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fiogf49gjkf0d BANGLADESH IS A VERY LOW-LYING COUNTRY AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY OF BENGALS. IT HAS A TROPICAL MONSOON CLIMATE WITH A THREEFOLD CLIMATIC CYCLE. THE COOL SEASON FROM NOVEMBER TO FEBRUARY, A HOT SEASON FROM MARCH UNTIL EARLY JUNE EXPERIENCING SOME THUNDERY RAINSTORMS AND THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON SEASON FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER WHEN RAINFALL IS HEAVY AND FREQUENT. MOST OF THE COUNTRY RECEIVES FROM 1500 - 2500MM OF RAIN A YEAR AND NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER AS MUCH AS 3750MM. DURING SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE GANGES DELTA ARE SUBJECTED TO PERIODICAL FLOODING AS THE RESULT OF VIOLENT TROPICAL CYCLONES. TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY REMAIN HIGH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CLOTHING: IN WINTER - LIGHTWEIGHT WITH LIGHT TOPCOAT IN NORTHERN AREAS. SUMMER - TROPICAL WEIGHT AND RAINWEAR.
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CHITTAGONG ALT 27M ------------------ JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 26 28 31 32 32 31 30 30 31 31 29 26 MIN C 14 16 20 23 24 25 25 25 25 24 20 15 RAIN MM 6 15 53 116 246 603 719 553 285 242 59 10 HUMIDITY AM 81 76 76 78 79 84 87 87 86 85 84 85 % PM 58 58 65 71 77 83 85 86 84 78 71 68 DHAKA ALT 8M ------------ JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TEMP MAX C 24 26 30 31 31 31 30 31 30 30 28 25 MIN C 14 17 22 25 26 27 27 27 26 25 20 16 RAIN MM 18 31 58 103 194 321 437 305 254 169 28 2 HUMIDITY AM 90 86 87 88 91 93 93 92 93 92 90 91 % PM 47 39 41 53 64 76 77 73 74 63 52 48
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