Question

mention any five features of distribution of annual rainfall in India

Answer 1

i. The extremes of humidity and rainfall are experienced almost everywhere.

ii. About 75 per cent of the total annual rainfall is from the Southwest Monsoon winds during the period from June to September

iii. The rainfall from the monsoon winds is highly variable and quite unreliable.

iv. The monsoon winds may reach India much before its due date or may be considerably delayed.

v. The total amount of rainfall is either more than normal or much less than the normal.