Question

Study the climate data of Station X and answer the questions that follow:

Month	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
Temperature °C	21.0	21.9	24.3	27.2	28.0	26.4	26.1	25.4	26.0	26.0	23.8	21.2
Rainfall in cm	5.1	2.8	1.2	1.7	3.9	4.6	8.4	11.4	11.9	31.6	34.5	14.8

1. Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station X.
2. Name the wind that brings most of the rainfall to this station.
3. On which coast of India is Station X located?

Answer 1

1. Annual range of the temperature = Maximum Temperature − Minimum temperature
   Annual range of the temperature = 28.0 − 21.0 = 7.0
2. North-east retreating monsoon
3. Eastern coast