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Study the climate data of station X and answer the following questions: Month: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec | Temp °C: 13.5, 16.8, 22.4, 33.6, 38.6, 30.2, 29.3, 28.4, 27.8, 25.7, 19.9, 15.5 | Rainfall cm: 1.3, –, –, 5.9, 12.4, 43.9, 51.4, 39.8, 20.9, 15.1, 2.6, 2.1
Why is there a decrease in temperature in the month of June after the high temperature of May?
Topic: Reading climate data
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The south-west monsoon breaks in June; its clouds and heavy rain cut off the sunshine and cool the land, so the temperature falls from the May peak.
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