THE COLD WEATHER SEASON (WINTER) The monsoon type of climate is characterised by a distinct seasonal pattern. The weather conditions greatly change from one season to the other. These changes are p
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THE HOT WEATHER SEASON (SUMMER) Due to the apparent northward movement of the sun, the global heat belt shifts northwards. As such, from March to May, it is a hot weather season in I
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ADVANCING MONSOON (THE RAINY SEASON) By early June, the low-pressure condition over the northern plains intensifies. It attracts the trade winds of the southern hemisphere. These south-east tr
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RETREATING /POST MONSOON (THE TRANSITION SEASON) During October-November, with the apparent movement of the sun towards the south, the monsoon trough or the low-pressure trough over the northern pl
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DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL Parts of the western coast and northeastern India receive over about 400 cm of rainfall annually. However, it is less than 60 cm in western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of
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MONSOON AS AN UNIFYING BOND You have already known the way the Himalayas protect the subcontinent from extremely cold winds from central Asia. This enables northern India to have uniformly higher t
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