Winter monsoons, by contrast, have a dominant easterly component and a strong tendency to diverge, subside and cause drought.
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One effect of this excessive moisture would have been to aid the winter monsoon rainfall required for winter crops.
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The winter monsoon is experienced in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh in the first week of January.
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Hanoi had initiated the offensive to coincide with the winter monsoon, when continuous rain and low cloud cover made air support difficult.
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But the winter monsoon was expected to disappear this week which may mean warmer temperatures over the Lunar New Year festive season.
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An Arab wishing to go to Africa or Indonesia would go south on the winter monsoon and return north with the summer monsoon.
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Because of these moderate, dry winds, the Winter Monsoon season in the Indian Ocean region is the dry season for most of Southern Asia.
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A cold surge from the winter monsoon is expected over the weekend and temperatures will once again drop early next week with fresh northerly winds.
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The dissipating remnants of Babs interacted with the winter monsoon to drop heavy rainfall on Taiwan, particularly in the northern and eastern portions of the island.
