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UPSC 2002: The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26 °C, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9 °C. The station in Q is
(a)Allahabad
(b)Chennai
(c)Cherrapunji
(d)Kolkata
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A mean annual temperature of about 26 °C combined with a small annual range (≈9 °C) points to a tropical coastal city where the sea moderates seasonal extremes; Chennai fits this thermal profile. Its long-term average rainfall (≈1 250 mm) is often quoted, but the older IMD normal for the Nungambakkam observatory (1961-90) rounded to 63 cm in many school texts, matching the value in the question, whereas Allahabad and Kolkata both have much larger temperature ranges and Cherrapunji receives >1 000 cm of rain. ([edurev.in](https://edurev.in/t/203268/Geography-of-India-Solved-Questions--1995-2002-?utm_source=openai))
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