Give three important characteristics of the summer monsoon rainfall.

The three important characteristics of the summer monsoon rainfall are as under :

(i) Monsoon Burst : The sudden onset of rain is termed as monsoon burst. It is the main characteristic of summer monsoon rainfall. It brings rainfall suddenly–a rainfall without warning. This rain brings relief to the summer affected people and land.

(ii) Breaks : The other characteristic of south-west monsoon is the tendency of breaks or spell of dry weather. These breaks are associated with the tropical depressions which have fluctuating pattern. The amount as well as the intensity of rainfall is also determined by the frequency of these depressions.

(iii) Declining trend : The summer monsoon rainfall is decreasing with the increasing distance from the sea such as : Kolkata receives rainfall 119 cm, Patna 105 cm, Allahabad 76 cm and Delhi 56 cm.