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e Contents Page
No.
3. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
3.1 Temperature at Select Stations in Tamil Nadu 85-92

3.2 Distribution of Districts by Range of Rainfall 93

3.3 Rainfall by Districts 94-95

3.4 Time Series Data - Rainfall by Seasons in Tamil 96


Nadu
85 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

3. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL


3.1 TEMPERATURE AT SELECT STATIONS IN TAMIL NADU 2015-16
(in Celsius)
Station: NUNGAMBAKKAM ( Chennai North )
Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes Lowes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Mean
t t Hours Hours
2015 June 39.6 36.9 24.6 22.8 66 65

July 41.0 38.2 23.9 26.6 70 70

August 37.6 35.4 23.1 26.9 77 71

Septemb 36.9 34.9 23.5 27.4 77 75


er
October 35.7 33.2 24.3 25.4 83 78

Novembe 32.6 29.8 22.4 24.5 91 87


r
Decembe 32.4 30.1 21.5 23.5 86 78
r
2016 January 31.3 30.4 20.4 21.7 79 65

February 33.4 32.1 21.0 23.9 78 67

March 36.1 33.6 24.1 26.0 79 72

April 40.8 35.6 26.0 28.5 73 69

May 40.8 36.6 25.0 28.9 69 67

Station: MEENAMBAKKAM ( PBO Chennai )


Maximum Mean Humidity in %
Year and
Highes Minimum
Lowes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Mean
t t Hours Hours
2015 June 40.2 36.8 23.8 26.5 63 58

July 40.4 37.9 23.0 26.0 62 58

August 37.3 35.1 21.6 25.0 74 64

Septemb 37.1 35.2 22.2 25.7 70 63


er
October 36.0 33.3 22.0 26.0 95 92

Novembe 32.5 29.7 21.2 22.8 87 83


r
Decembe 32.9 30.0 19.5 21.8 84 73
r
2016 January 31.2 30.6 18.7 20.8 79 61

February 34.4 32.5 19.7 22.1 78 62

March 38.4 34.4 22.5 24.1 74 62

April 41.8 37.2 24.2 26.5 71 62

May 41.2 37.3 23.2 27.1 65 60


CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 86
3.1 TEMPERATURE AT SELECT STATIONS
IN TAMIL NADU 2015-16 (in Celsius) (Contd.)

Station: SALEM
Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes Lowes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Mean
t t Hours Hours
201 June 36.6 34.7 23.0 25.0 79 56
5
July 38.6 36.0 23.9 25.2 75 49

August 38.5 35.2 22.1 25.4 73 51

Septembe 37.6 35.3 22.6 24.8 72 51


r
October 34.5 33.2 22.0 24.0 77 60

November 33.0 29.6 20.4 22.9 83 73

December 32.8 30.5 19.0 21.7 81 59

201 January 34.6 32.0 17.0 20.3 73 46


6
February 38.0 34.9 17.8 21.7 72 37

March 41.2 37.9 21.6 24.4 73 34

April 41.8 39.9 25.8 27.8 65 32

May 41.3 37.6 22.1 26.2 70 49

Station: KOVILANKULAM (ARUPPUKOTTAI)


Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes Lowes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Mean
t t Hours Hours
2015 June 40.0 37.0 24.3 26.0 71 60

July 39.5 38.0 21.8 25.0 71 61

August 39.5 37.0 22.8 25.0 73 63

Septemb 39.0 37.0 21.8 25.0 74 58


er
October 38.5 34.2 22.3 24.1 80 65

Novembe 34.0 30.6 20.8 23.0 88 72


r
Decembe 32.5 30.5 17.8 22.1 88 71
r
2016 January 33.5 31.8 15.5 20.0 81 61

February 37.0 34.7 17.0 21.9 81 57

March 40.0 37.6 21.5 24.0 74 58

April 42.5 39.6 24.0 25.8 73 60

May 41.0 38.1 23.0 25.5 73 61


87 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
3.1 TEMPERATURE AT SELECT STATIONS
IN TAMIL NADU 2015-16 (in Celsius) (Contd.)

Station: AMS TIRUCHIRAPPALLI


Maximum Minimum Humidity in
Year and
Highes 8.30% 17.30
Month Mean Lowest Mean
t Hours Hours
2015 June 38.9 36.5 22.4 26.1 68 48

July 40.1 38.6 24.8 27.0 59 38

August 40.1 23.4 26.3 66 42


37.2
Septemb 39.3 37.2 22.2 25.9 67 47
er
October 35.9 33.2 22.4 24.5 81 69

Novembe 33.5 29.7 21.0 23.5 88 82


r
Decembe 31.6 29.7 20.4 22.7 88 75
r
2016 January 33.0 31.1 18.8 21.1 79 54

February 35.4 33.7 19.0 22.5 77 42

March 40.1 36.8 23.0 24.9 74 36

April 42.4 39.8 26.2 27.9 67 36

May 41.1 37.7 23.0 26.9 68 47

Station: KODAIKANAL
Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes Lowes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Mean
t t Hours Hours
2015 June 21.8 18.6 11.1 12.8 79 92

July 20.6 18.7 11.3 12.6 76 93

August 20.6 18.5 11.3 12.5 83 94

Septemb 20.7 18.8 10.9 12.6 86 93


er
October 21.1 17.9 10.0 11.5 83 94

Novembe 19.0 16.1 8.1 11.2 92 98


r
Decembe 19.6 16.1 6.8 10.8 86 91
r
2016 January 21.9 18.1 8.3 10.1 63 82

February 22.6 19.4 7.1 10.4 60 83

March 23.8 21.9 10.3 12.3 40 82

April 23.7 21.8 11.5 13.6 59 81

May 23.5 20.3 11.6 11.5 73 91


CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 88
3.1 TEMPERATURE AT SELECT STATIONS
IN TAMIL NADU 2015-16 (in Celsius) (Concld.)

Station: AMS-MADURAI
Maximum Minimum Humidity in
Year and
Highes 8.30% 17.30
Month Mean Lowest Mean
t Hours Hours
2015 June 39.0 36.5 22.7 67 53
25.6
July 40.8 38.6 23.1 25.4 59 47

August 40.0 37.8 25.4 52 47


24.2
Septemb 40.0 37.4 22.5 25.1 64 54
er
October 36.8 33.8 23.2 24.4 71 63

Novembe 33.4 31.0 21.1 23.6 82 75


r
Decembe 31.9 30.3 20.2 22.7 78 73
r
2016 January 33.5 31.7 19.0 21.6 72 53

February 36.4 34.4 19.9 23.1 70 41

March 40.6 37.5 23.3 24.7 65 34

April 42.3 39.4 24.6 27.3 62 41

May 41.0 38.2 24.0 26.4 67 55

Station: KANNIYAKUMARI
Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Lowest Mean
t Hours Hours
2015 June 34.1 31.3 21.4 24.3 85 85

July 34.3 31.3 22.4 23.9 86 88

August 35.1 32.2 23.4 24.3 83 87

Septembe 34.7 31.1 21.2 23.9 85 85


r
October 32.9 31.3 22.0 23.5 84 84

Novembe 33.5 31.0 21.9 23.3 84 83


r
December 32.4 30.5 21.3 23.1 80 77

2016 January 33.4 32.0 21.9 23. 71 68


4
February 34.6 33.1 22.0 76 74
23.6
March 35.6 34.0 24.4 25.2 74 75

April 36.2 34.7 24.8 26.9 73 75

May 36.1 33.4 22.9 26.3 79 81

Source: Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai-6


89 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
3.1 TEMPERATU0RE AT SELECT STATIONS IN TAMIL NADU 2016-17
(in Celsius)
Station: NUNGAMBAKKAM ( Chennai North )
Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes Lowes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Mean
t t Hours Hours
2016 June 39.1 35.5 23.7 27.5 73 68

July 37.6 35.1 24.4 27.4 75 68

August 38.2 36.1 24.9 27.8 64 60

Septemb 36.6 34.1 23.6 26.6 76 68


er
October 36.9 34.5 23.5 26.0 71 65

Novembe 34.7 31.7 20.4 23.6 77 68


r
Decembe 31.4 30.0 19.6 22.5 80 70
r
2017 January 31.3 30.2 20.3 22.7 80 67

February 33.1 31.1 20.0 22.3 76 61

March 35.1 33.1 22.0 26.2 75 68

April 39.7 35.4 26.3 28.3 73 71

May 42.6 37.6 27.5 29.5 62 60

Station: MEENAMBAKKAM ( PBO Chennai )


Maximum Mean Humidity in %
Year and
Highes Minimum
Lowes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Mean
t t Hours Hours
2016 June 39.4 35.7 25.6 26.1 69 63

July 37.7 35.0 23.1 25.0 69 61

August 38.4 36.4 23.3 26.4 65 59

Septemb 36.5 34.0 22.6 24.9 74 67


er
October 36.8 34.7 22.0 24.7 70 60

Novembe 34.8 32.0 22.2 26.6 74 65


r
Decembe 31.3 29.8 18.5 20.8 80 67
r
2017 January 32.0 30.4 18.4 20.9 78 62

February 35.5 31.8 18.4 20.4 75 57

March 36.9 34.3 20.1 24.3 75 65

April 42.2 37.5 24.5 26.4 73 68

May 43..6 39.0 25.0 27.9 63 59


CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 90
3.1 TEMPERATURE AT SELECT STATIONS
IN TAMIL NADU 2016-17 (in Celsius) (Contd.)

Station: SALEM
Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes Lowes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Mean
t t Hours Hours
201 June 39.0 35.3 23.8 26.4 76 66
6
July 38.0 35.0 24.7 25.8 78 70

August 38.5 36.1 23.3 25.8 75 68

Septembe 36.6 34.4 23.4 25.2 80 74


r
October 36.6 33.6 22.4 25.0 81 71

November 34.0 31.0 19.4 22.8 87 74

December 31.0 29.2 18.3 21.7 88 74

201 January 34.7 32.6 18.9 21.0 70 41


7
February 39.8 35.2 19.0 20.6 69 29

March 39.6 37.0 20.6 24.5 70 36

April 41.0 39.7 24.6 27.1 64 31

May 40.0 37.3 22.5 25.9 68 45

Station: KOVILANKULAM (ARUPPUKOTTAI)


Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and Month Highes 8.30 17.30
Mean Lowest Mean
t Hours Hours
2016 June * * * * * *
July 40.0 36.9 23.0 25.4 74 61

August 39.0 36.6 24.0 25.2 71 59

Septembe 38.0 36.6 21.5 24.2 76 55


r
October 39.5 35.7 22.5 24.1 82 62

November 35.5 33.1 19.0 22.8 81 68

December 35.0 31.8 19.0 21.5 82 70

2017 January * * * * * *

February * * * * * *

March * * * * * *

April * * * * * *

May * * * * * *

* Statement Not Received


3.1 TEMPERATURE AT SELECT STATIONS
IN TAMIL NADU 2016-17 (in Celsius) (Contd.)
91 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

Station: AMS TIRUCHIRAPPALLI


Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Lowest Mean
t Hours Hours
2016 June 38.5 36.2 24.0 26.8 64 51

July 38.8 36.1 22.6 26.3 64 43

August 38.4 36.5 24.2 26.3 63 41

Septemb 38.1 36.3 24.4 26.0 62 43


er
October 38.6 35.2 23.6 25.1 70 48

Novembe 34.9 32.6 20.4 23.4 71 54


r
Decembe 34.3 31.4 19.2 22.1 77 54
r
2017 January 33.7 31.5 19.0 21.4 76 51

February 37.5 33.5 18.2 20.5 73 35

March 38.2 36.3 21.4 24.6 74 45

April 42.0 40.3 25.2 27.4 64 32

May 42.1 39.2 23.0 27.5 62 38

Station: KODAIKANAL
Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and Month Highes 8.30 17.30
Mean Lowest Mean
t Hours Hours
2016 June 20.6 18.0 11.0 12.7 82 90
July 19.6 17.6 11.3 12.3 87 92

August 20.2 18.3 11.1 12.1 84 92

Septembe 20.6 18.1 10.3 11.7 80 88


r
October 21.5 17.6 8.7 11.8 87 92

November 21.5 17.9 8.8 10.2 73 85

December 21.5 16.9 5.9 9.4 64 85

2017 January 20.1 16.4 6.3 8.2 70 85

February 20.5 18.4 6.8 9.3 47 70

March 20.8 18.5 30.4 11.6 70 80

April 22.7 21.6 12.2 11.7 50 74

May 23.1 20.9 10.6 13.5 77 91

3.1 TEMPERATURE AT SELECT STATIONS


IN TAMIL NADU 2016-17 (in Celsius) (Concld.)
CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 92

Station: AMS-MADURAI
Maximum Minimum Humidity in
Year and
Highes 8.30% 17.30
Month Mean Lowest Mean
t Hours Hours
2016 June 40.2 37.7 24.7 24.2 59 50

July 40.4 36.9 22.4 26.1 59 50

August 39.0 37.1 23.8 25.7 61 49

Septemb 39.1 36.9 22.6 24.9 61 49


er
October 39.0 36.1 23.2 24.8 63 50

Novembe 35.4 33.1 19.6 23.3 70 55


r
Decembe 34.8 31.8 19.5 21.9 71 54
r
2017 January 34.2 31.8 18.6 21.3 71 50

February 37.4 33.6 17.7 20.2 70 37

March 38.2 35.9 21.6 23.9 71 51

April 41.4 40.0 23.5 26.7 62 37

May 41.4 39.3 23.2 26.6 61 47

Station: KANNIYAKUMARI
Maximum Minimum Humidity in %
Year and
Highes 8.30 17.30
Month Mean Lowest Mean
t Hours Hours
2016 June 33.4 30.5 22.6 24.3 83 84
July 34.4 31.5 22.8 24.4 82 78

August 34.6 32.4 23.0 24.6 76 77

Septembe 33.8 31.1 22.5 24.1 77 83


r
October 33.1 31.4 23.2 24.5 73 79

Novembe 33.4 31.1 22.1 24.1 79 79


r
December 33.9 32.1 22.6 24.1 79 78

2017 January 33.7 32.0 22.0 23.6 71 63

February 33.9 32.5 22.0 23.4 67 62

March 34.6 33.0 22.7 25.2 71 73

April 36.1 34.0 25.0 26.4 70 79

May 34.6 33.0 22.9 26.1 75 77

Source: Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai-6

3 .2 DISTRIBUTION OF DISTRICTS BY RANGE OF RAINFALL 2015-16


Distribution of districts by range of rainfall
93 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL

Range of Normal Rainfall


Actual Rainfall occurred
Rainfall expected

Below Thiruvallur, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli, Namakkal,


Salem, Dharmapuri, Karur Virudhunagar,
800 mm
Krishnagiri, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Erode,
Madurai, and Thoothukkudi.
Tiruchirappalli,
Perambalur, Madurai,
Dindigul,
Ramanathapuram,
Virudhunagar,
Sivagangai ,Tirunelveli.
Cuddalore, Villupuram,
Thiruvannamalai,
Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and
Ariyalur, and
Kanniyakumari ,Nagapatti
nam and,Pudukkottai , The
Nilgiris ..

801 mm to Vellore, Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri,


Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Pudukkottai,
1000 mm
Tiruchirappalli, Ramanathapuram,Salem,
Theni, and Dindigul.
Perambalur, Madurai,
Dindigul,
Ramanathapuram,
Virudhunagar, Sivagangai
and Tirunelveli,

1001 mm to Thiruvallur, Cuddalore, Sivagangai,


1200 mm Villupuram, Thiruvannamalai,
Thiruvannamalai, Perambalur, Thanjavur, and
Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Ariyalur.
Ariyalur, and
Kanniyakumari.

1201 mm to Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tirunelveli.


1400 mm Nagapattinam Villupuram,Vellore and The
and,Pudukkottai. Nilgiris.

1401 mm to The Nilgiris Kanniyakumari ,Cuddalore,


1800 mm Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam.

1801 mm -- The Nilgiris, Chennai,


and above Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur
Source: Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai-6
CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 94

3.3 RAINFALL BY DISTRICTS 2016-17


(in mm)
South West
North East Monsoon
Monsoon
District (October’16to
(June ’16 to
December’16)
September ’16)
Actual Normal Actual Normal
1 2 3 4 5
1. Chennai 495.9 439.1 342.1 789.9
2. Kancheepuram 482.1 490.8 334.7 641.8
3. Thiruvallur 406.2 451.6 247.7 589.3
4. Cuddalore 346.0 383.1 130.4 697.8
5. Villupuram 329.6 408.3 175.3 499.1
6. Vellore 420.0 466.1 178.0 348.7
7. Tiruvannamalai 419.0 468.1 172.5 446.5
8. Salem 346.0 440.6 100.3 370.5
9. Namakkal 239.8 339.3 57.5 291.6
10. Dharmapuri 269.2 393.4 99.4 330.1
11. Krishnagiri 326.8 399.0 120.1 289.4
12. Tiruppur 81.1 154.8 205.2 314.3
13. Coimbatore 222.6 189.8 142.0 328.9
14. Erode 174.4 229.8 74.9 314.6
15. Tiruchirappalli 211.0 293.9 132.7 391.5
16. Karur 125.0 213.6 69.3 314.7
17. Perambalur 270.9 290.7 127.2 440.9
18. Pudukkottai 233.8 350.6 159.5 406.2
19. Thanjavur 288.6 318.4 210.3 550.3
20. Thiruvarur 208.0 296.4 250.0 719.1
21. Nagapattinam 245.5 286.1 248.6 941.0
22. Madurai 211.7 335.9 228.2 419.1
23. Theni 131.9 158.4 140.3 357.9
24. Dindigul 165.6 295.4 227.8 436.4
Ramanathapura
25.
m 100.7 149.3 191.3 491.7
26. Virudhunagar 116.6 196.8 173.3 419.0
27. Sivagangai 380.1 301.0 159.1 422.7
28. Tirunelveli 102.4 142.4 186.4 467.2
29. Thoothukkudi 18.6 74.9 158.8 427.0
30. The Nilgiris 512.7 759.9 243.2 478.2
95 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
31. Ariyalur 318.8 392.0 128.5 545.5
32. Kanniyakumari 305.3 477.4 154.5 496.4
State Average 265.8 330.8 174.0 468.0
3.3 RAINFALL BY DISTRICTS 2016-17 (Concld.)
(in mm)
Winter Hot Weather
Season Annual Total
Season
(January (June ’16 to
(March ’17 to
District ’17TO and May ’17)
May ’17)
February ’17)
Actu Norma Norma
Actual Normal Actual
al l l
1 6 7 8 9 10 11
1324.
1. Chennai 4.5 36.7 1.8 58.5 844.3
2
1227.
2. Kancheepuram 16.5 29.1 14.3 66.0 847.6
7
1139.
3. Thiruvallur 6.0 31.5 15.8 67.2 675.7
6
1206.
4. Cuddalore 114.3 44.1 23.4 81.7 614.1
7
1011.
5. Villupuram 40.2 28.2 49.8 76.0 594.9
6
6. Vellore 23.1 14.9 106.8 106.5 727.9 936.2
1040.
7. Tiruvannamalai 47.0 26.5 57.5 98.9 696.0
0
8. Salem 12.2 16.0 167.9 170.8 626.4 997.9
9. Namakkal 6.3 13.9 141.7 148.6 445.3 793.4
10
Dharmapuri 8.4 18.2 240.9 160.4 617.9 902.1
.
11
Krishnagiri 5.7 10.7 285.2 151.6 737.8 850.7
.
12
Tiruppur 7.6 14.0 106.2 135.1 400.1 618.2
.
13
Coimbatore 10.4 20.3 170.5 150.3 545.5 689.3
.
14
Erode 10.8 16.1 258.4 142.4 518.5 702.9
.
15
Tiruchirappalli 24.7 22.7 107.8 109.9 476.2 818.0
.
16
Karur 17.2 17.5 127.8 109.2 339.3 655.0
.
17
Perambalur 24.3 21.4 122.2 108.9 544.6 861.9
.
18
Pudukkottai 55.2 33.1 54.4 97.5 502.9 887.4
.
19 1013.
Thanjavur 103.5 42.3 60.4 102.1 662.8
. 1
20 1173.
Thiruvarur 125.1 60.1 30.5 97.7 613.6
. 3
21 1393.
Nagapattinam 146.3 85.7 51.4 80.5 691.8
. 3
22
Madurai 33.2 28.1 177.3 144.8 650.4 927.9
.
23
Theni 22.3 35.4 147.0 168.3 441.5 720.0
.
24
Dindigul 38.9 30.9 151.3 168.0 583.6 930.7
.
25 Ramanathapura 67.0 51.3 69.3 115.5 428.3 807.8
CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 96
. m
26
Virudhunagar 29.4 42.8 144.7 161.5 464.0 820.1
.
27
Sivagangai 74.6 27.9 107.3 121.2 721.1 872.8
.
28
Tirunelveli 70.9 69.3 178.0 166.2 537.7 845.1
.
29
Thoothukkudi 18.8 42.8 36.7 111.6 232.9 656.3
.
30 1522.
The Nilgiris 58.1 49.3 329.2 235.3 1143.2
. 7
31 1071.
Ariyalur 108.3 32.5 43.7 101.8 599.3
. 8
32 1302.
Kanniyakumari 2.1 40.4 152.3 288.3 614.2
. 5
State 116. 958.
41.7 32.9 127.1 598.1
Average 6 9
Source: India Meteorological Department, Chennai-600 006

3.4 TIME SERIES DATA – RAINFALL BY SEASONS IN TAMIL NADU


(in mm)
South West North East Winter Season
Year Monsoon Monsoon
Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal Actual
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2003-04 331.5 336.5 464.6 403.1 37.4 12.0
2004-05 331.5 360.7 464.6 472.1 37.4 14.3
2005-06 332.9 308.5 459.2 828.8 36.8 15.9
2006-07 316.1 250.9 431.1 497.5 35.3 10.9
2007-08 316.1 341.6 431.1 515.4 35.3 46.6
2008-09 316.1 333.5 431.1 552.7 35.3 7.7
2009-10 316.0 317.0 431.1 482.6 35.3 11.5
2010-11 319.2 383.6 430.3 605.2 31.3 36.3
2012-12 321.2 300.5 441.2 540.8 31.3 9.5
2012-13 321.3 245.9 440.4 370.5 31.3 34.5
2013-14 321.2 325.4 440.4 294.3 31.3 13.8
2014-15 321.2 305.5 440.4 430.3 31.3 10.9
2015-16 330.9 295.7 562.8 695.8 32.7 2.9
2016-17 330.8 265.8 468.0 174.0 32.9 41.7

(in mm)
Hot Weather Season Total % Devia-
Year tion from
Normal Actual Normal Actual Normal
1 8 9 10 11 12
2003-04 128.4 283.4 961.8 1034.6 7.6
2004-05 128.4 231.7 961.9 1078.9 12.2
2005-06 129.6 150.9 958.5 1304.1 36.1
2006-07 129.1 100.4 911.6 859.7 -5.7
97 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL
2007-08 129.1 261.2 911.6 1164.8 27.8
2008-09 129.1 129.2 911.6 1023.1 12.2
2009-10 129.1 126.7 911.6 937.8 2.9
2010-11 127.8 140.0 908.6 1165.1 28.2
2012-12 127.9 86.3 921.6 937.1 1.7
2012-13 128.0 92.2 921.0 743.1 -19.3
2013-14 128.0 157.1 920.9 790.6 -14.1
2014-15 128.0 241.2 920.9 987.9 7.27
2015-16 128.2 123.6 971.8 1138.8 17.2
2016-17 127.1 116.6 958.9 598.1 -37.7

Source: India Meteorological Department, Chennai-600 006

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