over the next two days. PTI