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Monsoon refers to the seasonal reversal in the wind direction during a year.

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The seasonal reversal in the direction of winds in a year is called the monsoon. Monsoon tends to have 'breaks' in rainfall, meaning there are wet and dry spells in between. The monsoon rains take place only for a few days and then come to rainless intervals. The reversal of wind direction takes place over the Indian because, during the winter, there is a high-pressure area in the north of the Himalayas & there is a low-pressure area over the ocean to the south. This means cold and dry winds blow from the Himalayan region towards the ocean. In summer, a low-pressure area develops over interior Asia and northwestern India due to high temperatures, which cause a complete reversal of the wind direction during summer and the rise of the Southwest monsoon.

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