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	31.9	16.8
Amritsar	23.0	14.4
Bhuntar	17.5	8.6
Hisar	—	19.5
Jammu	—	17.7
Ludhiana	29.0	15.9
Patiala	31.6	16.3
Shimla	19.0	10.4
Srinagar	—	5.8
Sundernagar	24.2	10.7

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	37	23	0	0
Bangalore	34	21	0	89
Bhopal	35	19	0	109
Bhubaneswar	37	22	0	9
Chennai	35	24	0	26
Dehra Dun	29	16	0	126
Gangtok	19	11	18	58
Guwahati	32	17	0	18
Hyderabad	36	19	0	42
Jaipur	35	18	0	14

Isolated rain likely in Punjab, Haryana
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, March 24
Rainfall: Weather was mainly dry over the region.

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

Departure: They were appreciably above normal in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, above normal in Rajasthan and Uttaranchal and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 37.4°C recorded at Jhalawar (Rajasthan).

Past 24 hours change: The minimum temperatures rose in Punjab and west Uttar Pradesh and changed little elsewhere.

Departure: They were appreciably above normal in east Rajasthan, above normal in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, west Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and normal in the rest of the region. The lowest temperature in the plains was 14.4°C recorded at Amritsar (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of March 26: Rain/snow is likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in Uttaranchal. Isolated rain/thundershowers are likely in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of March 26: Partly cloudy sky with possibility of thundry development accompanied with squall in some areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 34°C and 17°C, respectively.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of March 26: Development of thunderclouds likely at a few places.

Squall with wind speed exceeding 65 kmph likely at isolated places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.