Explain the climate conditions in cold weather season.

1. The coastal regions have moderate temperature throughout the year. Hence, it is recordes 25°C in winter and 35°C in summer.

2. It decreases northwards. Hence, the region lying south of the Tropic of Cancer has 20°C and north of it has 10°C-15°C temperature.

3. The hilly regions remain ice-covered in the winter season.

4. The temperature in the winter season is well-marked in northern India as compared to southern India.

5. The interior parts of the country are oldest areas with the mean daily maximum temperature varying 28°C in the peninsular region to 19°C in north-west.

6. The mean daily minimum temperature shows greater diversity during the season. It

varies from 24°C in peninsular to 5°C in north west parts of the country.

7. The night temperature, sometimes, fall below freezing point under the influence of cold waves which affect the weather conditions in north-west India.

8. The lowest temperature is recorded in Ladakh. It is - 40°C in Dras in Kargil.