The U.S. to INDIA 
Posted Sep 21, 2000
From our Free-Lance Correspondent

Latitude :
We wanted to give you a little latitudinal information to place the U.S. for you in relationship to India.

At approximately 40 degrees latitude N. lie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (in the mid-Atlantic region); Columbus, Ohio; Quincy, Illinois (on the banks of the Mississippi River); and Boulder, Colorado. On the west coast, it crosses approximately 150 kilometers north of Sacramento, California. This is all about 500 kilometers north of the northernmost point of Kashmir. 

Mumbai (Bombay) lies at approximately 19 degrees latitude N. This is about 500 kilometers south of Brownsville, Texas and Miami, Florida (the southernmost cities in the continental U.S.) which lie at approximately 25 degrees latitude N.

Climate :
India in January :

• Calcutta  
  has an average high temperature of 27 degrees C. (82 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 13 degrees C. (55 degrees F.) and less than a single day with rainfall.
• New Delhi
  has an average high temperature of 21 degrees C. (70 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 7 degrees C. (45 degrees F.) and 2 days with rainfall.
• Mumbai (Bombay)
  has an average high temperature of 28 degrees C. (82 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 19 degrees C. (66 degrees F.) and less than a day single day with rainfall.

U.S. in January :

• Boston
  has an average high temperature of 2 degrees C. (35 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of -7 degrees C. (19 degrees F.) with 12 days of icy precipitation.
• Miami
  has an average high temperature of 23 degrees C. (73 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 16 degrees C. (61 degrees F.) and 9 days with rainfall.
• Los Angeles
  has an average high temperature of 18 degrees C. (64 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 8 degrees C. (47 degrees F.) and 6 days with rainfall.

India in July :

• Calcutta
  has an average high temperature of 32 degrees C. (90 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 26 degrees C. (79 degrees F.) and 18 days with rainfall.
• New Delhi
  has an average high temperature of 36 degrees C. (97 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 27 degrees C. (81 degrees F.) and 8 days with rainfall.
• Mumbai (Bombay)
  has an average high temperature of 29 degrees C. (84 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 25 degrees C. (77 degrees F.) and 21 days with rainfall.

U.S. in July :

• Boston
  has an average high temperature of 27 degrees C. (81 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 17 degrees C. (63 degrees F.) with 10 days of rainfall.
• Miami
  has an average high temperature of 31 degrees C. (88 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 24 degrees C. (75 degrees F.) and 15 days with rainfall.
• Los Angeles
  has an average high temperature of 27 degrees C. (81 degrees F.) and an average low temperature of 16 degrees C. (61 degrees F.) and no days with any rainfall.

Time Differences :
The continental U.S. is divided into 4 time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. The zones differ by one hour, the east coast being 3 hours ahead (later) than the west coast.

Money :
For more information on U.S. coins and currency, visit the WebSite for the U.S. Mint. 

Current rates of exchange are also available on line.

• Penny - copper coin worth $ .01 or 1 cent.
• Nickel - thick nickel coin, larger than a penny, worth $ .05 or 5 cents.
• Dime - thin silver-over-copper coin, smaller than a penny or a nickel, worth $ .10 or 10 cents.
• Quarter - silver-over-copper coin, larger than a nickel, worth $ .25 or 25 cents. Currently a series of quarters commemorating each of the 50 states of the United States is in the process of being minted in the order in which they became part of the U.S.

Less common coins are :

• 50 cent piece, largest of U.S. coins (silver-over-copper) currently minted - worth $ .50 or 50 cents
• Susan B. Anthony dollar, silver coin, slightly smaller than a quarter - worth $1.00
• Golden Dollar, is a newly minted coin featuring native American heroine, Sacagawea which is made of a manganese-brass alloy, developed by the U.S. Mint

Currency comes in denominations of :

• $1
• $2 (less common)
• $5
• $10
• $20
• $50
• $100

The newer $5 - $100 bills in circulation will look odd to you if you are familiar with older U.S. currency.

U.S. Post :
For information on postage rates within the U.S. as well as for international postage, visit the U.S. Postal Service online.