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Q5. explain the monsoon season in india ?
Asked by Chandrashekhar | 12 Dec, 2018, 06:43: AM
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Advancing Monsoon
- By the first week of June, low pressure conditions get intensified over the North Indian Plains. These conditions attract the southeast trade winds which originate from the Southern oceans.
- These winds blow over the warm oceans and thus bring moisture and rainfall to the country.
- During the early monsoon season, the places located on the windward side of the Western Ghats receive heavy rainfall up to 250 cm.
- The northeastern parts of the country receive heavy rainfall. Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives the highest amount of rainfall in the world.
- As we go from the east to the west, the rainfall decreases. Rajasthan and Gujarat receive scanty rainfall.
- Rain does not fall continuously during the monsoon season. Thus, there are dry spells and wet spells. Monsoons are uncertain and irregular.
Retreating Monsoon
- During October and November, the southwest monsoon winds become weaker and start retreating from the Northern Plains by the beginning of October.
- The retreat is indicated by clear skies and an increase in the temperature in the northern plains. This increase in temperature is termed ‘October heat’.
- At this time, the low pressure conditions shift to the Bay of Bengal, giving rise to cyclonic depressions. These cyclonic depressions often result in the destruction of life and property, generally on the eastern coast and the southern coast.
- Most of the rainfall in the Coromandel Coast is derived from depressions and cyclones.
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