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Question
Which parallel of latitude divides India into the northern and southern halves.
Solution
Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N latitude).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
12.0 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 30.0 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 35.9 | 30.3 | 28.4 | 21.0 | 16.6 |
| Rainfall cm | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 21.0 | 25.3 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
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