The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

NATION

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	31	12	0	0
Allahabad	25	8	0	6
Aurangabad	34	14	0	1
Bangalore	32	17	0	0
Baroda	33	13	0	0
Bhavnagar	30	18	0	0
Bhopal	28	12	0	0
Bhuj	31	17	0	0
Chennai	30	20	0	1
Dehra Dun	21	05	0	10
Gangtok	—	05	0	24
Guwahati	21	09	0	02
Gaya	22	06	0	05
Hyderabad	34	16	0	0
Indore	29	10	0	0
Jaipur	26	10	0	9
Jammu	19	3	0	0
Kolkata	27	12	0	0
Lucknow	22	05	0	20
Mahabaleshwar	28	15	0	1
Mangalore	33	23	0	0
Mumbai	30	20	0	0
Nagpur	34	16	0	0
New Delhi	24	7	0	16
Patna	15	5	0	13
Pune	33	11	0	0
Rajkot	31	16	0	0
Ranchi	25	9	0	04
Shimla	13	4	0	07
Sholapur	35	18	0	0
Srinagar	13	-3	0	0
Surat	30	12	0	0

Ludhiana records 2.5°C

Rainfall: Weather was mainly dry over the region.
Temperature: Past 24 hours change: Minimum temperatures rose appreciably in east Uttar Pradesh, rose in Punjab and changed little elsewhere. Departure: They were appreciably below normal in Uttar Pradesh, below normal in Punjab and normal in the rest of the region.

The lowest temperature in the plains was 2.5°C recorded in Ludhiana (Punjab).

Forecast valid until the morning of January 26: Rain or snow is likely at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Weather will be mainly dry in the rest of the region.

Low temperature warning: Ground frost is likely at a few places in Punjab during the next two nights.

Forecast for Delhi and neighbourhood valid until the morning of January 26: Partly cloudy sky. Mist in the morning. Minimum temperature will be around 7°C.

Farmers weather bulletin for Delhi forecast valid until the morning of January 26: Sky will be partly cloudy.

Outlook for the subsequent two days: No large change.