Longest Rainfall Data Tables : Table 2(a) and 2(b) – Table 9(a) and 9(b)

Table 2(a): Number of available raingauges and the CC (∗104) between the area-averaged representative
series (1901-2000) and the corresponding available gauges mean series for the construction of summer
monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall of the North Mountainous India (NMI) for the period 1844-
1900

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual

1844 1 6877 1 8503 No data 1863 3 9160 4 9388 3 8790
1845-1848 1 6877 1 8503 1 6460 1864-1867 5 9562 5 9335 5 9216
1849-1852 2 8183 2 8345 2 7341 1868 6 9616 6 9592 5 9216
1853-1854 3 9241 3 9236 3 8523 1869-1888 6 9616 6 9592 6 9402
1855 2 8183 1 7313 1 5979 1889 7 9657 7 9613 7 9546
1856-1859 1 6847 1 7313 1 5979 1890 6 9616 6 9592 6 9402
1860 2 8183 2 8345 1 5979 1891 7 9657 8 9837 7 9546
1861 2 8672 2 9025 1 6460 1892 8 9692 7 9613 7 9546
1862 4 9433 4 9388 2 8201 1893-1900 8 9692 8 9837 8 9659

Table 2(b): Instrumental period summer monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall series of the North
Mountainous India (NMI): 1844-2005

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual
1844 797.2 25.1 No data 1898 1307.3 132.8 1756.5 1952 941.7 40.5 1327.1
1845 938.5 63.8 1321.8 1899 947.8 16.9 1212.4 1953 1160.4 43.8 1490.3
1846 1309.9 37.5 1517.3 1900 1123.7 106.3 1656.0 1954 1361.5 111.0 1917.2
1847 814.6 54.9 1172.2 1901 1105.9 42.3 1582.5 1955 1207.8 328.2 1820.4
1848 617.1 54.1 927.6 1902 900.8 38.0 1159.6 1956 1175.9 311.2 1821.4
1849 1058.4 57.1 1347.8 1903 948.5 71.8 1336.1 1957 1107.5 199.5 1753.2
1850 925.0 65.3 1361.8 1904 1111.0 114.1 1526.9 1958 1414.8 142.9 1744.0
1851 883.0 55.1 1339.9 1905 837.0 43.0 1356.7 1959 1380.0 133.1 1891.2
1852 1229.5 49.0 1673.3 1906 1363.7 32.5 1778.5 1960 1008.3 87.2 1299.0
1853 1296.3 150.1 1806.0 1907 655.5 12.9 1211.1 1961 1466.1 160.4 2009.0
1854 1397.9 85.5 1802.5 1908 1122.2 46.5 1455.1 1962 1243.9 85.4 1592.2
1855 1381.5 49.4 1810.7 1909 1457.5 76.6 1815.8 1963 1259.6 92.7 1657.8
1856 1249.7 56.8 1644.4 1910 1384.2 152.0 1794.6 1964 1234.0 47.2 1601.3
1857 1135.0 90.8 1616.8 1911 843.2 107.4 1521.1 1965 671.8 50.3 1187.9
1858 1251.2 60.7 1647.5 1912 986.9 48.8 1332.2 1966 1390.3 81.6 1768.5
1859 1125.6 97.6 1764.3 1913 885.1 82.7 1325.5 1967 1772.6 137.1 2160.4
1860 698.0 38.8 1125.3 1914 1411.5 131.3 2001.1 1968 938.1 81.0 1363.8
1861 1414.8 54.7 1716.7 1915 1126.2 40.1 1540.3 1969 1133.1 15.2 1459.3
1862 1439.0 73.8 1789.5 1916 1268.5 68.5 1503.8 1970 1152.9 24.7 1391.4
1863 1231.6 198.4 1702.5 1917 1696.7 150.0 2181.9 1971 1228.6 99.6 1625.5
1864 791.8 65.8 1285.0 1918 801.7 64.1 1189.2 1972 1035.1 116.6 1499.9
1865 881.5 63.4 1548.3 1919 1241.8 74.0 1705.1 1973 1230.5 81.4 1722.7
1866 1040.4 38.3 1386.5 1920 1008.4 19.5 1386.8 1974 820.0 102.0 1193.9
1867 997.6 80.2 1389.9 1921 1232.9 125.2 1547.3 1975 1202.2 40.9 1733.9
1868 906.7 31.2 1416.5 1922 1533.8 54.8 1810.8 1976 1035.7 28.1 1488.4
1869 1019.6 128.4 1531.2 1923 1011.1 136.0 1557.6 1977 1331.2 106.6 1897.5
1870 1097.7 42.9 1417.5 1924 1376.5 109.5 1800.2 1978 1315.0 80.5 1794.2
1871 1531.6 48.6 1915.6 1925 1194.9 83.8 1529.9 1979 668.7 91.5 1240.2
1872 1291.7 30.5 1658.0 1926 1182.2 40.0 1644.2 1980 1104.6 88.0 1465.1
1873 911.9 56.0 1228.1 1927 1342.9 105.4 1774.8 1981 900.5 65.7 1416.7
1874 1310.4 16.4 1672.8 1928 958.2 145.9 1502.9 1982 698.9 114.3 1388.3
1875 1324.4 39.0 1707.9 1929 1035.5 207.8 1425.7 1983 952.7 64.2 1614.3
1876 1213.7 64.3 1560.6 1930 1054.5 42.5 1476.6 1984 952.2 65.0 1298.4
1877 508.3 227.1 1282.5 1931 954.5 87.1 1323.4 1985 1002.8 244.1 1482.2
1878 1021.6 20.7 1629.5 1932 1319.0 65.0 1574.8 1986 993.8 235.6 1593.8
1879 1682.7 58.6 1945.9 1933 1272.1 110.2 1746.7 1987 722.3 82.0 1273.9
1880 1304.1 87.0 1784.6 1934 1295.6 67.0 1564.7 1988 1263.4 100.8 1765.3
1881 1029.4 15.8 1408.8 1935 993.2 61.9 1401.9 1989 966.1 118.2 1398.6
1882 1215.9 18.4 1502.6 1936 1397.7 118.6 1859.8 1990 1006.6 145.0 1670.6
1883 855.6 77.0 1293.1 1937 1226.0 106.9 1667.1 1991 736.7 40.7 1177.0
1884 1234.2 135.0 1558.2 1938 1157.6 21.4 1539.6 1992 890.2 37.1 1388.8
 1885 1188.2 110.0 1771.2 1939 1003.5 36.1 1321.4 1993 1063.4 25.8 1576.9
1886 1152.2 74.5 1678.6 1940 983.3 33.9 1314.6 1994 1114.9 82.4 1595.7
1887 1080.1 72.9 1411.9 1941 950.8 88.9 1237.3 1995 1122.0 56.9 1592.7
1888 1480.5 108.6 1905.0 1942 1445.7 92.6 1956.0 1996 1117.1 73.8 1661.9
1889 1436.6 11.5 1886.1 1943 1306.8 15.8 1689.1 1997 916.8 239.8 1564.2
1890 1499.0 114.0 1879.7 1944 957.0 87.1 1430.1 1998 860.4 120.3 1482.1
1891 1027.7 74.0 1527.0 1945 1243.8 78.7 1651.0 1999 986.4 51.7 1266.6
1892 1296.3 31.6 1460.2 1946 1101.5 161.4 1537.0 2000 1004.1 16.2 1437.1
1893 1294.9 139.0 1973.6 1947 1149.9 90.6 1458.5 2001 1043.9 52.9 1400.6
1894 1618.5 236.7 2334.5 1948 1221.5 93.8 1784.7 2002 898.1 41.0 1380.0
1895 1160.2 66.1 1590.2 1949 1134.7 30.2 1517.6 2003 1042.5 75.5 1604.0
1896 1028.6 72.0 1363.2 1950 1503.3 8.5 1966.2 2004 954.4 102.0 1292.8
1897 1313.1 18.0 1707.9 1951 920.0 78.1 1328.1 2005 836.6 38.5 1342.9
Mean 1118.8 89.9 1562.1 Q1 948.5 40.7 1336.1 % FNR 0 0 0
SD 220.8 59.4 225.5 Q2 1035.1 68.5 1488.4 r 0.20 0.50 0.14
CV 19.7 66.1 14.4 Q3 1160.4 88.9 1592.7
R 0.49 0.74 0.47
Median 1116.0 81.8 1540.0 Q4 1306.8 118.6 1768.5 IAR 22.2 48.2 20.1
Table 3(a): Same as in Table 2(a) but for the North West India (NWI) for the period 1826-1870. From
1871 onwards data is available for all the 116 raingauge stations.

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual

1826-1831 1 4122 1 5493 1 4834 1856 9 8964 9 8780 8 8800
1832-1843 - No data - 1857 12 8873 12 8584 12 8933
1844 27 8344 29 8928 3 8051 1858-1859 13 8850 13 8560 13 8927
1845-1847 29 8631 29 8928 29 8910 1860 31 8843 31 8993 31 9070
1848 28 8624 29 8928 28 8912 1861 39 9185 39 9247 38 9361
1849 29 8631 29 8928 29 8910 1862 44 9278 44 9352 44 9423
1850 22 7846 22 8264 22 8203 1863 51 9592 51 9654 51 9710
1851 26 8549 23 8470 23 8416 1864-1865 54 9625 54 9671 54 9733
1852 25 8165 25 8649 24 8433 1866 55 9632 55 9697 55 9734
1853 25 8177 25 8600 24 8480 1867 57 9673 57 9720 57 9764
1854 24 8408 23 8659 22 8396 1868 63 9825 63 9822 63 9869
1855 22 8005 8 8538 8 8525 1869-1870 64 9847 64 9841 64 9884

Table 3(b): Instrumental period summer monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall series of the North
West India (NWI): 1826-2005

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual
1826 863.8 15.3 931.8 1894 890.6 102.8 1051.6 1951 469.9 28.6 547.8
1827 765.7 33.4 867.5 1895 604.9 11.2 676.8 1952 682.6 6.8 722.1
1828 646.1 72.9 776.4 1896 622.3 28.0 666.0 1953 696.5 8.9 743.8
1829 679.8 96.2 829.0 1897 703.5 11.1 743.1 1954 751.8 39.2 855.3
1830 507.5 22.7 585.1 1898 660.3 16.2 742.1 1955 764.4 141.6 948.8
1831 825.7 195.3 1039.5 1899 373.7 1.6 397.5 1956 795.2 144.3 988.9
1832-1843 - No Data - 1900 778.2 22.9 843.4 1957 645.4 31.4 752.7
1844 533.7 3.7 585.4 1901 500.9 9.5 581.0 1958 847.5 77.2 939.3
1845 653.1 13.2 737.4 1902 599.0 25.9 646.3 1959 815.3 73.3 948.1
1846 723.7 7.9 755.9 1903 655.8 54.9 742.4 1960 692.2 68.6 803.1
1847 668.0 47.1 762.5 1904 537.2 27.6 630.6 1961 939.7 76.3 1075.5
1848 398.8 20.2 455.2 1905 431.7 2.8 481.6 1962 684.4 21.3 752.9
1849 663.7 39.0 758.4 1906 748.8 8.4 817.4 1963 721.4 36.5 789.7
1850 578.0 23.5 672.9 1907 529.6 2.7 632.8 1964 799.6 7.1 830.4
1851 555.4 19.5 645.3 1908 797.8 4.3 843.3 1965 497.8 17.1 560.0
1852 615.3 14.9 716.5 1909 724.4 29.6 819.5 1966 588.2 18.0 644.6
1853 501.9 77.0 626.8 1910 728.5 68.6 815.4 1967 790.9 70.3 917.7
1854 765.6 56.6 855.0 1911 449.9 43.7 569.4 1968 589.1 14.6 640.1
1855 576.3 16.8 649.7 1912 677.8 28.1 747.0 1969 701.6 16.8 749.2
1856 801.7 15.9 837.8 1913 557.0 14.8 651.1 1970 798.0 7.8 873.1
1857 714.0 25.7 808.5 1914 731.0 22.3 804.6 1971 822.4 40.8 920.8
1858 642.9 11.8 684.1 1915 453.3 57.8 617.9 1972 518.5 20.0 561.6
1859 608.7 31.8 724.4 1916 823.2 61.6 909.2 1973 859.9 37.3 931.4
1860 472.2 13.3 530.2 1917 951.0 117.0 1181.9 1974 544.2 60.5 629.2
1861 796.8 9.6 840.2 1918 327.3 8.3 367.9 1975 879.8 48.7 956.7
1862 803.7 57.9 896.7 1919 756.6 41.2 872.1 1976 813.8 32.5 888.0
1863 773.7 41.3 852.0 1920 517.6 0.6 587.4 1977 827.0 40.9 927.6
1864 528.2 3.4 590.6 1921 679.5 11.8 717.3 1978 828.5 31.9 920.9
1865 652.3 22.1 768.0 1922 688.5 29.3 747.7 1979 496.4 69.9 668.6
1866 655.9 6.0 696.7 1923 674.4 30.4 759.3 1980 706.8 36.5 771.1
1867 810.9 54.5 912.5 1924 734.5 58.5 836.6 1981 618.8 54.4 725.3
1868 408.0 1.9 474.8 1925 613.7 28.4 666.8 1982 581.0 65.3 777.0
1869 667.3 61.0 781.3 1926 781.5 14.3 879.6 1983 838.5 48.0 989.5
1870 717.6 24.6 785.2 1927 676.1 97.2 816.2 1984 688.4 4.8 728.7
1871 770.0 22.8 856.3 1928 534.3 80.2 667.8 1985 617.1 123.9 767.5
1872 775.3 14.0 832.4 1929 561.1 32.1 618.1 1986 556.0 20.4 647.4
1873 721.2 13.0 778.1 1930 640.4 35.2 713.6 1987 380.3 38.6 492.4
1874 803.7 1.2 835.3 1931 729.5 83.0 842.6 1988 828.6 26.4 888.3
 1875 851.5 14.4 909.4 1932 661.1 18.0 709.7 1989 567.5 12.8 616.2
1876 688.4 14.6 731.1 1933 923.5 39.0 1041.4 1990 838.8 39.8 953.7
1877 308.7 133.0 544.8 1934 775.8 19.6 829.2 1991 534.8 14.3 579.9
1878 800.9 11.9 894.0 1935 640.8 25.9 723.5 1992 626.6 39.4 699.7
1879 752.5 39.0 821.8 1936 696.5 56.7 796.8 1993 703.8 14.0 758.2
1880 665.5 42.1 730.4 1937 707.8 27.1 804.4 1994 882.1 7.0 938.2
1881 782.8 10.4 848.5 1938 597.7 33.6 675.5 1995 714.7 16.3 799.6
1882 785.0 8.6 832.6 1939 544.6 4.2 592.4 1996 740.3 36.9 839.3
1883 597.7 26.5 694.5 1940 658.9 33.7 757.3 1997 679.2 130.0 869.0
1884 909.0 34.5 963.5 1941 556.1 5.8 614.5 1998 769.1 93.5 911.9
1885 704.5 67.3 837.9 1942 911.6 13.1 1002.5 1999 649.9 46.5 748.1
1886 673.4 66.4 793.0 1943 682.6 22.1 759.1 2000 575.3 3.2 655.8
1887 849.1 34.9 909.5 1944 809.8 28.8 940.0 2001 596.6 31.5 691.7
1888 680.5 20.8 749.2 1945 866.7 13.7 928.9 2002 482.6 11.8 554.9
1889 724.1 15.4 808.8 1946 768.0 73.1 871.7 2003 777.4 9.8 843.2
1890 719.4 23.7 764.4 1947 764.6 23.0 835.0 2004 582.7 44.6 686.2
1891 752.5 19.4 835.9 1948 716.4 45.5 829.7 2005 728.2 5.0 794.3
1892 866.0 25.6 924.6 1949 689.4 28.6 753.8
1893 805.0 52.5 974.9 1950 774.7 8.2 823.7
Mean 685.1 38.1 775.2 Q1 557.0 13.1 644.6 % FNR 0 0 0
SD 128.9 31.2 141.1 Q2 674.4 25.9 747.7 r 0.27 0.35 0.29
CV 67.1 16.3 73.5 Q3 721.4 36.5 816.2 R 0.52 0.60 0.54
Median 696.8 30.0 769.3 Q4 798.0 58.5 909.2 IAR 25.7 32.3 27.8
Table 4(a): Same as in Table 2(a) but for the North Central India (NCI) for the period 1831-1870. From
1871 onwards data is available for all the 65 raingauge stations.

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual

1831-1832 1 3178 1 5028 1 4036 1855 12 8868 3 8613 3 7563
1833-1841 - No data - 1856-1858 3 7374 3 8613 3 7563
1842-1843 1 3841 1 6931 1 4136 1859 7 7324 7 9217 7 7756
1844 12 8868 13 8798 4 8369 1860 22 9075 21 9802 21 9248
1845-1846 12 9016 12 8807 12 9055 1861 23 9204 22 9817 22 9376
1847 13 9023 13 8798 12 9119 1862 23 9204 23 9795 23 9332
1848 19 9315 18 9622 13 9078 1863-1864 25 9574 25 9867 25 9659
1849 23 9245 22 9593 21 9375 1865 24 9502 25 9867 24 9598
1850 22 9086 21 9562 21 9209 1866 26 9613 26 9874 26 9686
1851 22 9086 22 9621 21 9209 1867 43 9792 43 9893 43 9799
1852 16 9157 15 9026 15 9157 1868 44 9770 44 9883 44 9778
1853 14 9069 15 9223 12 8882 1869 45 9800 45 9899 45 9811
1854 19 9102 15 9429 14 9110 1870 49 9819 49 9942 49 9828

Table 4(b): Instrumental period summer monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall series of the North
Central India (NCI): 1831-2005

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual
1831 1076.1 175.8 1363.9 1895 989.6 29.9 1117.1 1951 861.9 58.7 1025.9
1832 1021.2 87.0 1231.6 1896 925.8 22.5 983.5 1952 1045.2 41.5 1178.8
1833 to 1841 - No data - 1897 1035.7 120.6 1268.8 1953 1220.3 33.6 1324.9
1842 1075.6 158.5 1310.9 1898 1270.0 38.9 1390.0 1954 913.2 36.0 1016.3
1843 757.5 91.9 927.7 1899 1085.3 24.2 1222.2 1955 1149.4 128.5 1342.5
1844 834.4 21.2 966.5 1900 1040.2 68.3 1234.8 1956 1149.4 193.7 1458.9
1845 1001.6 31.3 1147.2 1901 894.3 29.2 1093.2 1957 939.4 13.7 1043.0
1846 1023.0 24.7 1150.2 1902 951.9 27.7 1066.6 1958 954.8 105.3 1128.7
1847 995.2 214.7 1291.6 1903 884.8 252.9 1206.2 1959 887.4 184.6 1192.1
1848 861.8 71.9 1007.3 1904 1075.6 90.4 1267.9 1960 1044.4 106.7 1228.4
1849 761.0 141.6 980.0 1905 1006.1 15.2 1182.4 1961 1131.4 202.7 1435.9
1850 1077.6 65.8 1248.7 1906 1049.0 45.3 1247.3 1962 947.8 62.2 1090.0
1851 821.4 104.6 1038.9 1907 833.5 12.4 1002.4 1963 995.5 87.9 1177.3
1852 941.3 34.5 1123.0 1908 908.4 20.6 1007.1 1964 1036.7 64.9 1179.4
1853 864.3 74.8 1035.8 1909 1132.5 40.2 1299.6 1965 763.2 47.5 874.2
1854 1107.9 131.6 1317.4 1910 1053.0 124.1 1240.8 1966 747.0 60.9 868.7
1855 969.3 26.6 1128.3 1911 1054.3 134.5 1270.3 1967 1017.7 44.6 1159.4
1856 992.1 164.5 1271.4 1912 909.1 64.6 1069.5 1968 907.1 66.5 1039.1
1857 1084.8 40.5 1211.1 1913 998.0 63.2 1238.0 1969 1034.9 43.8 1168.2
1858 1051.0 80.1 1235.9 1914 1012.1 15.4 1182.4 1970 1083.1 50.7 1273.0
1859 1094.4 143.4 1393.8 1915 1111.2 112.3 1359.1 1971 1299.2 130.0 1615.2
1860 793.3 77.6 949.7 1916 1173.9 160.3 1385.7 1972 829.6 67.9 948.1
1861 1225.3 178.8 1526.0 1917 1157.5 140.4 1445.4 1973 1049.8 181.3 1319.1
1862 1043.6 120.9 1272.1 1918 936.9 7.6 1018.5 1974 923.1 57.2 1035.0
1863 1176.6 96.8 1334.1 1919 1127.8 82.6 1359.5 1975 1103.5 70.1 1245.2
1864 666.3 49.9 800.4 1920 994.0 11.5 1097.9 1976 966.3 23.2 1069.8
1865 862.6 13.4 1071.6 1921 1125.2 28.2 1222.8 1977 1004.7 125.5 1236.2
1866 986.6 37.5 1142.5 1922 1355.3 36.1 1445.2 1978 1089.1 90.5 1312.6
1867 1191.3 97.3 1438.7 1923 1028.3 80.0 1195.2 1979 668.1 80.6 835.4
1868 846.1 11.2 958.6 1924 1112.5 103.5 1263.3 1980 1315.7 49.1 1454.8
1869 907.0 158.9 1128.0 1925 1126.5 63.3 1277.5 1981 1076.1 20.0 1255.1
1870 1179.9 137.9 1375.9 1926 1087.9 55.5 1284.0 1982 932.6 47.8 1130.7
1871 1320.9 28.2 1484.3 1927 918.3 106.9 1151.8 1983 974.9 106.1 1212.9
1872 1054.3 72.8 1212.6 1928 841.5 125.1 1099.0 1984 1197.7 34.1 1340.7
1873 889.8 21.9 980.3 1929 1044.3 176.6 1312.5 1985 1073.5 159.3 1315.5
1874 1217.5 93.4 1389.7 1930 1073.2 91.4 1226.1 1986 900.3 132.5 1167.8
 1875 1075.4 27.4 1195.9 1931 995.3 126.6 1213.4 1987 1014.6 91.0 1193.3
1876 974.3 95.3 1121.1 1932 834.1 77.1 969.5 1988 990.3 54.9 1146.7
1877 664.4 102.8 981.2 1933 1007.5 84.6 1283.7 1989 1011.4 50.7 1144.2
1878 857.1 52.6 1077.3 1934 1092.5 43.3 1196.7 1990 1099.4 72.9 1332.8
1879 1175.0 109.4 1330.9 1935 1000.1 8.8 1078.8 1991 966.7 64.6 1119.0
1880 932.8 79.0 1116.4 1936 1369.7 98.5 1587.6 1992 840.9 52.3 960.5
1881 1030.2 75.7 1205.4 1937 1011.0 111.4 1273.0 1993 986.2 41.2 1140.6
1882 931.0 114.2 1127.3 1938 1261.0 56.7 1430.6 1994 1168.6 48.2 1314.9
1883 916.6 26.4 1051.9 1939 1108.6 64.0 1253.5 1995 1017.9 94.2 1219.8
1884 1087.5 88.7 1224.8 1940 969.5 46.7 1142.5 1996 977.0 64.8 1136.8
1885 1143.7 89.1 1315.9 1941 924.0 81.9 1083.1 1997 1089.4 133.8 1315.4
1886 1056.9 154.8 1309.6 1942 1142.3 33.4 1310.8 1998 986.3 121.6 1257.4
1887 1008.0 85.8 1242.8 1943 1173.0 35.3 1332.7 1999 1122.3 115.3 1334.3
1888 1157.8 24.5 1274.9 1944 1010.3 79.3 1259.9 2000 1023.4 14.4 1170.2
1889 1147.3 77.1 1318.7 1945 961.3 135.9 1215.9 2001 1015.0 128.5 1262.4
1890 1273.2 60.9 1394.5 1946 1083.3 135.6 1352.6 2002 853.7 49.3 1028.5
1891 956.9 46.2 1186.5 1947 1051.3 68.5 1203.7 2003 1101.4 137.7 1355.1
1892 1073.8 42.5 1170.3 1948 1181.8 124.2 1413.3 2004 900.1 61.9 1072.0
1893 1179.6 122.9 1543.8 1949 1102.6 118.1 1362.7 2005 953.6 98.1 1154.2
1894 1254.2 299.4 1609.2 1950 1044.4 46.2 1189.6
Mean 1028.3 79.2 1211.6 Q1 924.0 36.1 1090.0 % FNR 0 0 0
SD 123.4 48.9 144.6 Q2 1000.1 57.2 1182.4 r 0.20 0.40 0.23
CV 12.0 61.8 11.9 Q3 1049.8 81.9 1247.3 R 0.46 0.64 0.49
Median 1020.7 65.7 1214.7 Q4 1122.3 124.1 1319.1 IAR 20.5 36.8 23.4
Table 5(a): Same as in Table 2(a) but for the North East India (NEI) for the period 1829-1870. From 1871
onwards data is available for all the 25 raingauge stations.

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual

1829-1836 1 1642 1 6775 1 2982 1857-1858 2 3320 2 8202 2 5156
1837 2 4431 2 6531 2 4400 1859 3 4623 3 8413 3 5853
1838-1847 1 1642 1 6775 1 2982 1860 6 6816 6 8584 6 7169
1848 7 6988 7 9096 2 5156 1861 7 7068 6 8833 6 7198
1849 9 8016 10 9342 9 8433 1862 8 7236 9 9149 8 8028
1850 9 7943 9 9308 9 8286 1863-1864 9 7587 9 9376 9 8200
1851 10 8290 11 9407 9 8436 1865 10 7303 10 9387 10 8103
1852 9 8006 10 9375 9 8371 1866 11 8023 11 9350 11 8625
1853 7 7533 9 9189 7 7861 1867 13 8230 13 9576 13 8715
1854 8 6953 7 8801 4 6471 1868 16 8642 16 9677 15 8906
1855 4 5447 4 8593 4 6700 1869 16 8945 16 9657 16 9198
1856 3 4492 3 8581 3 5830 1870 18 9478 18 9775 18 9533

Table 5(b): Instrumental period summer monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall series of the North
East India (NEI): 1829-2005

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual
1829 1498.3 196.2 2080.9 1888 1417.9 92.5 2081.4 1947 1636.5 202.9 2280.8
1830 1322.7 138.0 2127.9 1889 1575.9 148.3 2147.0 1948 1517.9 270.1 2486.3
1831 1417.3 148.5 2038.2 1890 1702.2 224.5 2296.1 1949 1516.9 167.5 2333.7
1832 1262.3 217.1 1951.2 1891 1196.2 72.8 1801.9 1950 1605.6 225.1 2187.6
1833 1315.0 168.7 2089.6 1892 1463.7 142.2 2238.3 1951 1462.3 249.7 2070.5
1834 1457.5 301.5 2204.5 1893 1647.4 162.7 2409.9 1952 1557.8 278.7 2421.3
1835 1550.6 216.6 2440.4 1894 1504.9 303.2 2298.2 1953 1569.1 113.0 2178.5
1836 1432.5 69.6 1908.7 1895 1413.1 114.7 1980.1 1954 1485.6 164.5 2089.9
1837 1475.5 192.6 2090.0 1896 1187.7 27.3 1687.2 1955 1562.4 229.7 2233.2
1838 1433.2 190.9 1983.2 1897 1458.9 202.7 2102.3 1956 1593.0 212.9 2385.8
1839 1556.7 93.9 2151.6 1898 1539.3 175.5 2057.3 1957 1326.2 95.7 1839.1
1840 1505.0 96.2 2073.4 1899 1745.9 140.6 2399.0 1958 1376.6 152.0 2018.5
1841 1480.4 117.9 2085.1 1900 1426.8 60.0 1962.9 1959 1304.2 369.1 2171.7
1842 1680.1 149.2 2308.5 1901 1436.2 203.3 1983.1 1960 1604.1 109.2 2038.9
1843 1527.2 116.3 2142.7 1902 1699.0 105.5 2314.1 1961 1307.3 140.1 1956.2
1844 1616.9 149.0 2276.7 1903 1495.7 193.2 2009.6 1962 1294.1 117.6 1801.5
1845 1437.0 174.2 2094.2 1904 1361.5 146.3 2143.5 1963 1537.7 183.4 2139.1
1846 1600.4 283.3 2313.0 1905 1714.1 191.2 2439.6 1964 1577.7 208.3 2236.5
1847 1572.1 256.5 2255.5 1906 1588.5 175.6 2271.6 1965 1553.4 130.8 2084.1
1848 1429.8 220.9 2206.7 1907 1472.7 45.7 2001.1 1966 1620.0 185.0 2169.4
1849 1344.2 258.5 2195.0 1908 1406.2 81.0 1852.6 1967 1338.0 122.6 1916.6
1850 1563.6 204.6 2191.9 1909 1555.2 193.5 2128.8 1968 1610.2 201.8 2199.4
1851 1310.2 261.3 2053.8 1910 1660.2 198.1 2266.4 1969 1468.3 107.4 1985.8
1852 1475.8 129.4 2174.1 1911 1540.8 215.9 2286.6 1970 1623.1 245.1 2307.8
1853 1582.3 115.5 1978.1 1912 1388.6 223.8 2145.3 1971 1497.9 288.2 2253.6
1854 1296.0 183.8 1855.9 1913 1573.8 232.5 2394.1 1972 1250.4 74.1 1734.0
1855 1258.2 117.6 1922.5 1914 1380.2 87.3 2009.7 1973 1489.0 299.7 2325.0
1856 1369.8 190.4 2065.6 1915 1513.7 145.7 2322.7 1974 1766.6 199.5 2460.3
1857 1609.1 114.0 2172.5 1916 1616.6 303.7 2346.8 1975 1402.4 192.5 1956.7
1858 1572.8 206.7 2341.3 1917 1544.7 308.9 2230.3 1976 1465.0 80.2 2004.2
1859 1702.3 159.9 2303.8 1918 1930.8 52.8 2444.8 1977 1471.8 235.0 2325.9
1860 1682.9 180.1 2283.0 1919 1446.0 160.9 1950.7 1978 1383.5 124.8 1884.7
1861 1650.1 326.4 2511.4 1920 1509.2 148.3 2124.3 1979 1368.6 216.0 1840.7
1862 1597.9 338.4 2379.5 1921 1656.4 128.3 2409.9 1980 1348.5 182.6 2028.6
1863 1357.6 98.3 1846.4 1922 1640.4 105.8 2038.8 1981 1328.7 81.9 1979.7
1864 1430.3 203.2 2031.2 1923 1435.0 128.7 2025.8 1982 1242.5 83.9 1725.1
1865 1424.2 95.2 2099.8 1924 1564.9 210.9 2169.0 1983 1458.2 231.1 2170.7
 1866 1688.7 150.0 2402.9 1925 1400.4 143.0 2124.9 1984 1647.9 142.6 2251.3
1867 1652.8 233.2 2342.9 1926 1536.0 162.1 2164.7 1985 1503.6 102.6 2076.0
1868 1867.0 76.5 2393.5 1927 1556.4 127.3 2213.6 1986 1320.2 300.5 1983.7
1869 1504.2 111.6 2108.4 1928 1521.0 266.0 2208.8 1987 1710.0 125.3 2214.3
1870 1724.5 223.7 2285.0 1929 1455.9 281.3 2368.8 1988 1689.4 270.0 2490.7
1871 1556.3 149.6 2194.8 1930 1440.1 208.4 2032.0 1989 1605.9 209.4 2225.2
1872 1526.3 203.9 2171.8 1931 1539.2 212.8 2222.4 1990 1443.2 188.2 2254.1
1873 1224.7 48.9 1613.6 1932 1447.0 219.5 2178.5 1991 1514.0 272.0 2346.4
1874 1477.0 259.0 2287.6 1933 1541.0 143.8 2119.9 1992 1342.8 137.1 1855.8
1875 1594.5 58.9 2165.8 1934 1529.7 239.3 2280.9 1993 1669.2 135.9 2362.6
1876 1477.3 176.5 2103.7 1935 1587.6 43.5 1963.4 1994 1275.0 134.8 1952.2
1877 1418.5 100.6 2075.2 1936 1548.4 161.4 2283.7 1995 1766.6 203.0 2381.5
1878 1830.0 162.7 2467.3 1937 1458.9 206.5 2076.6 1996 1315.8 183.4 2004.4
1879 1766.1 134.9 2285.9 1938 1586.8 155.0 2279.1 1997 1559.3 69.2 2052.8
1880 1605.7 189.5 2356.8 1939 1604.8 198.6 2155.9 1998 1668.4 242.7 2453.8
1881 1540.1 116.9 2209.9 1940 1406.7 99.1 2015.6 1999 1667.9 258.9 2368.1
1882 1410.0 334.7 2199.7 1941 1550.3 219.7 2336.7 2000 1547.4 135.2 2318.6
1883 1405.4 96.9 2014.4 1942 1515.3 122.4 2170.1 2001 1315.3 279.7 2062.2
1884 1215.7 158.5 1871.6 1943 1538.4 93.4 2198.0 2002 1498.5 133.4 2174.2
1885 1616.6 125.2 2157.4 1944 1433.3 84.8 2001.6 2003 1396.7 291.2 2183.7
1886 1733.6 112.1 2252.6 1945 1460.8 244.5 2180.3 2004 1500.2 299.3 2389.3
1887 1418.8 95.1 2064.4 1946 1432.7 346.7 2267.1 2005 1313.2 288.5 2160.4
Mean 1509.9 178.5 2159.6 Q1 1400.4 113.0 2001.6 % FNR 0 0 0
SD 124.7 69.5 176.9 Q2 1472.7 148.3 2124.9 r 0.10 0.35 0.15
CV 8.3 38.9 8.2 Q3 1544.7 199.5 2214.3 R 0.36 0.61 0.43
Median 1517.4 183.4 2171.2 Q4 1605.6 232.5 2322.7 IAR 13.2 33.8 17.2
Table 6(a): Same as in Table 2(a) but for the West Peninsular India (WPI) for the period 1817-1870. From
1871 onwards data is available for all the 37 raingauge stations.

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual

1817-1825 1 7160 - No data - 1850-1851 2 7958 2 7886 2 8279
1826-1830 2 7587 1 7203 1 5905 1852 4 8404 4 8263 4 8631
1831-1835 1 7160 - No data - 1853-1854 5 8547 5 8680 5 8780
1836 2 7523 1 6557 1 4382 1855 3 8344 3 8666 3 8658
1837-1840 1 7160 - No data - 1856-1858 6 8850 6 9088 6 9024
1841 2 7586 1 5594 1 4282 1859 8 9457 8 9567 7 9393
1842 3 7791 2 7381 2 5849 1860 9 9388 9 9577 9 9480
1843 3 8217 2 7382 2 6432 1861 19 9655 19 9667 19 9718
1844-1846 8 8967 5 8751 5 7473 1862 20 9690 20 9725 20 9738
1847 11 8895 10 8962 8 8656 1863-1864 21 9730 21 9789 21 9770
1848 5 8453 5 9109 5 8796 1865-1870 22 9771 22 9817 22 9802
1849 3 8225 3 9053 3 8563

Table 6(b): Instrumental period summer monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall series of the West
Peninsular India (WPI): 1817-2005

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual
1817 1168.2 1880 836.6 124.1 991.3 1943 878.3 164.9 1159.9
1818 971.8 1881 818.7 104.4 969.0 1944 984.1 130.3 1186.4
1819 962.4 1882 1059.0 72.3 1176.7 1945 1003.2 49.8 1075.7
1820 957.9 1883 1184.6 158.3 1379.5 1946 975.6 156.0 1201.3
1821 1000.0 - No data- 1884 957.2 149.2 1135.7 1947 991.5 50.7 1121.3
1822 1237.3 1885 803.7 187.2 1047.9 1948 927.3 190.6 1163.1
1823 832.6 1886 987.0 226.3 1271.5 1949 1115.5 90.3 1281.8
1824 591.5 1887 1071.2 142.4 1253.6 1950 897.5 75.4 1014.4
1825 917.1 1888 766.2 101.2 941.1 1951 832.9 136.4 1027.8
1826 795.5 99.8 969.1 1889 957.2 150.2 1146.4 1952 719.5 87.8 884.4
1827 928.0 105.1 1143.8 1890 973.5 136.1 1142.9 1953 1081.9 137.4 1244.6
1828 978.0 141.3 1165.3 1891 836.5 59.7 946.9 1954 1230.6 42.3 1310.5
1829 727.3 77.8 869.0 1892 1325.7 194.9 1576.4 1955 1186.9 156.3 1404.0
1830 729.8 74.5 850.7 1893 960.5 164.8 1293.0 1956 1115.6 192.1 1413.4
1831 1135.0 1894 1001.4 117.2 1163.4 1957 884.9 115.4 1085.3
1832 926.7 1895 912.6 136.9 1096.5 1958 1223.0 93.0 1390.0
1833 908.7 - No data - 1896 909.9 50.8 990.9 1959 1176.3 137.9 1360.9
1834 871.8 1897 970.5 97.6 1110.4 1960 889.5 74.9 1069.2
1835 836.6 1898 924.8 71.0 1054.8 1961 1004.8 165.9 1295.4
1836 908.0 121.8 1072.6 1899 459.0 17.8 542.1 1962 940.5 160.8 1216.6
1837 855.7 1900 955.9 22.2 1012.9 1963 1080.4 121.7 1272.5
1838 745.1 1901 834.6 71.1 1031.8 1964 1077.1 102.5 1201.6
- No data -
1839 928.1 1902 833.9 160.2 1018.3 1965 905.2 37.7 980.8
1840 827.2 1903 1018.4 161.1 1263.0 1966 827.1 126.6 1037.9
1841 877.9 164.5 1080.8 1904 719.5 81.4 839.7 1967 973.7 98.6 1115.4
1842 1223.7 55.3 1320.7 1905 616.7 66.9 720.6 1968 762.1 92.1 923.2
1843 1013.0 97.8 1234.6 1906 911.3 76.8 1024.1 1969 991.0 67.3 1087.4
1844 830.2 61.4 975.5 1907 924.9 14.7 1019.3 1970 1173.5 66.6 1309.5
1845 815.7 71.1 972.6 1908 973.8 14.0 1017.8 1971 793.2 90.5 949.9
1846 1072.0 98.8 1220.7 1909 954.5 39.9 1040.2 1972 594.1 46.2 674.9
1847 806.2 186.7 1133.6 1910 1006.6 109.6 1137.1 1973 980.5 138.4 1140.5
1848 749.2 118.6 985.4 1911 661.5 60.8 749.5 1974 822.6 162.5 1073.2
1849 1255.7 50.4 1369.0 1912 826.4 109.2 979.2 1975 1149.9 181.7 1385.0
1850 690.5 174.7 890.9 1913 855.4 65.3 972.7 1976 961.5 68.5 1062.5
1851 1077.4 126.6 1236.0 1914 1245.6 48.5 1324.7 1977 869.4 161.1 1097.3
1852 872.1 141.5 1088.0 1915 937.4 129.0 1163.2 1978 977.9 114.0 1197.1
1853 770.9 51.8 954.8 1916 1127.8 249.5 1438.9 1979 932.3 122.7 1129.9
 1854 955.6 209.8 1186.9 1917 1044.6 222.0 1352.7 1980 935.6 39.4 1009.3
1855 613.0 81.1 744.1 1918 454.7 54.2 667.9 1981 1124.8 77.5 1265.8
1856 802.3 71.2 995.1 1919 878.1 115.3 1050.0 1982 856.3 97.8 1035.8
1857 693.2 143.1 962.5 1920 576.1 27.8 664.4 1983 1338.7 117.1 1472.1
1858 698.9 127.5 904.3 1921 896.9 90.6 1007.1 1984 849.7 110.1 996.0
1859 897.1 50.6 1023.9 1922 798.1 142.4 1010.7 1985 802.1 113.3 967.4
1860 852.7 64.5 938.8 1923 872.7 9.1 951.2 1986 732.8 53.3 837.7
1861 1141.1 54.4 1254.2 1924 810.1 82.2 921.1 1987 802.2 215.4 1071.3
1862 848.5 133.0 1005.2 1925 669.8 118.1 856.7 1988 1307.4 58.3 1411.9
1863 858.0 71.4 981.6 1926 945.6 25.0 1054.2 1989 1046.8 45.0 1138.7
1864 808.9 30.5 878.4 1927 846.5 155.7 1032.9 1990 1032.5 171.1 1346.0
1865 872.1 95.4 1082.5 1928 952.8 98.1 1101.6 1991 965.9 34.6 1050.6
1866 843.3 103.6 966.0 1929 746.2 91.1 907.2 1992 890.4 89.8 1014.7
1867 887.2 161.9 1086.7 1930 867.7 126.4 1028.9 1993 938.2 206.0 1207.6
1868 871.1 21.4 961.6 1931 1050.8 261.9 1343.8 1994 1012.7 135.5 1199.9
1869 892.0 123.8 1047.3 1932 948.1 176.6 1184.4 1995 817.0 167.0 1081.7
1870 964.1 171.0 1174.5 1933 1066.4 159.1 1350.9 1996 971.2 156.8 1161.3
1871 574.0 57.5 718.8 1934 1011.3 96.8 1132.9 1997 823.9 176.3 1058.7
1872 963.8 89.7 1084.6 1935 933.2 91.5 1059.5 1998 1145.6 221.6 1415.9
1873 814.8 61.7 947.4 1936 806.8 129.2 1009.9 1999 887.5 130.0 1110.8
1874 1082.2 66.7 1204.7 1937 902.0 116.4 1127.3 2000 943.2 59.4 1106.1
1875 1067.1 72.0 1178.7 1938 1102.2 128.5 1316.6 2001 782.2 137.9 978.0
1876 670.4 6.4 690.0 1939 780.1 75.7 875.9 2002 818.2 87.1 958.0
1877 650.2 173.5 895.8 1940 963.9 136.4 1159.4 2003 870.8 55.2 952.4
1878 1406.8 165.4 1609.9 1941 656.2 37.7 737.5 2004 873.7 72.1 1043.9
1879 893.3 85.5 1077.5 1942 1045.3 54.0 1148.4 2005 1199.0 113.3 1389.4
Mean 932.3 109.6 1103.0 Q1 817.0 58.3 980.8 % FNR 0 0 0
SD 158.3 54.3 179.1 Q2 890.4 90.6 1050.6 r 0.34 0.37 0.36
CV 17.0 49.6 16.2 Q3 963.9 121.7 1132.9 R 0.58 0.62 0.60
Median 936.5 109.4 1086.4 Q4 1046.8 159.1 1265.8 IAR 27.8 37.3 30.7
Table 7(a): Same as in Table 2(a) but for the East Peninsular India (EPI) for the period 1848-1870. From
1871 onwards data is available for all the 22 raingauge stations.

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual

1848-1851 1 5571 1 7370 1 6401 1866 7 7867 7 9276 7 8611
1852-1862 2 6603 2 8776 2 7539 1867-1869 8 8499 8 9524 8 9079
1863-1865 6 7931 6 9139 6 8608 1870 9 8365 9 9428 9 8985

Table 7(b): Instrumental period summer monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall series of the East
Peninsular India (EPI): 1848-2005

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual
1848 689.5 249.8 1042.7 1901 661.1 211.4 1043.1 1954 893.3 190.5 1125.3
1849 720.8 253.9 1041.8 1902 769.3 182.6 1027.4 1955 910.6 355.0 1384.6
1850 763.9 230.0 1047.7 1903 960.6 305.3 1344.2 1956 1113.5 285.9 1511.6
1851 755.1 245.5 1068.2 1904 748.1 146.9 1004.0 1957 813.9 84.8 978.9
1852 908.6 193.1 1267.7 1905 743.6 45.7 961.8 1958 895.3 325.8 1303.8
1853 741.7 120.0 923.8 1906 863.7 157.7 1109.5 1959 988.5 170.9 1240.8
1854 961.3 221.7 1265.2 1907 812.5 79.3 1017.0 1960 830.7 130.9 1015.6
1855 829.4 118.8 1081.5 1908 992.6 51.1 1133.8 1961 973.2 225.8 1300.9
1856 777.7 338.7 1231.2 1909 807.9 71.6 1006.3 1962 899.7 282.8 1297.6
1857 798.0 126.4 1072.7 1910 1005.6 261.1 1317.7 1963 870.7 240.6 1204.3
1858 786.5 166.6 1013.9 1911 845.7 146.9 1045.7 1964 971.8 111.6 1140.7
1859 769.4 126.9 980.7 1912 837.7 126.6 1038.2 1965 790.2 76.8 957.1
1860 1025.6 107.1 1173.8 1913 787.7 186.2 1060.3 1966 811.8 194.7 1096.9
1861 905.5 226.3 1219.9 1914 932.3 37.4 1133.8 1967 825.4 78.0 1042.8
1862 824.1 330.1 1249.7 1915 826.6 317.8 1314.6 1968 665.5 264.4 1029.6
1863 747.7 180.7 1050.9 1916 836.6 338.6 1227.4 1969 827.8 288.9 1272.2
1864 635.4 167.2 1045.6 1917 952.0 333.6 1433.2 1970 783.8 147.2 1108.3
1865 669.1 67.5 955.0 1918 733.3 97.5 976.7 1971 745.0 166.3 1099.2
1866 763.8 223.0 1075.6 1919 804.3 301.0 1273.5 1972 660.4 242.0 948.5
1867 903.0 195.7 1214.4 1920 672.0 104.0 861.4 1973 773.1 266.9 1093.4
1868 834.2 29.2 951.4 1921 862.4 144.3 1071.0 1974 593.6 234.8 895.7
1869 802.6 162.6 1034.5 1922 857.5 179.1 1096.6 1975 887.4 222.8 1169.7
1870 842.2 261.2 1184.2 1923 682.7 279.2 1054.0 1976 836.0 219.8 1110.5
1871 687.1 61.3 909.8 1924 723.3 291.0 1102.1 1977 810.7 226.6 1159.2
1872 913.5 340.1 1291.9 1925 1017.3 272.7 1439.3 1978 961.7 134.5 1184.4
1873 642.7 236.8 943.8 1926 805.9 75.3 1060.8 1979 639.6 160.0 909.9
1874 882.8 257.7 1215.1 1927 975.6 199.0 1239.9 1980 966.1 155.7 1181.3
1875 861.6 176.1 1130.6 1928 838.0 250.4 1186.0 1981 879.4 101.4 1109.7
1876 657.2 102.4 814.5 1929 912.3 190.3 1184.4 1982 794.5 159.5 1049.6
1877 564.0 141.0 957.3 1930 827.5 312.8 1244.4 1983 952.2 174.8 1226.4
1878 861.5 383.8 1353.0 1931 804.4 355.8 1222.6 1984 775.3 90.2 945.9
1879 767.8 225.2 1149.3 1932 846.8 214.8 1174.2 1985 814.5 228.4 1119.5
1880 881.4 272.4 1228.1 1933 1053.9 228.9 1419.2 1986 939.9 253.2 1361.1
1881 828.6 132.9 1038.7 1934 947.1 142.9 1116.3 1987 622.3 352.1 1082.1
1882 840.8 264.6 1183.9 1935 829.6 84.7 963.7 1988 1025.2 100.0 1218.3
1883 937.4 241.1 1240.7 1936 1067.6 281.2 1595.5 1989 1054.3 48.3 1164.4
1884 951.1 153.0 1180.3 1937 762.0 132.8 1097.5 1990 889.6 318.2 1586.3
1885 689.4 245.8 1060.3 1938 925.3 227.9 1285.1 1991 1059.7 211.1 1342.1
1886 947.7 383.1 1439.1 1939 788.2 323.0 1170.5 1992 912.3 204.9 1198.0
1887 814.9 182.7 1051.1 1940 973.3 183.0 1383.1 1993 832.2 151.2 1079.7
1888 679.1 169.7 946.6 1941 705.0 219.3 991.9 1994 1019.1 276.4 1372.5
1889 940.1 345.7 1324.4 1942 884.1 154.4 1098.3 1995 766.0 375.3 1517.0
1890 924.4 209.4 1189.5 1943 870.9 171.5 1177.1 1996 794.1 191.2 1044.6
1891 779.8 89.5 997.0 1944 915.8 242.7 1356.5 1997 844.6 206.7 1201.7
1892 955.3 277.6 1253.5 1945 923.9 183.2 1199.8 1998 843.6 293.4 1270.6
 1893 1023.1 307.1 1605.7 1946 822.8 246.3 1174.3 1999 763.6 218.6 1072.0
1894 848.5 277.0 1178.0 1947 957.1 237.7 1246.4 2000 815.9 61.0 1023.7
1895 974.6 165.3 1214.6 1948 789.5 212.6 1108.4 2001 883.6 242.0 1224.0
1896 898.0 69.2 1006.3 1949 850.6 280.6 1221.5 2002 521.9 106.4 738.3
1897 813.8 180.3 1109.9 1950 778.5 178.5 1065.3 2003 871.0 307.2 1235.7
1898 801.6 222.6 1105.1 1951 839.1 152.2 1122.0 2004 703.5 152.3 979.0
1899 531.9 91.1 752.8 1952 716.5 203.8 1005.8 2005 845.8 330.2 1266.3
1900 918.1 122.6 1132.1 1953 934.7 214.2 1209.9
Mean 852.1 200.7 1161.6 Q1 773.1 130.9 1038.2 % FNR 0 0 0
SD 106.2 82.0 150.6 Q2 822.8 179.1 1102.1 r 0.20 0.37 0.26
CV 12.5 40.9 13.0 Q3 863.7 219.8 1181.3 R 0.48 0.62 0.54
Median 837.9 204.4 1133.8 Q4 952.0 279.2 1273.5 IAR 21.8 34.6 28.8
Table 8(a): Same as in Table 2(a) but for the South Peninsular India (SPI) for the period 1813-1870. From
1871 onwards data is available for all the 41 raingauge stations.

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual

1813-1828 1 3564 1 6696 1 3434 1849-1851 7 7716 7 9206 7 7901
1829 2 5352 2 7876 1 3434 1852 9 7231 9 9171 9 7648
1830-1832 2 5352 2 7876 2 5295 1853 15 9646 13 9647 13 9391
1833-1934 1 3564 1 6696 1 3434 1854 14 9593 14 9671 14 9467
1835-1836 2 4588 2 7684 2 4362 1855-1860 9 8738 9 9364 9 8658
1837 5 6225 5 8380 5 6364 1861-1862 10 8501 10 9531 10 8485
1838-1841 6 7950 6 9085 6 7868 1863 24 9695 24 9786 23 9580
1842 8 8755 8 9463 7 8763 1864 24 9695 24 9786 24 9627
1843 7 8849 8 9463 7 8763 1865-1868 25 9759 25 9817 25 9694
1844-1845 8 8755 8 9463 8 8789 1869 24 9712 24 9796 24 9640
1846 9 8644 9 9494 9 8705 1870 28 9762 28 9860 28 9709
1847-1848 8 7467 8 9409 8 7899

Table 8(b): Instrumental period summer monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall series of the South
Peninsular India (SPI): 1813-2005

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual
1813 795.6 496.4 1481.5 1878 1270.8 280.8 1752.8 1943 870.7 535.6 1873.0
1814 890.3 280.9 1331.3 1879 838.2 316.9 1511.4 1944 787.9 500.9 1527.4
1815 861.8 559.0 1610.9 1880 778.7 485.5 1493.4 1945 831.1 317.7 1286.0
1816 971.3 298.0 1434.9 1881 719.4 287.5 1140.6 1946 1067.2 684.7 1975.9
1817 915.5 605.8 1700.5 1882 1163.3 421.6 1828.1 1947 1068.6 204.0 1505.7
1818 1104.4 575.3 1851.0 1883 907.3 492.3 1608.3 1948 939.5 356.6 1533.7
1819 940.6 242.3 1377.8 1884 746.3 577.3 1433.8 1949 1003.2 225.8 1503.5
1820 766.9 427.0 1777.0 1885 959.1 490.6 1558.6 1950 1000.4 313.5 1515.0
1821 877.9 392.4 1505.6 1886 882.9 312.6 1451.7 1951 860.6 321.7 1430.1
1822 884.5 562.9 1653.6 1887 866.1 557.5 1572.2 1952 666.1 336.6 1242.8
1823 838.9 230.2 1262.5 1888 941.4 407.6 1569.9 1953 914.0 428.1 1511.4
1824 731.1 423.2 1346.7 1889 1089.6 319.7 1590.8 1954 939.4 348.0 1594.9
1825 924.4 446.3 1611.5 1890 777.4 284.6 1286.7 1955 878.2 434.7 1719.3
1826 1035.5 454.2 1666.9 1891 698.4 438.9 1344.6 1956 824.5 510.9 1600.5
1827 871.6 482.3 1995.0 1892 1027.5 291.5 1581.2 1957 873.6 423.1 1560.3
1828 891.0 244.1 1396.1 1893 756.3 457.9 1490.5 1958 871.6 341.9 1530.5
1829 837.2 326.5 1384.0 1894 777.1 304.6 1305.4 1959 1106.2 313.8 1681.8
1830 885.7 341.0 1477.1 1895 836.6 397.8 1407.0 1960 899.1 465.3 1701.1
1831 961.3 330.1 1477.7 1896 990.9 412.9 1558.1 1961 1355.1 309.1 1995.9
1832 831.4 152.8 1154.6 1897 1249.3 211.8 1655.2 1962 943.0 431.8 1728.9
1833 858.4 325.8 1386.9 1898 868.3 520.0 1569.4 1963 895.1 376.5 1489.2
1834 928.0 262.3 1409.3 1899 592.7 270.7 1160.0 1964 997.8 411.0 1541.0
1835 938.1 309.9 1532.1 1900 990.1 273.1 1445.1 1965 741.7 353.0 1250.0
1836 911.7 384.7 1482.5 1901 859.1 456.2 1543.2 1966 825.3 584.7 1566.0
1837 724.7 548.0 1464.6 1902 981.4 543.8 1710.2 1967 932.5 346.9 1478.3
1838 698.8 292.9 1113.6 1903 1069.5 515.4 1813.3 1968 1051.3 279.1 1535.8
1839 922.5 300.3 1434.4 1904 890.7 217.7 1331.5 1969 826.6 475.4 1485.8
1840 756.7 355.1 1257.0 1905 743.0 346.8 1280.7 1970 912.0 352.6 1527.8
1841 933.0 450.0 1602.5 1906 924.0 408.3 1480.0 1971 1010.2 312.7 1606.8
1842 868.8 228.1 1334.1 1907 1055.4 374.2 1611.7 1972 772.2 501.5 1555.8
1843 755.3 390.3 1556.3 1908 936.9 267.2 1383.9 1973 905.0 351.9 1389.9
1844 754.1 459.1 1415.1 1909 972.5 230.0 1631.4 1974 1020.5 209.6 1473.5
1845 720.7 293.9 1271.3 1910 947.3 450.0 1548.8 1975 1234.1 425.7 1875.9
1846 881.0 515.5 1634.7 1911 791.1 412.8 1370.7 1976 704.7 445.8 1304.6
1847 776.8 619.2 1764.1 1912 1044.5 520.0 1723.1 1977 896.7 643.8 1826.9
1848 884.6 277.7 1445.2 1913 743.4 458.8 1359.9 1978 1004.2 495.0 1757.2
 1849 875.1 317.8 1461.6 1914 957.8 462.6 1544.6 1979 928.3 484.3 1571.7
1850 957.6 379.4 1567.3 1915 1012.5 393.1 1636.4 1980 916.3 372.6 1445.8
1851 840.0 397.2 1522.0 1916 1021.6 417.8 1611.1 1981 1140.8 380.4 1735.6
1852 1128.0 496.2 1989.5 1917 981.7 387.0 1544.5 1982 827.1 307.3 1287.2
1853 851.4 256.6 1453.7 1918 509.8 442.8 1341.7 1983 1065.4 371.1 1531.5
1854 789.0 407.4 1316.7 1919 939.2 482.7 1639.0 1984 821.0 316.6 1504.3
1855 684.4 286.9 1109.0 1920 972.9 502.0 1696.0 1985 827.7 325.1 1379.0
1856 858.6 344.2 1650.1 1921 909.9 368.8 1513.0 1986 796.0 309.6 1279.2
1857 650.8 420.3 1443.8 1922 944.4 527.9 1727.4 1987 739.6 519.1 1371.7
1858 622.4 546.9 1587.0 1923 1103.8 297.6 1595.6 1988 1089.2 179.2 1483.6
1859 977.8 346.2 1592.7 1924 1314.7 286.7 1811.2 1989 946.4 293.6 1394.2
1860 714.9 253.0 1101.6 1925 869.0 498.6 1637.3 1990 730.6 385.4 1414.7
1861 1005.9 193.9 1460.4 1926 948.2 257.1 1410.7 1991 1130.3 410.3 1696.0
1862 980.4 415.0 1564.6 1927 955.2 235.3 1422.7 1992 1050.5 444.3 1644.3
1863 915.2 397.0 1612.8 1928 756.1 430.5 1390.1 1993 855.9 631.3 1624.6
1864 937.8 297.0 1384.4 1929 990.5 410.0 1671.8 1994 1008.6 466.3 1685.0
1865 841.3 288.8 1392.8 1930 733.9 597.4 1686.4 1995 902.7 258.9 1461.1
1866 713.1 431.4 1237.0 1931 1027.7 430.9 1626.2 1996 1063.7 443.3 1650.7
1867 746.0 221.1 1150.4 1932 792.8 563.5 1714.1 1997 1042.9 592.9 1779.4
1868 881.0 219.6 1282.3 1933 1046.8 415.7 1898.0 1998 1032.6 476.7 1655.2
1869 943.1 381.5 1468.3 1934 718.6 366.7 1272.7 1999 747.5 480.6 1530.0
1870 906.0 444.7 1497.3 1935 822.0 375.0 1333.4 2000 873.4 317.3 1416.2
1871 931.6 347.6 1577.9 1936 905.4 357.7 1575.2 2001 812.1 374.4 1451.0
1872 1002.6 383.8 1582.4 1937 859.6 425.9 1526.4 2002 644.0 445.6 1343.8
1873 819.1 316.2 1396.6 1938 929.7 163.9 1315.2 2003 791.5 339.6 1297.8
1874 1089.9 354.4 1779.3 1939 832.3 491.5 1574.5 2004 832.1 388.2 1651.3
1875 852.9 220.4 1222.2 1940 993.8 530.4 1752.5 2005 896.3 609.8 1730.4
1876 767.7 94.2 988.7 1941 863.1 429.1 1557.8
1877 886.7 547.8 1602.4 1942 909.8 375.0 1492.5
Mean 925.5 402.6 1555.3 Q1 824.5 313.5 1394.2 % FNR 0 0 0
SD 132.6 105.6 164.4 Q2 896.7 372.6 1515.0 r 0.23 0.37 0.22
CV 14.3 26.2 10.6 Q3 946.4 429.1 1575.2 R 0.45 0.61 0.47
Median 926.2 410.2 1543.9 Q4 1027.7 491.5 1696.0 IAR 21.7 34.9 20.7
Table 9(a): Same as in Table 2(a) but for the Whole India for the period 1813-1900.

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual

1813-1816 1 3241 1 2412 1 596 1853 71 8946 72 9391 66 9121
1817-1825 2 4674 1 2412 1 596 1854 75 8990 69 9369 64 9030
1826-1828 4 5854 3 4646 3 4883 1855 54 8817 30 9145 30 8815
1829 6 6070 5 5869 4 4959 1856 33 8969 33 9009 32 8886
1830 6 6070 5 5869 5 4611 1857 35 9020 35 9096 35 9061
1831 6 5766 5 5812 5 3942 1858 36 9019 36 9105 36 9069
1832 5 4670 4 5071 4 2379 1859 43 9059 43 9485 42 9126
1833-1834 3 4591 2 3866 2 1716 1860 81 9185 80 9560 79 9464
1835 4 4726 3 4677 3 2295 1861 102 9589 100 9740 98 9672
1836 5 5414 4 5362 4 3706 1862 111 9678 112 9688 109 9705
1837-1840 8 5280 7 5944 7 3429 1863 139 9794 140 9742 138 9805
1841 9 5626 8 5123 8 4119 1864 144 9819 144 9764 144 9825
1842 13 5594 12 5681 11 4824 1865 146 9806 147 9767 146 9810
1843 12 5716 12 5694 11 4906 1866 151 9819 151 9808 151 9836
1844 57 9016 57 8974 21 7871 1867 173 9773 173 9889 173 9828
1845 59 9181 56 8968 56 9253 1868 184 9827 184 9906 182 9868
1846 60 9184 57 8957 57 9256 1869 185 9841 185 9911 185 9886
1847 63 9180 62 9100 59 9352 1870 196 9823 196 9921 196 9870
1848 69 9011 69 9448 58 9338 1871-1888 312 9998 312 9998 312 9997
1849 74 8693 74 9184 72 9183 1889 313 9998 313 9998 313 9998
1850 65 8049 64 8967 64 8664 1890 312 9998 312 9998 312 9997
1851 70 8426 68 9029 65 8784 1891 313 9998 314 9999 313 9998
1852 67 8554 67 9270 65 8961 1892-1900 314 9998 313 9998 313 9998

Table 9(b): Longest summer monsoon, post-monsoon and annual rainfall sequence of the whole
country: 1813-2005

Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual Year JJAS OND Annual
1813 840.6 156.2 1118.6 1878 1039.8 111.8 1307.6 1943 931.4 124.0 1240.9
1814 837.3 81.7 1021.4 1879 974.7 116.3 1218.6 1944 930.0 133.5 1239.4
1815 895.5 179.7 1202.5 1880 863.7 146.1 1134.6 1945 960.4 114.6 1192.2
1816 894.2 88.6 1088.5 1881 901.1 88.4 1112.9 1946 963.0 211.5 1305.0
1817 976.6 176.0 1260.4 1882 962.5 136.0 1217.2 1947 984.2 90.4 1194.1
1818 1036.1 200.5 1357.9 1883 868.9 124.6 1129.2 1948 950.2 150.0 1260.8
1819 864.9 72.3 1051.5 1884 967.1 150.4 1204.5 1949 955.8 108.4 1219.9
1820 912.2 142.5 1310.0 1885 926.4 159.2 1203.0 1950 962.9 92.5 1171.9
1821 887.3 114.7 1134.3 1886 935.3 161.6 1229.2 1951 762.2 113.1 1001.9
1822 960.4 155.3 1230.1 1887 960.2 142.2 1222.7 1952 839.2 102.5 1075.9
1823 795.4 65.8 976.9 1888 903.9 99.6 1140.1 1953 977.9 107.1 1191.1
1824 770.2 132.9 1031.4 1889 990.1 117.2 1229.6 1954 952.6 101.7 1187.8
1825 920.9 144.3 1202.8 1890 986.0 109.7 1190.8 1955 995.2 206.4 1342.6
1826 978.8 143.4 1250.3 1891 843.1 94.9 1096.1 1956 1006.7 228.2 1387.9
1827 977.3 159.8 1410.9 1892 1050.2 110.7 1281.8 1957 843.7 102.6 1089.5
1828 891.5 88.5 1106.8 1893 992.0 161.8 1385.2 1958 979.8 144.5 1244.0
1829 817.5 117.3 1057.0 1894 1032.0 202.9 1358.7 1959 978.7 167.0 1288.8
1830 779.0 96.6 1033.9 1895 856.7 100.6 1079.9 1960 906.4 136.8 1166.5
1831 962.3 139.1 1216.0 1896 842.4 83.6 1011.2 1961 1088.7 161.1 1409.7
1832 775.1 53.5 948.0 1897 960.1 97.2 1175.6 1962 883.1 127.2 1150.6
1833 819.3 100.0 1060.8 1898 942.8 123.0 1180.1 1963 934.3 128.8 1179.8
1834 882.7 108.0 1116.2 1899 694.6 61.0 891.1 1964 993.9 107.0 1195.1
1835 954.2 112.9 1253.7 1900 952.7 76.9 1155.7 1965 741.1 83.6 931.5
1836 848.4 102.5 1053.1 1901 771.6 109.2 1038.8 1966 802.2 140.6 1044.0
1837 804.8 172.5 1092.7 1902 857.1 126.8 1089.1 1967 954.1 111.0 1190.3
1838 697.6 87.2 868.8 1903 896.0 196.7 1198.6 1968 831.9 103.0 1044.9
1839 882.7 83.3 1093.2 1904 813.2 91.9 1051.2 1969 903.4 113.8 1127.3
 1840 773.8 100.3 972.2 1905 747.9 76.6 973.5 1970 990.9 97.3 1237.7
1841 902.2 143.7 1173.5 1906 946.2 100.2 1181.8 1971 1002.3 130.4 1296.2
1842 931.2 68.6 1125.3 1907 804.9 63.4 1034.4 1972 708.4 118.2 932.7
1843 807.7 122.9 1142.6 1908 931.2 53.6 1087.0 1973 974.4 157.7 1241.7
1844 787.6 93.5 1014.2 1909 962.2 76.4 1197.5 1974 825.4 115.5 1055.5
1845 847.4 82.1 1083.3 1910 970.0 160.6 1216.5 1975 1055.5 140.8 1304.0
1846 939.1 112.8 1163.5 1911 769.6 135.1 1037.7 1976 908.4 105.1 1122.7
1847 847.2 194.7 1191.6 1912 867.5 131.9 1116.6 1977 943.4 181.0 1285.1
1848 688.0 106.3 926.6 1913 813.7 119.6 1089.2 1978 991.0 129.7 1264.5
1849 798.3 144.7 1085.2 1914 965.4 90.7 1195.3 1979 723.2 150.6 1001.7
1850 863.4 119.6 1115.4 1915 849.0 145.3 1178.9 1980 967.4 104.5 1177.2
1851 744.0 138.1 1029.7 1916 1034.6 188.8 1315.0 1981 923.1 98.1 1176.5
1852 880.6 111.5 1182.3 1917 1079.1 200.4 1435.2 1982 788.4 106.5 1059.6
1853 800.3 106.7 1042.2 1918 661.4 81.4 895.9 1983 1015.1 133.8 1292.0
1854 936.3 154.1 1179.1 1919 944.1 144.3 1232.3 1984 919.6 82.4 1140.1
1855 745.4 63.8 935.7 1920 786.3 90.6 1011.2 1985 856.0 165.5 1133.6
1856 899.5 123.0 1198.4 1921 934.0 92.8 1143.2 1986 779.7 130.0 1044.1
1857 830.7 118.7 1130.5 1922 985.5 125.9 1209.2 1987 739.7 162.5 1020.5
1858 813.5 145.3 1118.1 1923 897.5 101.2 1125.9 1988 1047.3 82.6 1257.5
1859 912.8 112.7 1194.4 1924 981.6 130.0 1215.1 1989 892.7 82.2 1077.2
1860 733.1 89.7 927.9 1925 867.6 134.9 1137.0 1990 957.7 141.3 1307.0
1861 1051.2 116.6 1300.9 1926 959.5 72.3 1190.6 1991 871.8 113.3 1102.4
1862 966.1 161.9 1237.0 1927 893.7 133.7 1159.7 1992 841.5 119.7 1060.7
1863 941.2 123.1 1187.4 1928 787.9 165.6 1085.4 1993 905.8 141.7 1177.1
1864 747.6 79.1 949.9 1929 848.1 154.0 1135.0 1994 1020.7 121.4 1274.5
1865 821.0 76.9 1098.1 1930 857.6 163.6 1147.6 1995 913.1 122.5 1205.1
1866 847.9 108.4 1061.4 1931 936.9 187.4 1230.1 1996 919.2 132.9 1176.0
1867 963.0 120.2 1215.0 1932 843.3 150.6 1124.9 1997 916.4 200.3 1240.0
1868 777.2 43.9 955.4 1933 1042.5 135.1 1372.6 1998 971.3 190.5 1303.4
1869 862.4 145.3 1120.0 1934 949.1 106.0 1156.0 1999 886.7 155.7 1179.7
1870 972.6 152.6 1217.2 1935 871.7 82.0 1051.3 2000 856.5 67.7 1094.9
1871 959.9 83.7 1204.7 1936 990.4 138.7 1292.3 2001 823.3 143.4 1109.0
1872 969.0 121.7 1201.3 1937 892.2 130.7 1180.6 2002 715.5 101.7 968.9
1873 819.5 79.7 1012.0 1938 955.1 89.1 1185.6 2003 920.7 129.3 1177.7
1874 1033.3 112.9 1283.4 1939 840.9 126.7 1076.0 2004 807.2 125.4 1107.0
1875 996.8 66.2 1179.9 1940 893.3 128.4 1173.5 2005 909.4 161.4 1217.8
1876 830.7 60.9 979.0 1941 784.8 114.5 1029.9
1877 609.4 186.0 985.8 1942 1037.2 90.0 1275.8
Mean 906.5 126.3 1165.9 Q1 831.9 92.8 1060.7 % FNR 0 0 0
SD 88.2 35.2 105.8 Q2 893.3 113.8 1143.2 r 0.11 0.19 0.13
CV 9.7 27.8 9.1 Q3 944.1 130.7 1190.6 R 0.34 0.42 0.37
Median 919.4 126.3 1177.2 Q4 978.7 150.6 1244.0 IAR 9.8 12.2 11.1