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SPECIAL COVERAGE

CHANDIGARH

DELHI

THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS

50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

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

Ambala	33.4	25.8
Amritsar	32.2	21.6
Bhuntar	33.2	18.2
Hisar	37.5	26.1
Jammu	32.8	24.2
Karnal	33.6	24.4
Ludhiana	34.3	25.6
Patiala	33.3	26.8
Shimla	23.6	17.2
Srinagar	24.5	17.2
Sundernagar	32.9	21.1

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	27	25	45	331
Bangalore	27	20	3	112
Bhopal	33	25	0	46
Bhubaneswar	34	27	1	152
Chennai	38	29	0	14
Dehra Dun	33	24	20	123
Gangtok	20	18	26	768
Guwahati	32	25	5	111
Hyderabad	33	24	0	98
Jaipur	36	27	0	128
Jamshedpur	32	24	1	165
Kolkata	30	25	20	260
Lucknow	33	25	1	101
Mumbai	29	26	41	621
New Delhi	37	27	0	69
Panjim	29	26	20	970
Patna	31	26	4	37
Ranchi	27	21	5	181
Shillong	23	18	19	323
Thiruvananthapuram	31	25	4	279

Heavy rain likely in Jammu
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 2
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at many places in Rajasthan, east Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal, at a few places in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are: Haryana: Guhla 1, Himachal Pradesh: Guler 3 and Dehragopipur 2, Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar 2 and Quazigund 1, Punjab: Amritsar and Anandpursahib 1 each, East Rajasthan: Pindwara 7, Bahadurpur and Shahbad 5 each, Chhabra, Ghatol, Railmogra and Sirohi 4 each, Chipabroad, Govindgarh, Kapasan, Mount Abu and Tapukara 3 each, Bhopalsagar, Dungla, Nathdwara, Pahari and Rasmi 2 each and Basuwa, chirawa, Khivensar, Khetri, Nawalgarh, Nimbahera, Pilani, Ramgarh, Rawatbhata and Shergarh 1 each, West Rajasthan: Sanchore 7, Jaswantpura and Raniwara 5 each, Nokh 4, Sardar Sahar 3 and Ahore, Bhopalgarh, Bali, Kajuwala, Pilibanga, Sumerpur and Vijaynagar 1 each, East Uttar Pradesh: Chhatnag and Mirzapur 3 each, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Basti, Gorakhpur and sultanpur 2 each and Banda, Elginbridge, Khadda, Lucknow (Control room), Mukhlishpur, Rigoli and Shardanagar 1 each, West Uttar Pradesh: Bareilly and Moradabad 1 each and Uttaranchal: Pantnagar 6, Dehradun 2 and Rishikesh 1.

Forecast valid until the morning of July 4: Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at a few places in the rest of the region.

Heavy rainfall warning: Isolated heavy rain is likely in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir during the next 48 hours.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of July 4: Generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain/thundershowers; one or two may be heavy in some areas.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of July 4: Moderate to heavy rain will occur at many places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: Increase in rainfall.

North was cool today

Chandigarh, July 2
Several areas in Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh received monsoon rains today, plummeting the temperatures two degrees to six degrees below normal in the region.

In Punjab, rain lashed Amritsar, measuring 1 mm till 5.30 pm, dipping the temperature to 32.2°C six degrees below normal. Ludhiana recorded 0.3 mm rain.

Certain parts of Himachal Pradesh also received rain. Guler in Kangra district reported 26.5 mm rain till 8.30 am while Shimla recorded 16 mm rain till 5.30 pm. Sundernagar in Mandi district registered 3 mm rainfall.

The monsoon was, however, subtle in Haryana with Hisar and Ambala recording traces of rainfall. Hisar showed two degrees below normal temperature at 37.5°C.

Chandigarh and its adjoining areas were lashed by dusty winds during the day, keeping the temperature low. The city recorded traces of rainfall and the maximum temperature was 31.4°C, four degrees below normal.

Shimla also enjoyed a cool day at 23.6°C after getting 16 mm of rain while the maximum at Sundernagar settled at 32.9°C.

Srinagar, which has been witnessing unusually high temperatures for the past few days, recorded a high of 32.5°C, up four degrees. However, Jammu was cooler by a degree at 31.6°C, down six degrees, the Met office added.

The Meteorological Department has predicted rain or thundershowers at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and at few places in Haryana during the next 24 hours. It warned of heavy rain at isolated places in the region during the period. — UNI, PTI