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Indian monsoon

Updated 10 Oct 2026

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Callouts

Note. Callout with the note preset.
Tip. Draw the pressure belts first.
Warning. Retreating monsoon ≠ NE monsoon in every exam answer.
Exam trap. Tamil Nadu gets most rain in Oct–Dec, not Jun–Sep.

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Mnemonic. "LIT": Land heats, ITCZ shifts, Tibet heats.
Key fact. Mawsynram is the wettest place in India.
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Flowchart (mermaid)

flowchart TD
  A[Land heats faster than sea in summer] --> B(Low pressure over NW India)
  B --> C{ITCZ shifts north}
  C --> D[SW winds cross the equator]
  D --> E[Arabian Sea branch]
  D --> F[Bay of Bengal branch]

Same chart pinned to 220 px height at 0.6 zoom:

flowchart LR
  S[Summer] --> M[Monsoon] --> R[Retreat] --> W[Winter]

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Mind map (markmap)

# Indian monsoon
## Mechanism
- Differential heating
- ITCZ shift
- Tibetan plateau
## Branches
- Arabian Sea
- Bay of Bengal
## Factors
- El Niño / La Niña
- IOD
- MJO

Drawing (excalidraw)

Diagram: Arabian Sea branch · Western Ghats rain

Diagrams side by side (columns)

# Rain
## Orographic
## Convectional
## Cyclonic
pie title Rainfall share
  "SW monsoon" : 75
  "NE monsoon" : 11
  "Other" : 14