write the characteristics of hot weather season
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India experiences hot weather season from month of March to May.
Temperature in northern plains of India is between 42 to 45°C and in Deccan plateau between 35 to 38°C.
Towards end of May an elongated low pressure region develops in region extending from Thar Desert to Patna and Chotanagpur plateau.
During hot weather season, strong, gusty, hot, dry winds known as ‘Loo’ blows.
Direct exposure to winds may prove fatal.
Dust storms are common during month of May in northern India.
The characteristics of the hot weather season or the summer season are:
i. The hot weather season in India is from March to May.
ii. The summer months experience rising temperature and falling air pressure in the northern part of the country.
iii.Towards the end of May, an elongated low-pressure area develops in the region extending from the Thar desert in the northwest to Patna and Chhotanagpur plateau in the east and southeast. Circulation of air begins to set in around this trough.
iv. A striking feature of the hot weather season is the 'loo'. These are strong, gusty, hot, dry winds blowing during the day over the north and north western India. Sometimes they even continue until late in the evening.
