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District-wise Seasonal and Annual Rainfall Meghalaya, 2019,  2022 and 2024:

(in mm)

2024

District/State

Winter

Pre-Monsoon

SW-Monsoon

Post- Monsoon

Annual

East Garo Hills

13.7

1087.4

3067.5

393.3

4561.9

East Jaintia Hills

31.7

1216.4

1951

166

3365.1

East Khasi Hills

57.41

1718.5

5035.4

309.42

7120.68

North Garo Hills

7

547.6

1323.9

223.6

2102.1

Ri-Bhoi

12.775

464.4

1459.5

156

2092.68

South Garo Hills

25.35

162

2204.1

327.25

2718.65

South West Garo Hills

0

160

908

124

1192

South West Khasi Hills

37.5

901.5

4691.6

346

5976.55

West Garo Hills

1.1

341

1755

182.9

2280

West Jaintia Hills

35.4

894.1

1864.3

151.7

2945.45

West Khasi Hills

25

268.9

2341

457.4

3092.3

Meghalaya

23.493

670.78

2470

282.17

3446.41

2022

District/State

Winter

Pre-Monsoon

SW-Monsoon

Post-Monsoon

Annual

East Garo Hills

107.9

1223.2

3474.8

458.4

5264.2

East Jaintia Hills

90.7

2658.5

3606.0

386.5

6741.7

East Khasi Hills

62.2

2728.8

4871.4

422.3

8084.7

North Garo Hills

 

 

1094.6

199.9

 

Ri-Bhoi

100.1

477.8

950.4

248.8

1777.1

South Garo Hills

27.3

727.2

2161.8

235.8

3152.0

South West Garo Hills

 

 

1204.6

265.0

 

South West Khasi Hills

 

3087.9

4182.2

430.0

 

West Garo Hills

60.0

1011.0

1545.4

345.2

2961.6

West Jaintia Hills

66.3

1802.6

2340.6

219.0

4428.4

West Khasi Hills

82.5

766.7

2051.2

281.5

3181.8

Meghalaya

74.3

1433.8

2477.2

319.5

4216.1

2019

District/State

Winter

Pre-Monsoon

SW-Monsoon

Post-Monsoon

Annual

East Garo Hills

0

0

0

0

0

East Khasi Hills

179.6

282

2331.3

293

3086

Jaintia Hills

0

0

0

0

0

Ri-Bhoi

199

335.7

1124.2

514.2

2173

South Garo Hills

168

242.9

3283.3

184.5

3878.6

West Garo Hills

180.3

291.5

2038.3

274.9

2785

West Khasi Hills

0

0

0

0

0

Meghalaya

29.8

919.9

2432.8

365.6

3844.4

Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2019,  2022 and 2024

 

Percentage Departure of District-wise Seasonal and Annual Rainfall Meghalaya, 2019,  2022 and 2024:

2024

District/State

Winter

Pre-Monsoon

SW-Monsoon

Post- Monsoon

Annual

% Dep

% Dep

% Dep

% Dep

% Dep

East Garo Hills

-32%

55%

63%

101%

63%

East Jaintia Hills

-61%

20%

-57%

-76%

-46%

East Khasi Hills

50%

52%

15%

-13%

21%

North Garo Hills

-42%

7%

-28%

29%

-17%

Ri-Bhoi

-43%

-14%

-11%

-42%

-15%

South Garo Hills

110%

-68%

19%

89%

7%

South West Garo Hills

-100%

-69%

-51%

-28%

-53%

South West Khasi Hills

210%

77%

153%

100%

135%

West Garo Hills

-95%

-46%

-6%

-5%

-16%

West Jaintia Hills

-57%

-12%

-58%

-78%

-53%

West Khasi Hills

-35%

-57%

-11%

73%

-13%

Meghalaya

-32%

-6%

-8%

-8%

-8%

2022

District/State

Winter

Pre-Monsoon

SW-Monsoon

Post-Monsoon

Annual

East Garo Hills

439%

74%

85%

134%

88%

East Jaintia Hills

10%

163%

-20%

-44%

8%

East Khasi Hills

62%

142%

11%

19%

37%

North Garo Hills

 

 

-41%

16%

 

Ri-Bhoi

345%

-12%

-42%

-7%

-28%

South Garo Hills

126%

43%

17%

36%

24%

South West Garo Hills

 

 

-35%

53%

 

South West Khasi Hills

 

505%

126%

149%

 

West Garo Hills

183%

59%

-17%

80%

9%

West Jaintia Hills

-19%

78%

-48%

-68%

-29%

West Khasi Hills

115%

22%

-22%

7%

-11%

Meghalaya

116%

100%

-8%

4%

12%

2019

District/State

Winter

Pre-Monsoon

SW-Monsoon

Post-Monsoon

Annual

East Garo Hills

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

East Khasi Hills

138%

-40%

41%

-57%

7%

Jaintia Hills

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Ri-Bhoi

31%

-36%

0%

-42%

-19%

South Garo Hills

270%

-40%

80%

-67%

37%

West Garo Hills

198%

-41%

13%

-59%

-8%

West Khasi Hills

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Meghalaya

-0.28%

0.22%

-0.15%

0.11%

-0.03%

Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2019,  2022 and 2024

 

District-wise Monthly Rainfall in Meghalaya, 2019,  2022 and 2024:

(in mm)

2024

District/State

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

East Garo Hills

0.0

13.7

232.8

10.0

844.6

1362.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

East Jaintia Hills

0.0

31.7

14.7

21.0

1180.7

832.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

East Khasi Hills

3.1

54.3

93.2

243.5

1381.7

1968.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

North Garo Hills

0.0

7.0

37.4

5.2

505.0

594.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Ri-Bhoi

8.1

4.7

24.2

24.4

415.8

441.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

South Garo Hills

0.0

25.4

28.5

2.5

131.1

488.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

South West Garo Hills

0.0

0.0

49.0

0.0

111.0

335.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

South West Khasi Hills

1.0

36.5

61.0

58.3

782.3

1818.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

West Garo Hills

0.0

1.1

60.3

13.0

267.7

789.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

West Jaintia Hills

0.0

35.4

22.6

21.3

850.3

709.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

West Khasi Hills

0.0

25.0

28.7

13.1

227.1

839.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Meghalaya

1.2

22.3

53.8

41.9

575.1

940.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2022

District/State

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

East Garo Hills

19.4

88.5

5.3

153.6

1064.4

1429.2

360.2

576.0

1109.4

455.2

0.0

3.3

East Jaintia Hills

25.1

65.6

126.5

953.6

1578.4

2407.6

496.0

189.4

513.0

386.5

0.0

0.0

East Khasi Hills

17.3

44.9

252.8

1006.4

1469.5

3211.1

628.3

446.0

586.0

414.4

0.3

7.6

North Garo Hills

 

 

 

 

 

633.5

129.0

204.2

127.9

199.9

0.0

0.0

Ri-Bhoi

64.5

35.6

3.7

88.7

385.4

316.5

245.8

223.0

165.2

239.5

6.5

2.8

South Garo Hills

0.5

26.8

1.6

194.2

531.4

1255.9

273.9

198.0

434.0

235.3

0.0

0.5

South West Garo Hills

 

 

 

 

 

608.0

238.5

201.1

157.0

265.0

0.0

0.0

South West Khasi Hills

 

41.3

31.8

547.6

2508.6

3102.8

357.3

269.1

453.0

427.3

0.0

2.8

West Garo Hills

9.6

50.4

51.1

411.5

548.3

839.1

291.8

185.0

229.5

345.2

0.0

0.0

West Jaintia Hills

30.9

35.4

19.5

691.1

1092.0

1774.8

290.2

110.9

164.8

213.7

4.9

0.5

West Khasi Hills

27.9

54.6

10.5

128.2

628.0

1155.7

356.4

214.2

324.9

273.8

0.0

7.8

Meghalaya

24.4

49.4

57.6

428.7

947.5

1495.8

353.5

250.1

377.8

315.4

1.0

3.2

2019

District/State

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

East Garo Hills

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

East Khasi Hills

173.8

5.8

15.8

35.3

230.9

662.2

212

860.4

596.8

136.6

131.9

24.5

Jaintia Hills

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ri-Bhoi

174.6

24.4

23.8

56.3

255.6

379

184.3

263.8

297.2

181.1

229.3

103.8

South Garo Hills

168

0

0

24.9

218

904.1

303.7

1278.3

797.3

125.4

57.9

1.2

West Garo Hills

179.7

0.6

28

33.7

229.9

573.3

129

772.9

563.2

121.5

152.5

0.9

West Khasi Hills

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Meghalaya

1.2

28.6

18.6

344.1

489.6

632.5

1033.4

271.7

495.3

339.6

24.6

1.5

Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2019, 2022 and 2024

 

Percentage Departure of District-wise Monthly Rainfall in Meghalaya, 2024:

District/State

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

East Garo Hills

-100%

-1%

241%

-96%

123%

138%

27%

68%

-7%

141%

-34%

-100%

East Jaintia Hills

-100%

-36%

-87%

-93%

102%

-30%

-58%

-57%

-94%

-69%

-97%

-100%

East Khasi Hills

-69%

92%

-29%

-34%

120%

52%

-2%

45%

-64%

-1%

-92%

-100%

North Garo Hills

-100%

-21%

-43%

-97%

78%

23%

-32%

-44%

-72%

30%

84%

-100%

Ri-Bhoi

12%

-69%

-58%

-89%

58%

19%

-4%

2%

-57%

-44%

-15%

-100%

South Garo Hills

-100%

185%

-56%

-98%

-54%

1%

34%

87%

-55%

99%

-95%

-100%

South West Garo Hills

-100%

-100%

-25%

-100%

-61%

-31%

-55%

-54%

-68%

-28%

0%

-100%

South West Khasi Hills

-69%

310%

-6%

-64%

176%

277%

208%

132%

-59%

108%

0%

-100%

West Garo Hills

-100%

-91%

22%

-93%

-31%

45%

-13%

-44%

-29%

9%

-84%

-100%

West Jaintia Hills

-100%

-29%

-80%

-93%

45%

-40%

-63%

-44%

-95%

-75%

-86%

-100%

West Khasi Hills

-100%

8%

-62%

-93%

-36%

31%

-36%

-3%

-28%

103%

-100%

-100%

Meghalaya

-90%

1%

-32%

-82%

42%

30%

-19%

1%

-57%

8%

-83%

-100%

Source: Rainfall Statistics of India  2024