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Rainfall

District-wise Seasonal and Annual Rainfall, 2019:

(in mm)

District

Winter 

Pre-Monsoon 

SW-Monsoon 

Post-Monsoon 

Annual

East Sikkim

51.3

734.4

1743.3

84.8

2613.8

North Sikkim

118.4

835.1

2030.6

123.5

3107.6

South Sikkim

63.9

517.5

1342.9

128.7

2052.9

West Sikkim

37.2

388.6

1457.4

69.6

1952.9

Sikkim

90.3

714.6

1825.1

110

2740

Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2019

 

Percentage Departure of District-wise Seasonal and Annual Rainfall, 2019:

District

Winter 

Pre-Monsoon 

SW-Monsoon 

Post-Monsoon 

Annual

East Sikkim 

-30%

16%

-1%

-54%

-2%

North Sikkim 

-9%

25%

36%

-48%

23%

South Sikkim 

-44%

-19%

-35%

-40%

-32%

West Sikkim 

-20%

8%

-8%

-57%

-10%

Sikkim

0.36%

-0.15%

-0.05%

0.09%

-0.06%

Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2019

 

District-wise Monthly Rainfall, 2019:

(in mm)

District

JAN 

FEB 

MAR 

APR 

MAY 

JUN 

JUL 

AUG 

SEP 

OCT 

NOV 

DEC

East Sikkim

2.1

49.2

102.1

203

429.4

384.7

657.7

363.9

337

70.1

3.2

11.5

North Sikkim

25.7

92.7

236.2

155.3

443.7

531.4

588

351.4

559.8

88.7

8.5

26.3

South Sikkim

5.6

58.3

73.1

202.7

241.8

221.7

503.4

164.8

453

109.3

5.3

14.1

West Sikkim

4

33.2

40

176.5

172.1

147.3

640.8

315

354.3

49.1

2.5

18

Sikkim

16.8

73.5

168.7

170.2

375.8

415.8

597.1

327.4

484.8

81.9

6.5

21.7

Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2019

 

Year-wise and Month-wise North District Rainfall, 2010 to 2017:

YearJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJune
R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.
2010--------

424.9

21

582.8

8

2011

31.8

-48

72.4

-26

79.7

-60

150.3

-37

190.8

-46

393.8

-22

2012

96.4

56

39.5

-60

208.3

4

365.3

53

139.7

-61

599.2

19

2013

9.6

-84

62.8

-36

120.8

-39

200.5

-16

615.5

73

313.6

-38

2014

0

-100

29.8

-70

163

-18

194.4

-18

417

17

651.6

30

2015

22.0

-64

34.0

-65

180.6

-9

239.4

0

498.4

40

796.4

58

2016

81.8

33

34.9

-65

306.8

54

226.7

-5

383.7

8

548

9

2017

7.7

-77

9.0

-84

112.3

82

266.1

52

315.7

8

318.3

-31

Continued

YearJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.
2010

531.6

10

599.1

30

329.1

6

106.7

-52

111.8

131

11.2

-65

2011

442.8

-10

397.2

-7

261.5

-33

126.8

-52

68.8

58

12.4

-45

2012

595.9

22

316.2

-26

785.4

102

302.4

14

0.0

-100

17.5

-22

2013

530.2

8

301.8

-30

310.3

-20

226.7

-14

82.4

89

10.4

-54

2014

605.1

24

629.8

47

297.5

-24

36.7

-86

25.2

-42

13.6

-39

2015

393.6

-20

664.7

55

320.2

-18

102.8

-61

59.0

36

37.5

67

2016

487.3

0

301.6

-30

638.1

64

139.8

-47

0.0

-100

0.0

-100

2017

485.7

-5

400.6

-9

274.5

-26

83.3

-46

6.5

-6.5

0.0

-100

Note: The district rainfall in millimeters (R/F) shown the arithmetic averages of Rainfall of Stations under the District.

          % Dep. are the Departures of rainfall from the long period averages of rainfall for the district.

          Blank spaces show non-availability of Data

Source: ENVIS Centre, Sikkim

 

Year-wise and Month-wise East District Rainfall, 2009 to 2017:

YearJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJune
R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.

2009

5.7

-87

4.2

-95

87.3

-36

251.7

24

335.4

-1

355.4

-37

2010

5.7

-87

18.0

-78

186.7

80

359.4

98

272.7

-17

504.6

-15

2011

21.6

-36

40.5

-28

68.5

11

14.7

-17

278.8

-4

515.9

11

2012

17.8

-47

21.5

-62

28.4

-54

312.2

78

201.6

-31

614.4

32

2013

4.3

-87

32.1

-43

127.7

107

256.1

46

409.0

40

382.6

-18

2014

0

-100

5.4

-90

68.2

11

96.7

-45

441.4

51

472.7

2

2015

7.4

-78

17.4

-69

73.3

19

270.3

54

387.8

33

603.1

30

2016

15.2

-55

7.4

-87

125.3

103

220.4

26

338.7

16

391.1

-16

2017

7.7

-77

9.0

-84

112.3

82

266.1

52

315.7

8

318.3

-31

Continued

YearJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.
2009408.6-29454.1-12180.1-51201.651.7-965.4-81

2010

601.0

-10

493.8

-13

375.8

-12

95.6

-42

23.6

-20

0.1

-100

2011

587.3

15

459.1

4

376.7

6

44.9

-71

60.8

230

2.3

-88

2012

481.3

-5

442.2

0

410.9

15

72.4

-53

0.1

-99

1.0

-95

2013

412.1

-19

325.1

-26

195.5

-45

191.8

24

40.7

121

7.9

-59

2014

478.7

-6

522.3

18

273

-23

16.7

-89

2.4

-87

4.2

-78

2015

561.0

10

184.7

-35

316.1

-11

99.6

-36

55.8

203

1.0

-95

2016

569.1

12

213.3

-52

348.2

-2

98.2

-37

0.1

-99

0.4

-98

2017

485.7

-5

400.6

-9

274.5

-23

83.3

-46

6.5

-65

0.0

-100

Note: The district rainfall in millimeters (R/F) shown the arithmetic averages of Rainfall of Stations under the District.

          % Dep. are the Departures of rainfall from the long period averages of rainfall for the district.

          Blank spaces show non-availability of Data

Source: ENVIS Centre, Sikkim

 

Year-wise and Month-wise West District Rainfall, 2011 to 2017:

YearJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJune
R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.

2011

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2012

16.0

-74

5.0

-95

21.0

-89

126.0

-47

240.0

-32

486.0

-3

2013

8.0

-87

43.0

-56

79.0

-60

155.0

-35

354.0

0

241.0

-52

2014

0

-100

1.3

-99

41.3

-79

59.8

-75

204

-43

543.3

8

2015

7.0

-89

23.5

-76

38.5

-81

121.0

-49

240.5

-32

446.6

-11

2016

11.2

-82

4.5

-95

70.0

-65

84.5

-65

234.5

-34

401.7

-20

2017

-

-

-

-

-

-

77.1

-68

181.7

-49

278.0

-45

Continued

YearJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.

2011

85.5

-83

449.0

5

241.0

-38

57.0

-78

38.0

-13

6.0

-73

2012

376.0

-23

520.0

21

548.0

41

81.0

-69

0.0

-100

10.0

-55

2013

583.0

19

459.2

7

374.5

-4

153.0

-42

3.2

-93

8.7

-61

2014

204.7

-58

439

3

109

-72

66.5

-75

6

-86

1.7

-92

2015

351.0

-28

273.0

-36

466.5

20

56.0

-79

1.0

-98

4.0

-82

2016

501.5

2

176.7

-59

585.1

50

110.5

-58

0.0

-100

0.0

-100

2017

642.4

31

602.6

41

602.1

55

69.2

-74

6.2

-86

0.0

-100

Note: The district rainfall in millimeters (R/F) shown the arithmetic averages of Rainfall of Stations under the District.

          % Dep. are the Departures of rainfall from the long period averages of rainfall for the district.

          Blank spaces show non-availability of Data

Source: ENVIS Centre, Sikkim

 

Year-wise and Month-wise South District Rainfall, 2010 to 2017:

YearJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJune
R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.

2010

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

130.0

-60

346.7

-41

2011

11.5

-66

5.4

-90

90.4

47

117

-33

152.7

-48

308.5

-34

2012

10.1

-70

3.6

-94

9.1

-85

122

-31

187.5

-36

367.2

-21

2013

4.0

-88

25.7

-54

66.2

7

111

-37

263.8

-10

288.4

-38

2014

0

-100

5.6

-90

54.6

-12

10

-94

164.7

-44

279.3

-40

2015

2.4

-93

9.2

-84

74.4

21

155.0

12

269.9

-7

394.8

-15

2016

15.2

-55

2.1

-96

30.5

-51

30.4

-83

234.8

-19

348.2

-17

2017

5.6

-83

0.0

-100

69.0

12

147.9

-16

229.0

-21

156.7

-66

Continued

YearJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.R/F% Dep.

2010

547.4

-18

378.8

-33

528.7

24

93.1

-44

0.2

-99

0.00

-100

2011

663.3

30

513.4

16

318.2

-11

13.9

-91

28.6

55

1.0

-95

2012

372.1

-27

359.7

-18

385.1

8

16.9

-89

0.0

-100

0.0

-100

2013

297.8

-41

339.6

-23

189.2

-47

141.5

-9

2.2

-88

13.5

-30

2014

391.1

-23

651.4

48

353.5

-1

44.1

-71

0

-100

1.6

-92

2015

625.8

23

377.3

-14

448.5

26

84.0

-46

30.0

63

3.8

-80

2016

629.2

24

175.1

-60

359.9

1

127.6

-18

0.0

-100

1.8

-91

2017

497.5

-2

373.0

-15

425.2

19

75.2

-51

7.0

-62

0.0

-100

Note: The district rainfall in millimeters (R/F) shown the arithmetic averages of Rainfall of Stations under the District.

          % Dep. are the Departures of rainfall from the long period averages of rainfall for the district.

          Blank spaces show non-availability of Data

Source: ENVIS Centre, Sikkim