Characteristics of annual and seasonal rainfall for different districts of Chhattisgarh plains zone-I

Abstract

In the present study entitled “Characteristics of annual and seasonal rainfall for different districts of Chhattisgarh plains zone - I” was carried out based on 30 years (1993-2022) daily weather data of eight districts i.e. Raipur, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Kanker, Baloda Bazar and Gariyaband. Result revealed highest annual rainfall 1403 mm, Southwest monsoon rainfall 1185 mm, Northeast monsoon rainfall 95 mm and rainfall during the summer 100 mm were noticed in Kanker district. While, Raipur district recorded highest winter rainfall 30 mm, lowest annual and summer rainfall (1190 mm, 38 mm), were recorded in Rajnandgaon district and lowest southwest monsoon and northeast monsoon were rainfall noticed in Baloda Bazar district. However Annual rainfall showed highly significant increasing trend in Raipur and Kanker districts and significant trend was found in Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Durg and Gariyaband districts.