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	34.9	24.4
Amritsar	35.6	19.0
Bhuntar	—	20.8
Hisar	—	25.4
Jammu	—	25.9
Karnal	32.8	27.2
Ludhiana	—	22.0
Patiala	34.8	25.7
Shimla	21.4	16.4
Srinagar	—	18.3
Sundernagar	—	21.7

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)
Ahmedabad	36	28	—	80
Bangalore	28	21	0	157
Bhopal	36	26	0	11
Bhubaneswar	35	27	—	246
Chennai	36	26	3	81
Dehra Dun	30	24	2	55
Gangtok	20	17	5	414
Guwahati	31	26	13	137
Hyderabad	34	25	0	79
Jaipur	35	23	3	140
Kolkata	35	28	0	119
Lucknow	34	26	3	175
Mumbai	30	25	33	365
New Delhi	33	25	17	158
Panjim	28	24	72	695
Patna	33	27	0	243
Ranchi	33	22	2	265
Shillong	24	17	3	218
Shimla	21	16	14	126
Thiruvananthapuram	32	25	0	184

Rain likely in Punjab, HP
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 28
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, west Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and at a few places in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cms are: Haryana: Dhansa 5, New Delhi (Ridge) and New Delhi (Safdarjung) 2 each, Panchkula 1, Himachal Pradesh: Kasol and Nagrotasurain 5 each, Kahu 3, Sunibhaji 2 and Nadaun, Pandoh, Paonta, Rampurbushahar, Solangnala and Shimla 1 each, Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu and Katra 3 each and Batote 1, Punjab: Amritsar and Ludhiana 2 each, East Rajasthan: Jaipur and Pilani 1 each, West Rajasthan: Jaisalmer 4 and Churu 2, East Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhpur 8, Ghazipur 5, Bani and Bhatpurwaghat 3 each, Birdghat 2 and Hanumansetu, Jaunpur and Neemsar 1 each, West Uttar Pradesh: Jalalabad 6, Pawaya 5, Dabri 3 and Hindon and Shahjahanpur 1 each, Uttaranchal: Hardwar 3 and Pantnagar 1.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: The maximum temperatures fell markedly in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, fell appreciably in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, fell in east Rajasthan and changed little elsewhere. Departure: They were largely below normal in Punjab, markedly below normal in Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and east Uttar Pradesh, appreciably below normal in Himachal Pradesh and west Uttar Pradesh, below normal in east Rajasthan and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 43.4°C recorded at Bikaner (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of June 30: Rain/thundershowers will occur at many places in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and at a few places in the rest of the region. Isolated thunder-squalls are likely in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.

Heavy rainfall warning: Isolated heavy rain is likely in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh during the next 48 hours.

For Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of June 30: Generally cloudy sky with rain/thundershowers in some areas. The maximum temperature will be around 35C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of June 30. Light to moderate rain will occur at many places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.