The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

NATION

Read under headings Max (maximum temperature), Min (minimum temperature), R (rainfall in past 24 hours) and TR (total rainfall):

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	41	23	0	0
Allahabad	37	21	18	1
Bangalore	35	22	0	53
Baroda	42	25	0	0
Bhubaneswar	38	27	0	83
Chennai	35	24	60	85
Dehra Dun	29	15	0	56
Gangtok	23	14	0	203
Guwahati	—	23	0	576
Gaya	38	21	0	1
Hyderabad	38	21	0	91
Jaipur	35	22	0	18
Jammu	29	17	0	72
Kolkata	37	27	0	95
Lucknow	36	20	0	12
Mumbai	33	27	0	0
New Delhi	32	19	0	95
Panjim	35	27	0	0
Patna	37	21	0	25
Pune	40	21	0	0
Ranchi	33	19	0	71
Shillong	—	16	0	232
Shimla	18	11	0	60
Srinagar	17	05	0	195
Thiruvananthapuram	33	22	44	201
Udaipur	38	23	0	0
Visakhapatnam	36	27	0	21

Barmer sizzles at 40.7°C
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 3
Rainfall: Weather was mainly dry over the region.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperature rose appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, rose in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere. Departure: They were largely below normal in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh, markedly below normal in Himachal Pradesh and appreciably below normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 40.7°C recorded at Barmer (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of 5th May: Rain or thundershowers are likely at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of 5th May: Mainly clear sky. Maximum temperature will be around 35°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of 5th May: Sky will be mainly clear.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.