ANNUAL RAINFALL - 1996
Sl. No.	Month	Pondicherry		Karaikal		Mahe		Yanam
		Days	Rainfall	Days	Rainfall	Days	Rainfall	Days	Rainfall
1	January	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
2	February	-	-	-	0.80	-	-	-	-
3	March	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	April	2	83.80	2	52.20	5	124.20	-	-
5	May	-	-	-	2.40	2	18.00	1	13.00
6	June	6	229.20	4	175.70	20	878.00	9	387.80
7	July	2	25.00	2	12.80	25	960.00	14	389.00
8	August	9	254.30	7	61.00	15	325.30	8	169.70
9	September	10	226.00	7	107.00	11	301.00	9	232.80
10	October	12	202.50	9	215.30	16	260.00	15	412.40
11	November	12	301.70	12	619.00	2	36.00	2	327.20
12	December	11	736.40	10	432.80	5	79.00	3	44.80
	Total	64	2058.90	53	1680.00	101	2981.50	61	1976.70
			2059		1680		2982		1977
REGIONWISE RAINFALL PARTICULARS OF PONDICHERRY REGION FOR THE YEAR 1996-97
Sl. No.	Month/	Pondicherry		Karaikal		Mahe		Yanam
	Season	Days	Rainfall	Days	Rainfall	Days	Rainfall	Days	Rainfall
1	June	6	229.2	4	175.7	20	878	9	387.8
2	July	2	25	2	12.8	25	960	14	389
3	August	9	254.3	7	61	15	325.3	8	169.7
4	September	10	226	7	107	11	301	9	232.8
	South West	27	734.50	20	356.50	71	2464.30	40	1179.30
	Monsoon
5	October	12	202.5	9	215.3	16	260	15	412.4
6	November	12	301.7	12	619	2	36	2	327.2
7	December	11	736.4	10	432.8	5	79	3	44.8
	North East	35	1240.60	31	1267.10	23	375.00	20	784.40
	Monsoon
8	January	2	12.6	3	39	1	27	2	14.8
9	February	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Winter	2	12.60	3	39.00	1	27.00	2	14.80
	Period
10	March	-	-	-	-	1	13	1	12
11	April	1	19.5	2	47.9	-	-	4	21.6
12	May	1	8.3	1	6.2	4	108	-	-
	Hot Weather	2	27.80	3	54.10	5	121.00	5	33.60
	Period
	Annual	66	2015.50	57	1716.70	100	2987.30	67	2012.10
	Total
			2016		1717		2987		2012