Describe various sources of rainfall other than monsoon that take place in India.
In India apart from monsoons, there are many other sources of rainfall. These include :
- Tropical cyclones bring heavy rainfall in Eastern and South-East coast of India.
- Western disturbances coming from the West cause rainfall in North and North-West of India during winter.
- In the interior landmass, local water bodies create an impact on the pressure and wind system through evaporation causing rains to occur.
- Formation of clouds and dust storms reduce the temperature and bring cool breeze. This cause light rainfall in Northern India.
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