Question

Study the climatic data provided below and answer the questions that follow:

Month	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Station A
Temp °C	21.0	22.6	26.3	29.2	29.7	27.5	25.1	24.5	24.8	25.5	22.5	20.5
Rain cm	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.5	2.7	11.4	16.7	9.0	13.4	9.0	2.7	0.3
Station B
Temp °C	24.4	24.4	26.7	28.3	30.0	28.9	27.2	27.2	27.2	28.3	27.2	25.0
Rain cm	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.7	1.9	50.2	61.0	37.0	27.0	4.8	1.4	0.3

(i) Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station B.
(ii) Calculate annual rainfall of Station A.
(iii) Presuming that both the stations are located in West India, state giving a reason as to which of the two lies on the windward side of the Western Ghats.

Answer 1

(i) 30°C – 24.4°C = 5.6°C.
(ii) 67.4 cms.
(iii) Station B as it gets more rainfall in the months of June, July, August.