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

Ambala	40.0	21.6
Amritsar	38.0	20.2
Bhuntar	32.1	10.2
Hisar	41.4	25.0
Karnal	39.0	20.3
Ludhiana	40.0	21.8
Patiala	40.4	20.5
Shimla	25.6	15.0
Srinagar	25.8	8.5
Sundernagar	35.6	13.4

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	42	27	0	1
Allahabad	43	25	0	40
Aurangabad	41	23	0	20
Bangalore	37	23	0	119
Baroda	40	26	0	2
Bhavnagar	42	25	0	14
Bhopal	42	28	0	15
Bhubaneswar	38	29	0	171
Chennai	40	28	0	217
Dehra Dun	35	18	0	83
Gangtok	21	13	02	654
Guwahati	25	21	09	377
Hyderabad	42	23	0	50
Jaipur	42	26	0	38
Jammu	36	21	0	—
Kolkata	36	29	0	283
Lucknow	41	23	0	46
Mumbai	33	26	0	0
New Delhi	40	23	0	43
Panjim	34	245	0	45
Patna	38	25	0	20
Shillong	21	12	25	333
Shimla	23	15	0	183
Sholapur	41	26	0	58
Srinagar	23	09	0	190
Surat	33	25	0	0
Udaipur	42	28	0	40
Vishakhapatnam	38	30	0	35

Thundershowers likely in HP, J&K
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 15
Rainfall: Weather was dry over the region.

Temperature: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures rose appreciably in Jammu and Kashmir and changed little elsewhere. Departure: They were above normal in east Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest maximum temperature in the region was 43.6ºC recorded at Churu and Jhalawar (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of May 17: Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Isolated duststorm/thunderstorm is likely in Haryana, east Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of May 17: Mainly clear sky with dust haze. Thundry development accompanied with squall is likely in some areas during afternoon/evening. The maximum temperature will be around 41ºC.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of May 17: Development of thunderclouds is likely at a few places. Squall with wind speed exceeding 65 kmph is likely at isolated places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Hisar hottest in region

Chandigarh, May 15
For the first time in the current summer season, the maximum temperatures at many places in the northern region today crossed the 40°C mark, intensifying the heat conditions.

Hisar in Haryana was the hottest zone recording a high of 41.4°C, while Ambala saw the mercury rise to 40°C. Karnal had a hot day at 39°C, according to the Meteorological Department here.

Chandigarh had a hot day and the maximum temperature here was recorded at 39.4°C.

Heat conditions gripped most Punjab towns, with Patiala registering a high of 40.4°C, Ludhiana 40°C and Amritsar 38°C.

Blistering heat swept Delhi and Safdarjung recorded the maximum temperature of 40.7°C.

Though Srinagar and Shimla enjoyed a pleasant day recording the maximum temperatures at 25.8 °C and 25.6°C, respectively.

Bhuntar in Himachal Pradesh had a high of 32.1°C, while Sunder-nagar recorded 35.6°C. — PTI