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All the Important Climatic Data
Questions:


Q. 1. Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that
follow:


Month Jan Feb Mar Apr Ma Jun Jul Au Sep Oct No Dec
y g t v
Temp 23. 25. 27. 28. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30.0 30. 25. 24.
(in °C) 6 0 7 3 2 3 4 3 3 5 2
Rainfall 0 0 1.1 1.5 2.1 45. 46. 45. 43.3 20. 3.0 0.1
l (in 3 5 4 1
cm)

(a) In which season the rainfall is highest?
(b) What is the total rainfall during the monsoon season?
(c) Does the station have a maritime or a continental climate? Give a
reason for your answer.


Ans. (a) Monsoon Season
(b) Total rainfall during the monsoon season is 180.5 cm.
(c) Maritime climate as the range in temperature is only 6.7°C. A continental
climate has a much greater difference as the summers are very hot and winters
are very cold.




Q. 2. Given below is the climatic data of a station. Study the table and
answer the questions that follow:

, Month Jan Feb Mar Apr Ma Ju Jul Au Sept Oct Nov Dec
y n g
Temp 13. 16.6 21. 25.5 33. 33. 30. 29. 29. 25. 19.6 15.
(in °C) 7 6 2 5 8 8 2 5 2
Rainfall 2.5 2.0 1.5 0.9 1.5 7.5 17. 18. 12. 1.0 0.2 1.5
(In 8 5 5
cm)