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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.
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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.
Give a geographical reason for the following:
Jaipur has a higher annual range of temperature than Mumbai.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
The city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has a higher range of temperature than that of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
Mention the geographical reason for the following:
Mangalore is not cold even in the month of December.
Give reasons for the following:
When the Malabar Coast is receiving heavy rainfall in July, the Tamil Nadu coast is comparatively dry.
The Coromandel coast has more rainy months but less rainfall than the Konkan Coast. Why?
The Northern Plains of India have a Continental type of climate.
The North East Monsoons bring almost no rain to most of India.
Write a note on the uneven distribution of rainfall in India.
What is the source of winter rainfall in Punjab?
