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Question Question 6
Give an account of weather conditions and characteristics of the cold season.
- The cold weather season begins from mid-November in northern India and stays till February. December and January are the coldest months in the northern part of India.
- The temperature is higher (24-25°C) in peninsular India but lower (10-15°C) in North India.
- Days are warm and night are cold. Frost is common in north and the higher slopes of Himalayas experience snowfall.
- Winters are dry because, the northeast trade winds prevail over the country which blows from land to sea.
- Tamil Nadu gets rainfall in winters as here the northeast trade winds blow from sea to land.
- The northern plain is characterized by cyclonic western disturbances and winter rainfall. These rains are locally known as mahawat and are very important for rabi crops.
- The peninsular region does not have a well defined cold season as the moderating influence of the sea keeps the temperature patterns relatively stable throughout the year.