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	26.8	14.8
Amritsar	26.0	8.0
Bhuntar	17.7	6.8
Hisar	28.0	18.5
Jammu	29.9	15.9
Karnal	25.6	15.9
Ludhiana	27.6	13.6
Patiala	28.0	15.9
Shimla	19.8	11.6
Srinagar	12.9	5.8
Sundernagar	20.6	10.6

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	34	21	0	0
Bangalore	34	18	0	0
Bhopal	35	21	0	2
Bhubaneswar	40	22	0	0
Chennai	32	23	0	0
Dehra Dun	30	14	0	0
Gangtok	—	12	1	37
Guwahati	27	18	0	0
Kolkata	36	24	0	0
Lucknow	34	18	0	0
Mumbai	29	23	0	0
New Delhi	32	18	1	1
Panjim	31	22	0	0
Patna	33	19	0	0
Ranchi	32	21	0	0
Shillong	22	12	0	0
Shimla	20	12	0	0
Thiruvananthapuram	34	24	0	0

Thundershowers likely in Punjab, Haryana
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 4
Rainfall: Rain/snow has occurred at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Rain/thundershowers have occurred at a few places in Haryana. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures rose markedly in Punjab, rose appreciably in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, rose in Jammu and Kashmir and west Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere. Departures: they were largely above normal in Uttaranchal, appreciably above normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, east Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, above normal in west Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest maximum temperature in the region was 35.2°C recorded at Jhalawar (Rajasthan).

Past 24 hours change: The minimum temperatures rose appreciably in west Uttar Pradesh, rose in Haryana and changed little elsewhere. Departures: they were largely above normal in east Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh, appreciably above normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, west Rajasthan, east Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, above normal in Punjab and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest minimum temperature in the plains was 8.0°C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of March 6: Rain/snow will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and at a few places in Uttaranchal. Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places in Haryana, Punjab, north Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in the rest of the region. Isolated hailstorm is likely in Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of March 6: Generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain/thundershowers in some areas.The maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 28°C and 15°C respectively.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi: Forecast valid until the morning of March 6: Light rain is likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.