Question

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

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

(i) Calculate the mean annual temperature.
(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.

Answer 1

(i) 28° C.
(ii) 180.5 cm.
(iii) The station has a maritime climate as the range of temperature is very low i.e., 6.6° C.