Cherrapunjee vs Mawsynram

Cherrapunjee vs Mawsynram Perhaps the most well known feature of orographic rain in northeast India is the extremely large amount of rainfall at Cherrapunjee. Cherrapunjee is located at 25º 15′ N, 91º 44′ E and Mawsynram at 25º 18′ N, 91º 35′...

The Seasons

The Seasons The word ‘monsoon’ comes from the Arabic word ‘mausam’ – meaning season. Our earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit and is nearest to the Sun around the first of January and farthest from the sun on the first of...

How do people live here?

How do people live here? With the onset of pre-monsoon rains in the months of March, April and May, which are known as Nor’Westers, it rains mostly at night with thunderstorms and strong winds. These squalls have intense precipitation and last for a few hours....

Analysis of Rainfall at Cherrapunjee

Analysis of Rainfall at Cherrapunjee I had collected daily rainfall data of Cherrapunjee from 1978. I was interested in finding out the number of days it had rained in different ranges of rainfall. I had a developed a program to find it out in dbase IV. I had noted...