Question

Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that follow.

Month	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
${}^{o}C$	$25.0$	$25.5$	$26.3$	$27.1$	$30.0$	$36.2$	$36.0$	$35.9$	$30.3$	$28.4$	$27.0$	$24.6$
Cm	$24.5$	$23.1$	$15.0$	$2.4$	$0.1$	$11.0$	$9.3$	$7.2$	$4.0$	$9.4$	$14.5$	$20.4$

(i) Calculate the annual temperature range.
(ii)What is the total annual rainfall?
(iii) Presuming that the station is located in India, give a reason for its location being on the east coast or the west coast of India.

Answer 1

(i) Annual range of temperature$=36.2-24.6={11.6}^o$C
(ii) Total annual rainfall$=140.9$cm
(iii) The station lies on the west coast of India because the amount of rainfall is high in the month of June and July.