The Climate of
Bhind is characterized by general dryness, except during the south-west monsoon season.
The year may be divided into 4 seasons. The winter season is from
December to February is followed by the summer season from March to about
middle of June . The period from Middle of June to about the end of September is the
south-west monsoon season. October and November constitute the post-monsoon or retreating
monsoon season.
RainFall
The average annual
rainfall of Bhind is 668.3 mm.The spatial variation of the district is not too much. About 92%
of the annual rainfall is received in the south-west monsoon months. On an average there
are 33 rainy days in a year. The heaviest rainfall in the 24 hours recorded at any station
in the district was 295.9mm at Bhind on 6th September, 1910.
Temperature
There is no meteorological observatory in Bhind.
After February the temperature increases steadily till May , when the mean daily
temperature is about 46 0 C and the mean daily minimum is about 280
C. In the June the mean daily temperature is higher than in may by a couple of
degrees. The heat in summer is intense and the dust laden scorching winds which blow
often add much to the discomfort. With onset of monsoon in district by about middle of
June, there is an appreciable drop in the temperature. After October day and night
temperature decrease rapidly. January is greatly the coldest month with the
mean daily maximum temperature at about 230 C, and the mean daily minimum at
about 80 C. In 2003 it dropped to about 2-30 C. In the cold season
in the rear of passing western disturbances, cold waves affect the District and the
minimum temperature may drop down to about a degree below the freezing point of water. |
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