100 years of rainfall data for Bengaluru

The data has been collected from Indian Meterological Department (IMD) for the purpose of a thesis on flooding in Bangalore.

Read this story for analysis: Hundred years of data reveals the rainiest months in Bengaluru

100 years rainfall data from 1900 till 2000 obtained from Indian Meteorological Department:

Month

Year

Jan

Feb

March

April

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

1901

0

78.9

0

24.3

146

47.7

71.6

71.6

318.5

120.3

37.3

23.1

1902

0.7

0

17

58.1

197.8

62.2

32

79.5

213.6

219.9

11.1

25.4

1903

0

0

0

1.5

63.7

109.2

27.9

189.7

475.2

171.1

233.6

29.4

1904

0.5

0

0

14.4

241.5

49.5

149.3

53.8

126.4

157.2

0

1.7

1905

1.7

0

56.6

32.7

90.6

60.7

58.9

266.4

62.4

227.8

29.2

3

1906

2.7

23.6

15.2

2.2

34

97

160.5

268.2

199.8

162.8

16.5

29.2

1907

24.1

0

31.7

109.9

48.7

113.2

205.7

24.3

176.2

27.6

27.6

12.4

1908

101.8

0

1.5

18.2

182.8

32

104.6

35.5

113.5

58.9

1.7

4.3

1909

16

0

0

127

200.9

10.4

39.8

309.3

130.8

159.7

12.1

0

1910

0

0

0.2

5

29.7

57.6

265.1

256

157.4

273

125.9

0

1911

0

0

54.1

27.9

94.2

51.8

154.1

47.4

19.8

295.4

30.9

15.7

1912

0

4.5

39.6

1.2

36.5

96

105.4

148.8

476.2

150.1

36

0.2

1913

0

0

0

1

43.4

70.6

135.8

37.5

208.7

39.3

2.7

4.8

1914

1

0

0

97.5

83.3

45.7

98.5

120.6

109.2

138.9

34

6

1915

14.2

0.5

49

40.8

117.8

167.8

91.1

57.9

243.3

81.7

84

7.3

1916

0

0

0

15.4

173.9

38.1

286.5

300.4

94.4

180.8

252.2

6.3

1917

0.7

23.6

0

58.4

94.7

80.2

41.1

179.5

273.5

107.6

38.8

1.5

1918

20.8

7.6

9.3

30.7

199.1

41.4

18.5

133.8

128.7

26.6

147.8

40.3

1919

15.7

0

2.5

11.1

215.1

78.2

110.4

107.4

239.5

91.4

134.6

32.5

1920

11.1

0

4.5

24.3

60.7

85.8

23.3

146.8

168.6

65.5

69.3

0

1921

19.8

0

0

89.4

83

90.4

108.9

163.3

118.3

147.5

108.7

0.5

1922

10.6

2

0

19.3

110.9

69

68.5

74.6

73.4

307.5

133.8

2

1923

11.1

0.2

51

76.2

114.3

50.2

111.2

56.1

173.7

33.2

0.2

1

1924

0.7

0

0

25.1

62.2

109.2

107.4

138.6

169.1

40.8

33.2

0

1925

0

0

8.3

55.1

178.5

34.7

89.1

114.8

160.5

42.1

31.2

27.9

1926

28.7

0

10.9

97.7

46.4

60.4

86.3

65.7

245.3

148.8

1.7

0

1927

0

9.9

0

4

79.2

55.8

98

37

267.2

10.4

40.3

0.7

1928

0

20

7.6

9.9

57.6

63.7

182.6

176.5

18.7

408.9

25.6

1.7

1929

7.3

28.1

0

165.6

75.1

28.1

39.3

43.4

153.6

139.1

96

13.4

1930

5.8

30.7

12.4

49.2

177

38.3

143.5

39.3

201.9

244.6

27.9

20.3

1931

0

0

2.5

2.5

87.6

56.3

86.3

33

267.2

39.3

44.7

21.3

1932

0

89.9

1

8.1

111.2

69

105.9

147

111.5

336.8

103.1

6.6

1933

0

7.6

0.7

23.8

195.8

45.2

145

260.8

103.3

204.4

4.8

57.1

1934

7.3

0

7.6

90.4

64.2

85

33.5

67.3

8.3

232.4

26.9

5

1935

2

0

0

32.5

56.3

170.9

81.7

343.6

130.3

261.3

7.8

14.9

1936

0

1

23.8

2.2

164.5

68.3

141.9

61.4

182.6

73.6

51.5

0

1937

1.2

45.9

20

162

113.7

77.2

95.5

82.8

76.2

96.7

39.3

19

1938

0

2.2

5.5

15.2

59.4

67.3

138.4

307.5

173.2

29.2

1.5

0

1939

14.9

0

10.1

156.2

50.8

84.3

59.4

90.1

165.6

192.7

71.1

0

1940

0

0

2

42.1

193.5

119.3

40.3

80.5

123.4

150.3

162.5

15.2

1941

4

0

0

81.5

90.1

97.5

86.3

79.7

132.5

167.8

36.3

85.5

1942

0

0

0

18.2

65

98.8

52.3

160.2

153.6

81.5

156.7

42.9

1943

18.5

0

1

116.8

184.9

40.1

156.4

110.4

165.1

383

63.2

1

1944

0

62.9

71.8

40.8

59.4

93.4

140.9

151.6

168.9

160.2

51.3

8.1

1945

0

0

0

25.9

116.5

4.5

110.2

150.1

102.8

60.4

17

0

1946

0.2

0

8.6

26.6

134.6

9.3

134.6

156.4

226.8

129.7

159

55.8

1947

3.3

0

1.5

8.1

64

109.7

165.6

226.8

95.7

206.7

22.3

6.6

1948

10.6

0

0

25.9

159.2

132

148.5

285.4

60.4

136.3

37.8

5

1949

0

7.8

0

39.8

47.2

94.2

350.2

165.6

102.3

260.3

2.5

0

1950

0

2

0

2.5

100

27.1

71.3

132.3

106.1

181.3

178.8

 

1951

0

0

0.8

11.2

169.7

56.6

172.2

48.5

266.7

122.7

56.1

0

1952

0

10.9

0

5

92.7

93.4

124.4

154.1

75.1

178.3

0

77.7

1953

0

4.5

0

143.7

50.8

73.6

177.2

43.9

199.3

503.6

5

0

1954

14.2

0

1.2

11.1

159.7

74.9

202.4

155.9

25.1

192

0

36.3

1955

8.3

0

0

92.7

118.8

66.2

98.8

161

104.1

132.5

6.3

6.6

1956

3.3

0

0

44.1

20.3

90.9

112

73.1

189.4

522.2

56.1

9.6

1957

0

0

19.8

22.9

287

117.1

27.8

50.6

55.2

151.3

31.1

0

1958

10.2

0

3.8

102.6

225.9

89.4

80.7

287.9

227.4

167.3

81.9

6.2

1959

0

71.5

0

12.9

109

134.1

52.1

253.4

265

28.7

39.2

3.7

1960

0

0

0.6

2.3

142.7

56.4

103.8

90.7

216.5

163.6

113.5

0.4

1961

4.6

2.8

0.6

65.2

150.5

71.6

93.4

115.7

149.5

181.5

43.1

2.9

1962

0.9

8.3

18.6

122.5

120.7

77

45.7

129.7

188.7

241.7

7.4

92.2

1963

16.6

0

7.6

106.5

98.4

93.7

23.3

203.3

180.6

260.7

31.3

14.8

1964

0

0

0

10

80.4

82.6

285.6

105.7

287.7

141.5

189.8

8.3

1965

0

0

0

31.2

27.3

56.4

60.1

357.1

55.1

3.2

46

55.6

1966

0

0

0.4

38.2

131.5

61.8

125.4

86.6

314.1

184.6

235.7

27.8

1967

22.7

0

11.3

3.7

71.4

81.6

199.9

93

66.4

128.5

51

30.9

1968

0

5.8

6

30

96.5

127.9

53.9

65.8

333.7

119.5

17.8

11.7

1969

0

0

1.6

121.7

165.2

55.9

76.4

187.5

85.7

191.5

192.3

119.2

1970

0

14.6

1.5

17.2

161.9

119.5

122.2

135.6

135.7

281.7

33.4

1

1971

0

4.6

0.2

61.3

179.2

23.6

54.6

212.7

241

124.7

19.1

24.3

1972

0.2

0

0

17.7

112.1

83.5

48.1

61.4

213.4

211.8

35

73.7

1973

0

0

0

4.8

54.5

71.7

90.3

158.6

331.1

194.1

22.4

22.8

1974

0

0

0

27.9

156.7

23

138.1

81.2

394.5

116.3

13

0

1975

0

9.8

0.4

1.1

74.5

99

246.3

140.2

161.9

181.8

133.3

10.7

1976

0

0

0

110

59

20.7

70.9

181.7

86.6

67.1

159.6

1.8

1977

0

1.1

40.6

94.1

144.4

118.7

87.7

103.3

90.5

234.5

88.9

0

1978

0

26.9

1.4

40.8

93.8

46.6

120.9

96.1

210.1

84.9

82.7

25.7

1979

0

53.9

0.8

27

77.8

197.5

74.3

64.3

466.5

161.8

105.4

0

1980

0

0

10.9

7.2

151.7

41.8

112.7

114.5

213

78

51.6

0

1981

1.5

0

101.2

9.6

119.4

16.9

154.1

123.8

204

86.6

16.9

21.7

1982

0

0

1.1

16.1

100.2

144.1

46.9

81

206.5

139.4

23.9

1.2

1983

0

0

0

0

106.5

218.4

64.2

178.5

275.8

53.7

2.9

69.8

1984

0.7

33.4

91.7

42.7

60.2

25.3

142.8

45

243.6

144.5

10.7

10.9

1985

2.8

0

20.7

10

73.6

75.4

72.9

67.8

139.8

70.9

97.1

3

1986

18.6

16.4

0

8.4

85.4

131.7

65.3

97.5

516.6

102.6

87.9

14.7

1987

0

0

25.3

57.6

84.2

84.2

53.7

157.8

102.7

144.4

35.1

53.6

1988

0

0

29.2

71.4

108.9

25.7

243.8

242

424.6

10

35.4

30

1989

0

0

2

6.2

88.9

47.9

208.9

67

235.5

238.6

6.6

3.5

1990

1.2

0

3.4

32.2

146.9

57.2

36.6

109

98.6

91

26.2

10.8

1991

0.3

0

0

43.3

194.4

209.4

72.5

119.4

227.7

303

180.5

0

1992

0

0

0

7.6

91

178.1

93.8

104.6

154.8

159.8

36.2

0.4

1993

0

0

29.5

38.8

100.9

140.3

92.9

127.6

263.5

165.5

27.3

82.7

1994

0

0.2

0

11

78.5

38.7

107.5

58.6

80.6

180.6

25.6

5.9

1995

18.5

0

16.5

33.8

147.7

95.6

107.2

229.3

251.6

155.1

13.1

0

1996

0

0

0

90.8

117.6

228

51

302.9

275.8

83.8

1.2

21.8

1997

5.4

0

26.7

65.2

77

78.8

25.6

161.7

277

328.5

164.4

19.5

1998

0

0

0.1

95

110.3

60.7

257.7

387.1

235.3

215.4

49.6

20.6

1999

0

15.7

0

74.9

200.6

75.7

114.4

94.7

164.2

192.4

64.8

16.6

2000

0

57.7

0

76.2

56.6

91.8

115.9

276.7

208.8

286.2

8.9

15.1

Total

487

787

1003

4391

11189.4

7974.9

10968

13881.3

18589.8

16166

5924.3

1720.3

Max

101.8

89.9

101.2

165.6

287

228

350.2

387.1

516.6

522.2

252.2

119.2

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7 Comments

  1. The data shown above cannot be viewed completely .I need this data urgently for a school project. Can you please share this data .I need to add horizontally and find the annnual rainfall in Bangalore in last 50 years. Thanks

  2. Thanks very much for this excellent article.

    I need to use this kind of data for planning a rainwater harvesting system in Kundalahalli, Bangalore. Would you mind posting data until 2016?

  3. The reason for adding horizontally is this. I recently read a book by Benjamin Rice. It’s the Mysore gazetteer. In it he had rainfall records from 1826 to 1898. Some 57 years or so.

    In summary the annual rains for that Period were:

    635 mm to 762 mm of rainfall for about 10 yrs.

    762 mm to 899 mm for 14 years.

    899 mm to 1016 mm for 15 years.

    1016 to 1143 mm for 9 years.

    It was in inches of rain in the book. I just converted it by multiplying with 25.4 which is somewhat correct.

    An aside, this Benjamin is Benjamin Lewis Rice. He’s the son of Benjamin Holt Rice. The father has the Rice memorial building on Avenue Road.

  4. Hi,
    It is in millimeter. Good suggestion on adding up horizontally. I will try. .

  5. I’m reading on my phone. I’m assuming its centimeters of rain? I don’t see any units.

    May I request you to add up horizontally also. That way we’ll know if we’re getting overall same quantity or not.

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