- IMD in 150th year
- CEEW examines monsoonal trend (from 1982-2002)
- 68% tehsils (sub-divisional level)
- experienced reduced rainfall
- historic dry in:
- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
- central Maharashtra
- some parts T.N
- inc in N.E monsoon by 10% in the past decade
- 30% of India’s districts witnessed several years of deficient rainfall years and 38% districts witnessed several years of excessive rainfall.
Prevalent Trends
- long, dry spells
- torrential wet spells
Way Forward
- prioritising regional & sub-district forecasts over national ones