The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

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Read under headings Max (maximum temperature), Min (minimum temperature), R (rainfall in past 24 hours) and TR (Total rain since June 1):

Station	Max	Min	R	TR
Ahmedabad	41	19	0	0
Allahabad	36	23	0	0
Bangalore	31	22	0	0
Bhopal	37	20	0	0
Bhubaneswar	35	25	14	14
Chennai	35	26	0	0
Dehra Dun	31	19	0	0
Gangtok	23	—	—	—
Guwahati	29	24	7	13
Hyderabad	35	21	0	0
Jaipur	37	22	0	0
Kolkata	35	27	tr	tr
Lucknow	35	20	0	0
Mumbai	35	27	0	0
New Delhi	35	21	0	0
Panjim	32	24	0	3
Patna	34	24	0	0
Pune	36	20	0	0
Ranchi	31	18	0	0
Shillong	23	16	1	9
Thiruvananthapuram	32	23	tr	4

Dry weather persists
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 3
Rainfall: Weather was dry over the region.

Temperatures: Past 24 hours change: Maximum temperatures rose in Jammu and Kashmir and changed a little elsewhere. Departure: They were markedly above normal in west Rajasthan, appreciably above normal in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, east Rajasthan and Uttaranchal, above normal in Uttar Pradesh and normal in the rest of the region.

The highest temperature in the region was 42.2°C recorded at Jalore (Rajasthan).

Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures rose in Punjab and changed a little elsewhere. Departure: They were normal in the region.

The lowest temperature in the plains was 16.°C recorded at Sarsawa (Uttar Pradesh).

Forecast valid until the morning of October 5: Weather will be mainly dry over the region.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of October 5: Clear Sky. Maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 35°C and 21°C respectively.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of October 5: Sky will be clear.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.