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| The Weather in New Delhi | |||
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The climate has three distinct seasons in New Delhi: the dry-hot season from mid-April to mid-July; the wethot or rainy season from mid-July to September; and the cool season from October to March. | ||
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The dry-hot season is marked by sustained high temperatures, extreme dryness,
and frequent dust storms. Average daily maximum temperatures are as follows:
March 87, April 98, May 106, June 104 degrees Farenheit. During this period, individual
daily high temperatures often reach 110-117. Minimum temperatures are
correspondingly high. The daily average minimum temperature for May is 80,
for June, 83. There is virtually no rainfall during the dry-hot season, and
the extreme dryness produces severe dust storms which build up suddenly and
violently. Fine layers of dust sift indoors and can damage clothes, furniture
and fine equipment.
The rainy or monsoon season commences in Delhi about the first of July and sometimes continues until late in September. Rather than a steady downpour, there are sporadic showers and occasionally violent storms. The rain breaks the long period of sustained high temperatures of the dry-hot season, but the temperature is still high and the combination of heat and high humidity is uncomfortable. New Delhi's annual rainfall is about 25-37 inches and most of this occurs during the monsoon season. Often the monsoon ends early and is followed by another month or so of hot, dry weather. The beautiful weather of the cool season compensates for the discomfort of the summer. This is the time when Delhi gardens bloom with flowers from every season: spring dafodils, summer roses and autumn dahlias and chrysanthemums all bursting into color together. With an almost unbroken succession of cool, invigorating days and clear skies, this period may be compared to winter months in Southern Arizona or Southern California. In January, the coolest month, the maximum temperature averages 70 and the minimum 45 although the temperature occasionally drops as low as 32. There is usually a brief period of short, brisk showers in December or January. Minor earthquakes occur. You read about them in the paper the next day, and rarely are aware of tremors as they occur. Floods during the monsoon season can hamper travel, especially in the hilly areas where landslides might demolish a road or simply render it impassible for a day or two, but the residential areas in New Delhi are not usually threatened. [Bikaner] [Canterbury] [Angelfire] [Delete cookies] [website hosting] [Volvo reservdelar] [bokforingslag] [Clyde River] [Dundee] Copyright © 2003 sunny.20fr.com All Rights Reserved. Hacker Blocking | Spy Buddy | I Spy Now | Mail Box Filter | Ghost-Surf | Casino Perks | Vegas Experts | DVD Ripper | Super Pop Up Blocker | Site Publisher | Guardster | Alcohol 120% | Cleaning Agent | Spy Cop | Black ICE | Paragon Encrypted Disk |