1.Cherrapunjee
- the Rain Capital of the World | 2.Rainfall
Distribution at Cherrapunjee | 3.Heavy
Rainfall at Cherrapunjee | 4.The
terrain in and around Cherrapunjee | 5.The
People | 6.The
Language | 7.Iew-Sohra
– Market Day at Cherrapunjee
| 8.The
Welsh Influence in | Cherrapunjee | 9.Recommended
Reading
Rainfall Distribution at Cherrapunjee
(1973-2007 :: 35 Year Average)
Month
|
Rain
in mm
|
|
January
|
14.4
|
|
February
|
70.7
|
|
March
|
319.6
|
|
April
|
844.7
|
|
May
|
1365.9
|
|
June
|
2519.9
|
|
July
|
3173.5
|
|
August
|
1781.7
|
|
September
|
1227.5
|
|
October
|
540.7
|
|
November
|
69.5
|
|
December
|
24.1
|
|
Annual
Total
|
11952.2
|
|
|
Annual Rainfall at Cherrapunjee
(Data
as collected and recorded by Meteorological Observatory at Cherrapunjee)
|
Year
|
Rain
in mm
|
Year
|
Rain
in mm
|
Year
|
Rain
in mm
|
|
1951
|
15846.2
|
1971
|
8469.0
|
1991
|
13505.9
|
|
1952
|
11073.8
|
1972
|
FYDNA
|
1992
|
8536.5
|
|
1953
|
12416.4
|
1973
|
10910.1
|
1993
|
12801.3
|
|
1954
|
13521.3
|
1974
|
24555.3
|
1994
|
11204.8
|
|
1955
|
13608.3
|
1975
|
11961.4
|
1995
|
14209.8
|
|
1956
|
13783.0
|
1976
|
9019.4
|
1996
|
12896.6
|
|
1957
|
9559.8
|
1977
|
12109.7
|
1997
|
8993.6
|
|
1958
|
10564.0
|
1978
|
6950.3
|
1998
|
14536.9
|
|
1959
|
11595.3
|
1979
|
12094.8
|
1999
|
12502.8
|
|
1960
|
FYDNA
|
1980
|
9132.9
|
2000
|
12262.2
|
|
1961
|
FYDNA
|
1981
|
9417.5
|
2001
|
8971.5
|
|
1962
|
6807.0
|
1982
|
10380.8
|
2002
|
12262.0
|
|
1963
|
FYDNA
|
1983
|
9764.0
|
2003
|
10498.8
|
|
1964
|
FYDNA
|
1984
|
16760.7
|
2004
|
14790.8
|
|
1965
|
FYDNA
|
1985
|
11816.3
|
2005
|
9758.0
|
|
1966
|
11389.9
|
1986
|
8139.5
|
2006
|
8734.1
|
|
1967
|
7947.0
|
1987
|
13153.3
|
2007
|
12646.8
|
|
1968
|
10749.7
|
1988
|
17930.4
|
2008
|
|
|
1969
|
8921.7
|
1989
|
13460.0
|
2009
|
|
|
1970
|
17200.1
|
1990
|
11597.7
|
2010
|
|
FYDNA
refers to “Full Year’s Data Not Available.”
For
Monthly Rainfall Data of Cherrapunjee from 1901, please see Monsoon
Magic - Rainfall Charts.
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