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	32.3	18.0
Amritsar	35.0	14.0
Bhuntar	19.3	9.5
Hisar	36.5	20.8
Karnal	32.0	17.4
Ludhiana	34.0	14.6
Patiala	33.8	16.0
Shimla	16.1	7.6
Srinagar	18.6	3.8
Sundernagar	26.1	12.8

NATION

Read under headings Max (maximum temperature), Min (minimum temperature), R (rainfall in past 24 hours) and TR (total rainfall):

Stations	Max	Min	R	TR
Kolkata	33	22	4	13
Lucknow	40	19	15	28
Mumbai	33	25	0	7
New Delhi	32	17	0	10
Panjim	33	25	0	44
Patna	36	20	0	4
Ranchi	29	17	0	44
Shillong	25	13	2	52
Shimla	19	08	5	183
Srinagar	17	04	0	102

Thundershowers likely in region
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 18
Rainfall: Rain/snow has occurred at most places in Uttaranchal, at many places in Himachal Pradesh and at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Rain/thundershowers have occurred at many places in east Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in east Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of precipitation in cms are: Himachal Pradesh: Bhuntar, Rampur Bushahar and Solangnala 2 each and Bhang, Dhundhi, Kalpa and Solan 1 each, East Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad 2 and Gorakhpur and Lucknow 1 each and Uttaranchal: Dehra Dun and Tehri 1 each.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures rose in Jammu and Kashmir, fell appreciably in Haryana and Rajasthan, fell in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttaranchal and changed little elsewhere. Departure: They were markedly below normal in Himachal Pradesh, appreciably below normal in west Rajasthan, below normal in Haryana, Punjab and east Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 39.7°C recorded at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).

Forecast valid until the morning of April 20: Rain/snow is likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places in east Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in Haryana, Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in Rajasthan. Isolated thundersqualls are likely in Himachal Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of April 20: Partly cloudy sky with possibility of thundry development accompanied with squall in some areas. The maximum temperature will be around 35°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of April 20: Development of thunderclouds 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.