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Study the climatic data provided below and answer the questions that follow :MonthsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovsection ATemp °C21.022.626.329.229.727.525.124.524.825.522.5Rain cm0.10.10.51.52.711.416.79.013.49.02.7section BTemp °C24.424.426.723.330.328.927.227.227.228.327.2Rain cm0.20.30.31.71.950.261.037.027.04.81.4(i) Calculate the annual range of temperature of Station B. (ii) Calculate annual rainfall of station A. (iii) Presuming that both the stations are located in West India, state giving a reason as to which of the two lies on the windward side of the Western Ghats.

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(i) The annual range of temperature of Station B is 5.6°C (30.0-24.4). 

(ii) The annual rainfall of Station A is 67.4 cm. 

(iii) ‘B’ is at the windward side of the Western Ghats as it is getting 50 to 61 cm of rainfall in the month of June and July whereas Station ‘A’ gets only 11.4 and 16.7 cm of rainfall in the same months, which shows that it lies on the leeward side of the mountain.



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