Geography

Delhi saw fewer Western Disturbance event this year and this has led to Feb temperature seven degree higher than traditional.

·        Towards the tip of Feb, temperature typically starts rising, however, this isdependent on the quantity of Western Disturbances. There was 1 Western disturbance around February 5 this year and none then.

·        A Western Disturbance could be a weather pattern related to sudden winter rain and snow in northwest India, that plays a crucial role in conveyance down the temperatures.

About Western disturbance

·         It is an extra-tropical storm (low pressure winds embedded in western winds(westerlies) that be due west to the east) that originates within the Mediterranean regionWhy name Western disturbance (WD): The disturbance travels from the “western” to the jap direction. Disturbance means that a part of “disturbed” or reduced gas pressure. Equilibrium exists in nature because of that the air during a region tries to normalize its pressure.

·        WD is related to the downfall, snowfall and fog in northern India.

·         After motion over Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan to northern India it comes with the cloud beside rain and snow. The wetness that WDs carry with them comes from the mediterranean sea and/or from the atlantic ocean.

·         In India, WD eventually return up against the chain of mountains and acquire blocked, as a consequence, the wetness gets treed and precipitation is shared within the kind of snow and rain over Northwest India and generally, different parts of North India

·         Once its additional intense within the Indian Region, theyll extend even upto 15 degree north, ensuing into rainfall upto north Maharashtra, Gujarat and therefore the entire Madhya Pradesh

·         The WD is that the reason for the foremost winter and pre-monsoon season rainfall acrossNorth-West India, moderate to serious rain in low lying areas and serious snow to mountainous areas of the Indian landmass.

·        It has significance in in agriculture notably for rabi crops as well as wheat.

·         Extra-Tropical Cyclones also are referred to as as winter storms and blizzards.