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DoctorSteve
05-19-2012, 07:22 PM
I found this article and it is saying that they are growing bananas in Punjab India.

Farmers take to banana cultivation in Punjab (http://www.sify.com/news/farmers-take-to-banana-cultivation-in-punjab-news-national-kh3tEejhdea.html)

It says they are using a cavendish variety to deal with the fog and frost. acoording to the link below the weather is between -2ºC (28.4ºF) and 40ºC (104ºf). Which is warmer and slightly cooler than where I am. Though that is probably from all areas.

Punjab, India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India#Climate)

DoctorSteve
05-19-2012, 07:30 PM
Here is a comparison of weather.

Amritsar, India Weather Averages | Average High and Low Temperature | Average Precipitation and Rainfall days | World Weather Online (http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Amritsar-weather-averages/Punjab/IN.aspx)
94531, Antioch, California Weather Averages | Average High and Low Temperature | Average Precipitation and Rainfall days | World Weather Online (http://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/weather-averages.aspx?q=94531)

The lows in December, January, and February are very close to my location. I am guessing those are the nights. They do seem to have warmer days though in winter. Still I am sure they have about the same amount of frost as we do. Interesting.