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	41.4	25.3
Amritsar	43.2	23.0
Bhuntar	34.7	12.3
Hisar	—	27.3
Jammu	—	25.6
Karnal	39.8	22.5
Ludhiana	42.6	23.6
Patiala	42.8	23.8
Shimla	27.3	18.3
Srinagar	—	11.6
Sundernagar	37.4	17.1

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	43	28	0	4
Bangalore	34	23	0	135
Bhopal	42	25	0	126
Bhubaneswar	38	27	0	34
Chennai	36	27	0	40
Dehra Dun	35	23	0	167
Gangtok	23	14	62	408
Guwahati	33	22	13	339
Hyderabad	38	25	0	110
Jaipur	42	24	0	35
Kolkata	37	28	0	43
Lucknow	42	23	0	44
Mumbai	33	26	0	7
New Delhi	41	23	0	27
Panjim	33	27	0	44
Patna	40	25	0	25
Ranchi	38	22	0	53
Shillong	25	13	3	101

Rain likely in HP, Uttaranchal
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 5
Rainfall: Weather was dry over the region.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures rose markedly in Himachal Pradesh, rose in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and west Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere.

Departure: They were markedly above normal in Jammu and Kashmir, appreciably above in Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, above normal in Haryana and Punjab and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 45.0°C recorded at Sriganganagar (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of May 7: Rain/thundershowers are likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Isolated duststorm/thunderstorm are 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 7: Mainly clear sky likely to become partly cloudy during evening/night with possibility of thundery development accompanied with squall in some areas. The maximum temperature will be around 43°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of May 7: 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.