Question: In which state of India the rain caused by a lightning storm is called 'Cherry Blossom'?
Options:
Gujarat
Meghalaya
Uttarakhand
Karnataka
🔑Key Points:
In India, Mango showers occur as a result of thunderstorm development over the Bay of Bengal.
In India, Mango showers occur as a result of thunderstorm development over the Bay of Bengal.
• They are with different names in different places:
Cherry Blossom showers or Coffee showers in Karnataka;
Kaal Baisakhi in Bengal;
Bardoisila in Assam
Cheery blossoms or mango showers are the names given to pre-monsoon rainfall.
They are rains caused by a lightning storm.
 Thus, we can say that in Karnataka, the rain caused by a lightning storm is called 'Cherry Blossom'.