placeRelief regionRange of maximum temperature, during the yearRange of minimum temperature, during the yearName of the wettest month and the rainfall(mm) for that monthName the driest month and the rainfall(mm)for that month
Jaipur
Leh
New Delhi
Chennai
RangeofTemprature: From highestvalueto lowestvalue

●What are the warmest and coldest months in Leh?

●Namethedriest month and the rainfall(mm)for thatmonth From the range of temperatures in the above table, say whether Jaipur is, in general, hotter than Leh. Explain your answer.

●Compare the climate of Delhi and Chennai. How are they different?

●Read carefully the rainfall pattern for Leh. In what ways is this different from the others? From your atlas, can you find out some other places in the world that have similar rainfall pattern.

●Identify the wet months for Chennai. How is this different from Jaipur?

Factors influencing climate and weather
It has been observed that for some places (e.g. Chennai), there is not much difference in the temperature across months. Some places (e.g. Delhi) have wide differences in temperature across the months. India experiences wide variations in temperature. The northern portion is bound by the Himalayas whereas southern peninsula is surrounded by seas. Some places are far from the coasts; they are inland. Some places are athigh altitude, whereas othersare on the plains. The factors that affect climate are called climatic controls. These include:
1. Latitude
2. Land-water relationship
3. Relief
4. Upper air circulation

1. Latitude or distance from the equator
The average temperatures for the year drops as you go further away from the equator. For this reason, we divide the regions on Earth as:

•Tropical, as those close to the Equator;

•Polar, as those close to the poles;

•Temperate, as those in between these two extremes
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If we compare the climate of, say, Indonesia and Japan, we can understand the differences. The reason for their difference is the differential heating of Earth that
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