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Bookmark or Share- What Is a Monsoon? | NOAA SciJinks – All About WeatherA monsoon is a shift in winds that often causes a very rainy season or a very dry season. Although monsoons are usually associated with parts of Asia, they can happen in many tropical and subtropical regions – including several locations in the United States.
- Climate - Monsoon, Rainfall, Seasonal | BritannicaDiurnal variability. Landmasses in regions affected by monsoons warm up very rapidly in the afternoon hours, especially on days with cloud-free conditions; surface air temperatures between 35 and 40 °C (95 and 104 °F) are not uncommon.
- What Are Monsoons and Why Do They Happen? - Center for Science EducationMonsoons produce the very wet summers and dry winters that occur on nearly all of the tropical continents. A monsoon is not a storm like a hurricane or a summer thunderstorm, but a much larger pattern of winds and rain that spans a large geographic area – a continent or even the entire globe.
- What is a monsoon? What to know about the intense weather patternsWhat is a monsoon? It's not a storm. What to know about the intense weather pattern. Caitlin McLean. USA TODAY. 0:02. 0:26. It may seem as if weather is becoming more extreme with each year....
- Monsoon - National Geographic SocietyA monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions.
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