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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	39.0	26.6
Amritsar	35.2	22.0
Bhuntar	27.3	10.2
Hisar	—	29.1
Jammu	—	24.3
Karnal	30.0	25.6
Ludhiana	33.0	25.4
Patiala	39.3	26.6
Rohtak	—	27.0
Shimla	24.8	15.8
Srinagar	—	11.1
Sundernagar	31.1	15.1

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	41	26	0	4
Bangalore	37	24	0	125
Bhopal	43	26	0	126
Bhubaneswar	37	27	0	34
Chennai	41	29	0	40
Dehra Dun	37	21	0	167
Gangtok	24	15	13	317
Guwahati	35	22	71	291
Hyderabad	42	26	0	110
Jaipur	43	23	19	35
Kolkata	37	27	0	43
Lucknow	43	25	0	44
Mumbai	32	26	0	7
New Delhi	41	27	0	27
Panjim	33	25	0	44
Patna	42	28	0	25
Shillong	24	14	3	89
Thiruvananthapuram	34	27	0	129

Rain likely in Punjab
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 2
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in Rajasthan. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. Jaipur (Rajasthan) has recorded 2 cms of rainfall.

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

Departure: This was appreciably above normal in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, east Rajasthan and east Uttar Pradesh, above normal in Haryana, west Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 44.2°C recorded at Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh).

Forecast valid until the morning of May 4: Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttaranchal and at isolated places in Punjab. Isolated duststorm/thunderstorm is likely in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of May 4: Partly cloudy sky with dust haze. Thundery development accompanied with squall is likely in some areas during evening/night. The maximum temperature will be around 41°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of May 4: 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.