Climatic Diversity in the Indian Subcontinent
- Due to the vastness of the country and a variety of relief features there are regional variations in the climatic of India.
- In June, the highest temperature in Rajasthan may go upto 55 degree celsius.
- Mawsynram or Cherrapunji in Meghalaya has an annual rainfall of 2500 cm.
- But, in the Thar Desert the annual rainfall is less than 13 cm.
- Indian Council of Agriculture Research(ICAR) divides Indian soils into 8 groups:
- Alluvial soil
- Red soil
- Black soil
- Laterite soil
- Desert soil
- Saline and Alkaline soil
- Forest soil
- Peaty and other organic soil
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