Earth Science 7- Delhi, India
City: Delhi
Country: India
Latitude and Longitude: 28°37'58.19" N 77°13'43.40" E [1]
Elevation: 233 meters [1]
Large Body of Water: Ganges River [1]
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone
Cwb (Mild with dry, hot summer)
Average Temperature
Delhi Temperature Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Max Temperature 21 24 31 36 41 39 36 34 34 34 29 23
Average Min Temperature 7 9 14 20 26 28 27 26 24 18 11 8
Average Precipitation
Delhi Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average Precipitation (mm) 23 18 13 8 13 74 180 173 117 10 3 10
Days with Precipitation 2 2 1 1 2 4 8 8 4 1 0 1
Delhi experiences a Cwb climate. In the summer, hot waves are carried from the Rajasthan Desert, but winter is cold because of the nearby Himaalayan mountains. There is a short monsoon season, but sometimes the rain stretches over 1-2 months. [3]
Prevailing Winds
Delhi, India is in an area of high pressure. From December to February, northerly, light winds carry dry, cool weather with little rain, making this time the driest of the year. However, from June to October, monsoon winds from the southwest are moist and rain-bearing. This prevailing wind pattern is very unusual because the winds switch directions. The weather becomes hotter and remains dry from March to May. Some years the rains are torrential, but when the monsoons fail, the rain is light or it varies from place to place. Failed monsoons can cause disastrous results for crops. [4]
Geology
Plate Boundary Near Delhi
Delhi, India is located on the Indian Plate. It is closest to the boundary between the Indian and and Eurasian Plates- about 490 km. That boundary is a collision boundary. [1] [5]
Rocks that Underlie Delhi
Delhi lies on an area of alluvium, or soil and sediments that are not very compacted because it is fairly recently deposited.[6]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Google Earth, 2010, Delhi, India
- ↑ BBC Weather Center,2006, Delhi, India
- ↑ delhiinformation.org,Delhi, India
- ↑ BBC Weather Center,2006,Delhi, India
- ↑ Plate Boundary Map. Map. Geothermal Education Office. geothermal.marin.org, 23 Feb. 2011. Web. 23 Feb 2011.
- ↑ Maps of India, 2011, Delhi, India
