Answer:
There
are regional variations in the climatic conditions of India which can be
understood with the help of the following examples
(i) The months of December and January are the coldest in Northern India
where the temperature ranges between 10°-15°C.
(ii) In summer, the mercury occasionally touches 50°C in
some parts of the Rajasthan desert, whereas it might be around 20°C in Pahalgam
in Jammu and Kashmir.
(iii) On a winter night temperature at Drass town in Jammu
and Kashmir may be as low as -40°C.
Thiruvananthapuram on the other hand may have a
temperature of 22° C.
(iv) Annual precipitation varies from over 400 cm in Meghalaya
to less than 10 cm in Ladakh and Western Rajasthan. In the Himalayas precipitation
is in the form of snow fall.
(v) Coastal regions do not experience much variation in
temperature pattern due to the moderating influence of the sea.
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