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Question
Distinguish between the following:
Annual Range and Monthly Range of Temperature.
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Solution
Annual Range of Temperature :
- It is the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures within one year.
- It is the difference between the highest temperature of May-June and the lowest temperature in December January, i.e. the temperature difference between summer and winter.
Monthly range of Temperature :
- It is the difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures within a month.
- Mostly the middle of the month is noted for maximum and end of the month records minimum temperatures.
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