State the chief characteristics of the hot weather season in lndia.

(i) India experiences the hot weather season from the month of March to
May.
(ii) The temperature in the northern plains of India is between 42 to 45″C
and in the Deccan plateau, between 35 to 38″C’.
(iii) Towards the end of May, an elongated low pressure area develops in
the region extending from the Thar Desert to Patna and chotanagpur
plateau.
(iv) During the hot weather season, strong, gusty, hot, dry winds known as the ‘Loo’ blows. Direct exposure to these winds may even prove to be fatal.
(v) Dust storms are very common during the month of May in northern India. These storms bring temporary relief as they lower the temperatures.
(vi) This is also the season of localised thunderstorms associated with violent winds and torrential rains known as Kaal Baisakhi in West Bengal.