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Question
Study the climatic data provided in the table below for a city A in India and answer the questions that follow :
| City | T/R | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| A | T | -8 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -7 |
| R | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
T = Mean monthly temperature in degree Celsius (°C).
R = Average monthly rainfall in millimeters (mm).
(i) What is the cause of low rainfall in station A?
(ii) Calculate the range of temperature of this station.
Solution
(i) Rain shadow region.
(ii) (18°C) – (-8°C) = 26°C.
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