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प्रश्न
Study the climate data given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
23.1 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 29.2 | 32 | 32.8 | 33.1 | 32.1 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 26.1 |
| Rainfall cm | 15.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 20.1 | 16.8 | 19.0 |
- Calculate the annual rainfall experienced by the station.
- Suggest the name of this station, giving a reason for your answer.
- Name the season during which the rainfall is heaviest.
लघु उत्तरीय
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उत्तर
- Annual rainfall experienced by all the stations = sum total of rainfall during all the twelve months = 114.3 cm.
- The name of the station is in Tamil Nadu, as the temperature remains moderate throughout the year and the rainfall is heaviest during the beginning of the winter season.
- The season during which the rainfall is heaviest is during the months of the retreating monsoon and in winter. It rains the heaviest in the month of October.
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