Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Now find out
Why is July rainier in Mumbai than in Thiruvananthapuram?
Advertisements
Solution
The Arabian Sea branch of the south-west monsoons reaches Tiruvanantapuram around the first of June. It reaches Mumbai around the tenth of June. So, Tiruvanantapuram receives much of its rainfall in the month of June, while Mumbai receives much of its rainfall in the month of July.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Name a state that is the first to experience the onset of the monsoon.
Study the climatic 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 |
12.0 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 35.9 | 30.3 | 28.4 | 21.0 | 16.6 |
| Rainfall cm | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 21.0 | 25.3 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
1) What is the annual range of temperature of the station?
2) What is the total annual rainfall experienced by the station?
3) Why would it be correct to presume that the station lies in the interior and not on the coast?
Give geographical reasons for each of the following:
The Ganga Plains gets the monsoon rain much later than the west coast of India.
State the climatic significance of the Himalayas to the people of South Asia.
Or
Describe the two ways in which the Himalayas influence the climate of India.
The latitudinal extent of India is responsible for the variation in the climatic conditions which prevail in the country.
Why does the Tamil Nadu coast get rainfall in October?
Mention why does Mumbai receive more rainfall than Pune.
Given below is the climatic data of a station. Study the table and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| Temperature °C | 24.5 | 25.7 | 27.7 | 20-4 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 31.0 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 28.0 | 25.9 | 24.7 |
| Rainfall cm | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 30.6 | 35.0 | 13.9 |
- Calculate the annual rainfall experienced by the station.
- What is the annual range of temperature?
- Name the wettest month.
The source of the winter rain to Tamil Nadu.
Write a note on the uneven distribution of rainfall in India.
