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	—	13.5
Amritsar	27.6	12.2
Bhuntar	—	7.6
Hisar	—	16.9
Jammu	—	14.6
Karnal	—	15.0
Ludhiana	28.8	13.4
Patiala	29.4	13.8
Shimla	18.7	9.2
Srinagar	—	2.6
Sundernagar	—	9.6

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	29	19	1	1
Bangalore	32	20	0	0
Bhopal	34	17	10	13
Bhubaneswar	37	24	0	0
Chennai	33	24	0	0
Dehra Dun	27	15	0	5
Gangtok	—	12	0	4
Guwahati	32	18	0	0
Hyderabad	34	19	0	0
Jaipur	29	18	0	2
Kolkata	35	24	0	0
Lucknow	33	19	0	3
Mumbai	28	21	0	0
New Delhi	30	17	0	6
Panjim	32	22	0	0
Patna	34	22	0	0
Ranchi	33	19	3	3
Shillong	21	13	0	0
Shimla	17	—	—	—
Thiruvananthapuram	34	25	0	0

Rain likely in Haryana, Punjab
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 8
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at a few places in east Rajasthan and at isolated places in Haryana and west Rajasthan. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm. are: east Rajasthan: Jhalawar and Pilani 1 each and west Rajasthan: Churu 2.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures rose in Punjab, fell markedly in west Uttar Pradesh, fell appreciably in east Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere.

Departures: They were above normal in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, appreciably below normal in west Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The highest maximum temperature in the region was 35.2°C recorded at Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh).

Past 24 hours change: The minimum temperatures changed little.

Departures: They were appreciably above normal in Haryana, Rajasthan, east Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, above normal in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest minimum temperature in the plains was 12.2°C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of March 10: 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 and Punjab and at isolated places in the rest of the region. Isolated hailstorm is likely in Haryana, Punjab and east Uttar Pradesh.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of March 10: Partly cloudy sky with possibility of thundry development in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 31°C and 17°C respectively.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of March 10: Development of thunderclouds likely at a few places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.