Question

Name of the following.
1. The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji.
2. The local wind that brings a light rainfall to South India and is good for tea and coffee crops.

Answer 1

Hint: 1. During this season three-fourths of the total yearly rainfall is received. During this season, the average rainfall on the plains of India is around 87%.
2. The occurrence of pre-monsoon rainfall is a colloquial term to describe it. These rains are often referred to as 'April rains' or 'Summer showers' generally.

Complete Answer:
1. The winds that bring heavy rain to Cherrapunji.
- The high-level town in the north-eastern Indian State of Meghalaya, Cherrapunjee is also known as Sohra.
- The southwestern monsoon triggers rain in late summer as high pressure in the Indian Ocean forces the wind masses to the low pressures on land. The consequence of the event is caused by the difference in temperature between the sea and the land mass – colder sea air and warmer land.
- The western ghats are precipitated by the monsoon winds of the southwest.
- They blow across the Indian Ocean, the Arab Sea and Bengal from the Equator.
- As the West coast blows these winds, the Western Ghats avoid them and thus cause extreme precipitation.
- The heavy plumes during the Southwestern Monsoon season are thought to be due to intense convective activity from westerly monsoons, and to the presence of tropical cyclones (TC).
Therefore, Monsoon winds from the Southwest bring heavy precipitation to Cherrapunji.

2. The local wind that brings a light rainfall to South India and is good for tea and coffee crops.
- South India is known for mango showers as local wind, which brings a low rainfall and is beneficial to tea and coffee plants.
- Mango showers are used to represent pre-monsoon precipitation and help to mature the mangoes in early stages.
- They are remarkable in many parts of Southeast and South Asia, including India and Cambodia.
- These rains typically occur between March and April but often are difficult to predict their arrival.
- Their strength can vary from light to strong and persistent storms.
- In India, a thunderstorm forms over Bengal Bay triggering a mango shower.
- Also known in Bengal are "Kaal Baishali," Bordoisila in Assam, and Cherry Blossom or Coffee Shower in Kerala.
- Pre-monsoon showers in Kerala, Karnataka, and parts of Tamil Nadu are common in India before the end of the summer season.
Therefore, Local wind, which has low precipitation and is favorable to teas and coffee plants, is known for its mango showers.

Note: As they receive little rainfall during the South West Monsoon season, the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and adjoining parts of Andhra Pradesh have temperatures above 30 ° C. The showers prevent the mangoes from falling prematurely from trees and are important for South India's mango growers.