Southwest Monsoon

Monsoons

The word Monsoon originated from the Arabic word “mawsim”, which means season. Monsoons refer to seasonal winds that are reversed from their directions according to the changing seasons and are hence known to be periodic. The monsoons tend to travel from sea to land in summers and from land to sea during winters, which gives rise to the concept of a double system of seasonal winds....

Monsoons in India Map

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Southwest Monsoon

The southwest monsoon is caused because of intense low-pressure formation over Tibetan Plateau for intense heating during the summer season; there is a permanent form of high-pressure cell located in the South of the Indian Ocean. The winds of the Southwest monsoon bring heavy rainfall in most parts of the country....

Northeast Monsoon

The northeast monsoon is caused by high-pressure cells over the Tibetan and Siberian Plateaus. The NE monsoon winds bring rainfall to the southeast coast of the country which includes the Tamil Nadu coast as well as Seemandhra’s south coast....

Monsoon of India

The Monsoon winds firmly impact the climate of India. The Arabs, who had additionally come to India as dealers named this occasional inversion of the wind framework ‘monsoon’....

Onset and Withdrawal of Monsoon

The length of the rainstorm is between 100 and 120 days from early June to mid-September.  the typical precipitation expands out of nowhere and proceeds continually for a very long time. This is known as the ‘explosion’ Or  “burst” of the monsoon and can be recognized from the monsoon showers....

FAQs on Monsoon in India

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