Question

Now think why While in Delhi and Jodhpur most of the rain is confined to nearly three months, in Thiruvananthapuram and Shillong it is almost nine months of the year?

In spite of these facts see carefully if there is strong evidence to conclude that the monsoons still provide a very strong framework lending overall climatic unity to the whole country.

Answer 1

Being located in the interior parts of the country, Delhi and Jodhpur receive rainfall mostly from the south-west monsoons. Hence, the rains in these regions are confined to the monsoon period. While Thiruvananthapuram and Shillong do receive heavy rains during the monsoons, their proximity to the sea makes them experience rains apart from the ones received during the monsoon period.

Though factors like wind systems, pressure, latitude, altitude, distance from the sea, presence of mountains, etc., are responsible for the presence of variations across the country, the seasonal arrival and retreat of monsoons provide a kind of climatic unity to the entire country. In spite of the differences, a distinct climatic pattern is evident—a climate characterized by hot rainy summers and cold dry winters.