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ANNUAL RAINFALL OF INDIA
The four months namely June , July,
August and September form the core of the rainy season all over
the country.
This duration of the rainy season, however, goes on decreasing
from south to north and from east to west. In the extreme
north-west it is barely two months. Between three-fourths
and nine-tenths of the total rainfall is concentrated
over this period.
Annual rainfall of over
300 cm is received over parts of western coast and northeastern
India. Annual rainfall of less than 50 cm is experienced
in western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat,
Haryana and Punjab. Rainfall is equally low in the interior
of the Deccan plateau east of the Sahyadris. A third
area of low precipitation is around Leh in Kashmir.
Rest of the country receives a moderate rainfall. Snowfall
is restricted to the Himalayan region.
Owing to the vagaries
of the monsoon , the annual rainfall is highly variable
from year to year. Variability is high in the regions
of low rainfall. Areas of high rainfall are liable to
be affected by floods. Areas of moderate and low rainfall
are drought prone.
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