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प्रश्न
Write three differences between summer monsoon season and retreating monsoon season.
उत्तर
Three differences between the summer monsoon and retreating monsoon seasons:
| Summer monsoon season | Retreating monsoon season |
| The season begins in June and continues till September |
October and November are called months of retreating monsoon. |
| Winds blowing in this season are moist and bring rainfall to most parts of the country. |
Winds are dry. Rainfall is experienced by only a few coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Odisha and parts of Karnataka. |
| People get relief from intense heat due to rainfall caused by monsoon winds. |
This season experiences high temperature and humidity, which is commonly known as ‘October Heat’. |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jim | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature °C | 23.8 | 25.0 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 30.4 | 33.3 | 30.0 | 30.3 | 25.5 | 24.2 |
| Rainfall cm | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 45.3 | 46.5 | 45.4 | 43.3 | 20.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
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(ii) What is the total rainfall during the monsoon season?
(iii) Does the station have a maritime or a continental climate?
Give a reason for your answer.
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Name the source from where Western Himalayas gets its rainfall.
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Give a reason for the following:
Kerala gets rainfall from the summer monsoons much before Uttar Pradesh.
