The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

SPECIAL COVERAGE

CHANDIGARH

DELHI

THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS

50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Extremes
Town	Max (in Celsius)	Min (in Celsius)

Ambala	—	10.6
Amritsar	18.2	07.6
Bhuntar	13.4	03.3
Hisar	—	14.1
Jammu	—	10.9
Karnal	—	12.5
Ludhiana	20.5	11.0
Patiala	21.8	12.0
Rohtak	—	12.7
Shimla	08.9	00.5
Srinagar	—	00.4
Sundernagar	19.0	06.7

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	29	16	0	0
Bangalore	31	14	0	8
Bhopal	29	16	0	3
Bhubaneswar	33	19	0	1
Chennai	30	20	0	7
Dehra Dun	12	9	11	99
Gangtok	12	6	5	50
Guwahati	25	12	0	17
Hyderabad	32	17	0	50
Jaipur	26	16	0	1
Kolkata	30	18	0	25
Lucknow	26	14	0	16
Mumbai	29	20	0	1
New Delhi	22	13	30	41
Panjim	33	20	0	2
Patna	21	12	7	34
Ranchi	24	13	40	68
Shillong	17	8	0	13
Shimla	5	1	21	163
Thiruvananthapuram	33	23	0	1

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

New Delhi, February 8
Rainfall: Rain/snow has occurred at most places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain/thundershowers have occurred at most places in Haryana, Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh, at many places in east Uttar Pradesh, at a few places in west Rajasthan and at isolated places in east Rajasthan. The chief amounts of precipitation In cms. are: Haryana: Hisar 4, Naraingarh, New Delhi (Safdarjung) and Rewari 3 each, Ambala, Ayanagar, Delhi Ridge and New Delhi (Palam) 2 each and Chandigarh, Chhachhrauli, Jind, Karnal and Rohtak 1 each, Himachal Pradesh: Bhuntar, Solan 4 each, Sundernagar 3, Nahan, Pandoh and Shimla 2 each, Paonta 1, Jammu and Kashmir: 7 Punjab: Ropar 3, Amritsar and Batala 1 each.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures rose in east Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were markedly above normal in east Rajasthan, appreciably above normal in Haryana, Punjab, west Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 7.6°C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of February 10: Rain/snow will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal. Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in Uttar Pradesh, at a few places in Haryana and Punjab and at isolated places in Rajasthan. Isolated hailstorm is likely in Uttar Pradesh.

Heavy rainfall warning: Isolated heavy rain/snow is likely in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal during the next 48 hours.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of February 10: Partly cloudy sky. Mist/fog in the morning. Minimum temperature will be around 10°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of February 10: Development of thunderclouds likely at a few places. Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.