Climate points to remember

Dear Children read and remember these points when you calculate climate data for your exam.

I here by gave 3 sample question for you to work out the answer. Try answering these sample
questions.

1. Annual range of temperature: - Highest temperature value – lowest temperature value.

2. Annual rainfall of the following: sum of total rainfall
3. Total rainfall during monsoon season: total of rainfall only during June, July, Aug, Sep
months.
4. Total rainfall during retreating monsoon: total of rainfall only during Oct, Nov months.
5. Total rainfall during winter monsoon or north east monsoon: total of rainfall only during Dec,
Jan, and Feb months.
6. Hottest month: Highest temperature month.
7. Wettest month: Highest rainfall during the month
8. Driest month: Least rainfall month.
9. How to find whether the station is on the coast or interior? – find out the annual range i.e
highest – lowest temperature. If your answer is below or = 8° C then its coastal area. If your
answer is above 8° C more than 10 to 15°C then it is Interior area.
10. How to find whether the station is in the western or eastern coast? – check on the rainfall
months is high between June – September then the station will be in western coast. If the
rainfall month high during October – November then then station will be eastern coast.
11. How to find mean annual temperature? –
Annual mean temp = add up all month’s temperature and divide it by 12.

Example 1: Study the following data and answer the question:

a. What is the annual range of temperature of the station?

b. What is the annual rainfall experienced by the station?
c. Why would it be correct to presume that the station is in the interior and not on the coast?
d. What is the mean annual temperature of the station?
e. Given the exact name of a Station?

Example 2:
Example 3: