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DELHI

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50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Extremes
Town	Max (in Celsius)	Min (in Celsius)

Ambala	36.0	20.3
Amritsar	38.8	21.6
Bhuntar	28.2	10.1
Hisar	40.2	26.7
Karnal	35.0	20.2
Ludhiana	37.0	21.0
Patiala	36.6	21.2
Shimla	24.4	15.2
Sundernagar	32.4	13.7

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
Bangalore	35	23	0	169
Bhopal	43	28	0	1
Bhubaneswar	37	27	0	96
Chennai	42	30	0	14
Dehra Dun	33	18	7	132
Gangtok	22	14	5	389
Hyderabad	42	29	0	24
Jaipur	43	24	0	49
Kolkata	36	23	5	155
Lucknow	40	20	1	87
Mumbai	34	27	0	0
New Delhi	40	19	25	106
Panjim	34	27	0	0
Patna	38	20	29	123
Shillong	23	15	4	167
Thiruvananthapuram	33	26	tr	253

Thunderstorm likely in region
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 12
Rainfall: Rain/thundershowers have occurred at many places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal, at a few places in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Weather was mainly dry in the rest of the region. The chief amounts of rainfall in cm are: Haryana: New Delhi (Safdarjung) 3, Himachal Pradesh: Bhang 3, Bunter 2, Dhundi, Solangnala and Pandoh 1 each, East Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhpur 3 and Sultanpur 1, west Uttar Pradesh: Bareilly 1 and Uttaranchal: Pithoragarh 3 and Mukteshwar 1.

Temperatures: The maximum temperatures rose appreciably in east Uttar Pradesh, fell in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and changed little elsewhere. They were above normal in east Rajasthan, below normal in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and normal in the rest of the region. The highest temperature in the region was 44.6°C, recorded at Jhalawar (Rajasthan).

Forecast valid until the morning of May 14: Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir. Dust storm/thunderstorm is likely at a few places in rest of the region. Isolated thunder squalls/hailstorm are likely in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of May 14: Partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain/thundershowers accompanied with squall/hail in some areas. The maximum temperature will be around 38°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of 14th May 2007: Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places, Squall with wind speed exceeding 65 km/ph likely at isolated places.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.