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Describe the regional variations in the climatic conditions of India with the help of suitable examples.

Answer:

There are regional variations in the climatic conditions of India which can be understood with the help of the following examples —   (a) The months of December and January are the coldest in Northern India where the temperature ranges between 10°-15°.   (b) In summer, the mercury occasionally touches 50°C in some parts of the Rajasthan desert, whereas it might be around 20°C in pahalgam In Jammu and Kashmir.   (c) On a winter night temperature at Drass in Jammu and Kashmir may be as low as minus 40°C. Tiruvananthapuram on the other hand may have a temperature of 22° C.   (d) Annual precipitation varies from over 400 cm in Meghalaya to less than 10 cm in Ladakh and western Rajasthan. In the Himalayas precipitation is in the form of snowfall.   (e) Coastal region does not experience much variation in temperature pattern due to the moderating influence of the sea.