Monsoon troughing in the western Pacific reaches its zenith in latitude during the late summer when the wintertime surface ridge in the opposite hemisphere is the strongest. It can reach as far as the 40th parallel in East Asia during August and the 20th parallel in Australia during February.

…with a feature called the monsoon trough, a region of low atmospheric pressure at sea level. Tropical moisture carried onshore by the summer monsoon often results in copious rainfall. The village of Cherrapunji in northeastern India, for instance, recorded over 9 metres (about 30 feet) of rain in one month…

Mar 29, 2024 · The portion of the intertropical convergence zone that extends into a monsoon circulation as depicted by a line on a weather map. The area features directional wind shear, convergence, and relatively low sea level pressure sitting between trade winds on the poleward side and monsoonal winds on the equatorward side.

This monsoon trough shows periodical movements to the north and south of its normal position. When it moves north and lies close to the Himalayan foothills, there is a remarkable change in the rainfall pattern over India.

The monsoon typically arrives in mid to late June over northwest Mexico, and early July over the southwest U.S. Once the monsoon is underway, mountain ranges, including the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Mogollon Rim provide a focusing mechanism for the daily development of …

Jan 17, 2019 · Monsoons are commonly associated with torrential downpours that bring widespread flooding to parts of Asia and the Indian subcontinent. But Australia has its own monsoon and it is important too, despite its lower profile. This year it is late.

The broiling heat of May draws the monsoon trough, which is just the regional manifestation of the equatorial trough, northward into India. As this occurs, southeasterly trades in the Southern Hemisphere invade the Northern Hemisphere as convergence …

The monsoon trough, also known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), is depicted by a line on a weather map showing the locations of minimum sea level pressure within the …

Sep 4, 2023 · The Monsoon Trough is a specific type of trough that forms during the monsoon season. It plays a crucial role in dictating the movement of the monsoon and rainfall patterns in India. Positional Variations and Their Effects

Jan 21, 2016 · In the month of July the ITCZ shifts to 20°- 25° N latitude and is located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the south-west monsoons blow from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The ITCZ in this position is often called the Monsoon Trough [maximum rainfall].