Koeppen's Climatic Categorization India Flashcards

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Western coastal region, south of Mumbai

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Amw
(Monsoon type with short dry winter season)
Annual Rainfall: over 300 cm

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Coromandel coast = Coastal Tamil Nadu and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh

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As
(Monsoon type with dry season in high sun period)
Annual Rainfall: 75-100 cm
*Wet winters, Dry Summers

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Most parts of the peninsular plateau barring Coromandel and Malabar coastal strips

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Aw
(Tropical Savannah Type)
Annual Rainfall: 75 cm

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Some rain shadow areas of Western Ghats, large part of Rajasthan and contiguous areas of Haryana and Gujarat

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BShw
(Semi-arid Steppe type)
Annual Rainfall: 12 to 25 cm

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Most of western Rajasthan

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BWhw
(Hot desert type)
Annual Rainfall: less than 12 cm

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Most parts of the Ganga Plain, eastern Rajasthan, Assam and in Malwa Plateau

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Cwg
(Monsoon type with dry winters)
Annual Rainfall: 100 to 200 cm

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Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam

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Dfc
(Cold, Humid winters type with shorter summer)
Annual Rainfall: ~200 cm

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Mountain areas of Uttarakhand

The average temperature varies from 0 to 10°C

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Et
(Tundra type)
Rainfall varies from year to year

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Higher areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh in which the temperature of the warmest month varies from 0° to 10°C

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E
(Polar type)
Precipitation occurs in the form of snow

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