State the chief characteristics of the hot weather season in India.
Answer:
- India experiences the hot weather season from the month of March to May.
- The temperature in the northern plains of India is between 42 to 45°C and in the Deccan plateau, between 35 to 38°C.
- Towards the end of May, an elongated low pressure area develops in the region extending from the Thar Desert to Patna and Chotanagpur plateau.
- During the hot weather season, strong, gusty, hot, dry winds known as the ‘Loo’ blows. Direct exposure to these winds may even prove to be fatal.
- Dust storms are very common during the month of May in northern India. These storms bring temporary relief as they lower the temperatures.
- This is also the season of localised thunderstorms associated with violent winds and torrential rains known as Kaal Baisakhi in West Bengal