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3 Climatic Classification of India - Geography of India

CLIMATIC CLASSIFICATION of INDIA

Climatic Classification with respect to India is discussed in the following video by Dr. Manishika Jain.

The three climatic classifications explained in this video are -

1. Koppen՚s Classification

2. Stamp & Kendrew Classification

3. R. L. Singh՚s Classification

Illustration: CLIMATIC CLASSIFICATION of INDIA

Amw

  • Monsoon type with short dry winter season
  • Western coastal region, south of Mumbai
  • Rainfall over 300 cm

As

  • Monsoon type with dry season in high sun period
  • Coromandel coast and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh
  • Rainfall 75 – 100 cm

Aw

  • Tropical Savanah type
  • Most parts of the peninsular plateau barring Coromandel and Malabar coastal strips
  • 75 cm

BShw

  • Semi-arid Steppe type
  • Some rain shadow areas of Western Ghats, large part of Rajasthan and contiguous areas of Haryana and Gujarat
  • Rainfall 12 to 25 cm

BWhw

  • Hot desert type
  • Most of western Rajasthan
  • Rainfall less than 12 cm

Cwg

  • Monsoon type with dry winters
  • Most parts of the Ganga Plain, eastern Rajasthan, Assam and in Malwa Plateau
  • Rainfall 100 – 200 cm

Dfc

  • Cold, Humid winters type with shorter summer
  • Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam
  • Rainfall ~200 cm

Et

  • Tundra Type
  • Mountain areas of Uttarakhand
  • The average temperature varies from 0 to 10°C
  • Rainfall varies from year to year.

E

  • Polar Type
  • Higher areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
  • Temperature of the warmest month varies from 0° to 10°C
  • Precipitation occurs in the form of snow
Illustration: E
Illustration: E

Manishika