(i) The Bay of Bengal branch of S.W. monsoons approaches Shillong about a week before it touches Kolkata. So, the early star-t of monsoons gives Shillong more rains. (ii) Shillong is also located on the 1500-metre high Meghalaya plateau. A sub-branch of the Bay of Bengal branch strikes it directly.Read more
(i) The Bay of Bengal branch of S.W. monsoons approaches Shillong about
a week before it touches Kolkata. So, the early star-t of monsoons gives
Shillong more rains.
(ii) Shillong is also located on the 1500-metre high Meghalaya plateau.
A sub-branch of the Bay of Bengal branch strikes it directly. Here the
Garo, Khasi Hills capture the clouds like a funnel and cause heavy rains,
i.e. more than Kolkata.
(i) Chennai is located on the Coromandel coast. It lies in the rain shadow region of the Arabian Sea branch of S.W. monsoons. It first strikes the western coastal region and is almost exhausted by the time it reaches Chennai. (ii) The Bay of Bengal branch runs nearly parallel to the coromandal coastRead more
(i) Chennai is located on the Coromandel coast. It lies in the rain shadow
region of the Arabian Sea branch of S.W. monsoons. It first strikes the
western coastal region and is almost exhausted by the time it reaches
Chennai.
(ii) The Bay of Bengal branch runs nearly parallel to the coromandal coast.
So, it also fails to give rains to Chennai.
(iii) Besides, offshore dry winds blow over this region in the summers.
(i) Mumbai is located about 10' north of Thiruvananthapuram. The monsoon leaches here in the second week of July. (ii) The first ten days of June are rainless in Mumbai, but July as a whole is very rainy for it. (iii) The monsoon breaks with full force on June I in Thiruvananthapuram' June is rainieRead more
(i) Mumbai is located about 10′ north of Thiruvananthapuram. The
monsoon leaches here in the second week of July.
(ii) The first ten days of June are rainless in Mumbai, but July as a whole is
very rainy for it.
(iii) The monsoon breaks with full force on June I in Thiruvananthapuram’
June is rainier here than July.
(i) The monsoons break there with full fury, right in the beginning of June. This month as a whole has good rains. (ii) The monsoon also strikes these places directly. Their location helps them set the first and full impact of the monsoon currents.
(i) The monsoons break there with full fury, right in the beginning of June.
This month as a whole has good rains.
(ii) The monsoon also strikes these places directly. Their location helps them
set the first and full impact of the monsoon currents.
(i) In the month of October, day temperatures are high, nights are cool and pleasant. The land is still moist. (ii) Owing to the conditions of high temperature and humidity, the weather becomes oppressive during the day.
(i) In the month of October, day temperatures are high, nights are cool and
pleasant. The land is still moist.
(ii) Owing to the conditions of high temperature and humidity, the weather
becomes oppressive during the day.
Why is Shillong rainier than Kolkata?
(i) The Bay of Bengal branch of S.W. monsoons approaches Shillong about a week before it touches Kolkata. So, the early star-t of monsoons gives Shillong more rains. (ii) Shillong is also located on the 1500-metre high Meghalaya plateau. A sub-branch of the Bay of Bengal branch strikes it directly.Read more
(i) The Bay of Bengal branch of S.W. monsoons approaches Shillong about
See lessa week before it touches Kolkata. So, the early star-t of monsoons gives
Shillong more rains.
(ii) Shillong is also located on the 1500-metre high Meghalaya plateau.
A sub-branch of the Bay of Bengal branch strikes it directly. Here the
Garo, Khasi Hills capture the clouds like a funnel and cause heavy rains,
i.e. more than Kolkata.
Why are South West (S.W.) monsoons less rainy in Chennai?
(i) Chennai is located on the Coromandel coast. It lies in the rain shadow region of the Arabian Sea branch of S.W. monsoons. It first strikes the western coastal region and is almost exhausted by the time it reaches Chennai. (ii) The Bay of Bengal branch runs nearly parallel to the coromandal coastRead more
(i) Chennai is located on the Coromandel coast. It lies in the rain shadow
See lessregion of the Arabian Sea branch of S.W. monsoons. It first strikes the
western coastal region and is almost exhausted by the time it reaches
Chennai.
(ii) The Bay of Bengal branch runs nearly parallel to the coromandal coast.
So, it also fails to give rains to Chennai.
(iii) Besides, offshore dry winds blow over this region in the summers.
Why is July rainier in Mumbai than in Thiruvananthapuram?
(i) Mumbai is located about 10' north of Thiruvananthapuram. The monsoon leaches here in the second week of July. (ii) The first ten days of June are rainless in Mumbai, but July as a whole is very rainy for it. (iii) The monsoon breaks with full force on June I in Thiruvananthapuram' June is rainieRead more
(i) Mumbai is located about 10′ north of Thiruvananthapuram. The
See lessmonsoon leaches here in the second week of July.
(ii) The first ten days of June are rainless in Mumbai, but July as a whole is
very rainy for it.
(iii) The monsoon breaks with full force on June I in Thiruvananthapuram’
June is rainier here than July.
Why are Thiruvananthapuram and Shillong rainier in June?
(i) The monsoons break there with full fury, right in the beginning of June. This month as a whole has good rains. (ii) The monsoon also strikes these places directly. Their location helps them set the first and full impact of the monsoon currents.
(i) The monsoons break there with full fury, right in the beginning of June.
See lessThis month as a whole has good rains.
(ii) The monsoon also strikes these places directly. Their location helps them
set the first and full impact of the monsoon currents.
What do you understand by October Heat?
(i) In the month of October, day temperatures are high, nights are cool and pleasant. The land is still moist. (ii) Owing to the conditions of high temperature and humidity, the weather becomes oppressive during the day.
(i) In the month of October, day temperatures are high, nights are cool and
See lesspleasant. The land is still moist.
(ii) Owing to the conditions of high temperature and humidity, the weather
becomes oppressive during the day.