Friday, June 20, 2003, Chandigarh, India




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CHANDIGARH
  • The maximum temperature on Thursday was 32.6ºC and the minimum 25.4ºC.
    The maximum relative humidity was 84 per cent and the minimum 48 per cent.
  • Sunset: Friday: 07.28
  • Sunrise: Saturday: 05.20
  • OUTLOOK FOR  FRIDAY: Mainly cloudy sky.


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Extremes
Town Max (in Celsius) Min (in Celsius)
Ambala 25.4
Amritsar 37.8
Bhuntar 29.1 19.1
Hisar 33.1 28.0
Ludhiana 34.0 26.0
Patiala 32.4 25.6
Shimla 21.7 15.7
Sundernagar 32.1 21.1

 

 

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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

30

24

12

41

Allahabad

39

31

0

0

Bangalore

28

20

0

66

Bhopal

36

25

13

49

Bhubaneswar

36

24

43

167

Chennai

38

27

2

3

Gangtok

21

17

12

364

Guwahati

31

25

82

230

Hyderabad

36

25

0

46

Jaipur

37

24

3

3

Kolkata

28

26

43

88

Lucknow

37

28

0

8

Mumbai

31

22

148

359

New Delhi

34

27

9

12

Patna

37

27

0

50

Pune

30

22

11

95

Ranchi

35

23

0

35

Shillong

24

41

286

Shimla

21

15

2

45

Srinagar

28

15

0

18

Thiruvananthapuram

31

23

20

99

Udaipur

33

23

35

43

Visakhapatnam

35

28

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Rain in Haryana, Himachal
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 19
Rainfall: Rain or thundershowers have occurred at most places in west Rajasthan, at many places in east Rajasthan, at a few places in Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cms are: New Delhi (Safdarjung) 1; and Himachal Pradesh: Rampur Bushar and Solangnala 1 each.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures fell largely in Haryana and west Rajasthan, fell in Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh, fell appreciably in east Rajasthan and Uttaranchal, fell in Jammu and Kashmir and east Uttar Pradesh and changed little in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The highest temperature in the region was 41.4°C recorded at Banda (Uttar Pradesh).

Forecast valid until the morning of 21 June: Rain or thundershowers will occur at many places in east Rajasthan and likely at a few places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, west Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of 21 June: Mainly cloudy sky. Rain or thundershowers are likely in some areas. Maximum temperature will be around 37°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of 21 June: Light to moderate rain is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

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Temperatures stay below normal

Chandigarh, June 19
After heavy rain lashed the region, maximum temperature today plummetted by up to eight degrees, even as many places in Himachal Pradesh received showers.

The city witnessed a partially cloudy day today and the maximum temperature dropped by six degrees here to settle at 32.6 degrees Celsius.

Ambala was cooler by six degrees at a high of 34 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Department here.

Patiala was down eight at 32.4 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana at 34 degrees Celsius was down seven while the Amritsar was cooler by three degrees at a high of 37.8 degrees Celsius.

Shimla was the coolest place in the region recording a two degrees below normal high at 21.7 degrees Celsius after receiving light showers during the day while Sundernagar at 32.1 degrees Celsius and Bhuntar at 29.1 degrees Celsius, were among some other cooler towns in Himachal Pradesh.

Rain lashed many towns in Himachal Pradesh with Rampur being lashed by 8.4 mm. Pandoh (0.5 mm), Sunni (1.0 mm), Manali (2 mm), Solangh Nullah (15 mm), Dhundi (5 mm), also received some showers. — PTI

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