Question

Study the climatic data provided in the table below for a city A in India and answer the questions that follow:

City	TIR	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
A	T	25	26	28	31	33	33	31	31	30	28	26	25
	R	4	13	13	18	38	45	87	113	119	306	350	135

T = Mean monthly temperature in degree Celsius (°C).

R = Average monthly rainfall in millimetres (mm).

1. Account for the maximum rainfall in the months of October-November.
2. Account for the low rainfall in city A during the months of June to September.

Answer 1

1. Due to the Northeast Monsoon, which picks up moisture from the Bay of Bengal and brings heavy rain to southeast India.
2. As the city is located on the eastern coast, it receives very low rainfall from the Bay of Bengal Branch of the Southwest Monsoon as it runs parallel to the coast.