Question

Study the climatic data of station X and answer the following questions:

Month	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
Temp (°C)	25.0	25.5	26.3	27.1	30.0	36.2	36.0	35.9	30.3	28.4	27.0	24.6
Rainfall (cm)	24.5	23.1	15.0	2.4	0.1	11.0	9.3	7.2	4.0	9.4	14.5	20.4

1. Calculate the average temperature of station X for the summer season only. [1]
2. Which is the driest month? [1]
3. Name the wind that brings maximum rainfall to this station. [1]

Answer 1

(a) In India, the summer season is from March to May.

Temperatures:

• March = 26.3°C
• April = 27.1°C
• May = 30.0°C

`"Average temperature" = (26.3 + 27.1 + 30.0​) / 3`

= `83.4 / 3`

= 27.8

27.8 degrees Celsius

(b) May

(c) N E Monsoon