Heavy rains show the full might of Jog Falls in Shimoga district
The state of Karnataka in India experiences diverse rainfall quantities across its regions. While Malnad and Coastal Karnataka receive copious amount of rainfall; its north Bayaluseemae region in the Deccan Plateau is one of the most arid regions in the country. Most of the rains received in the state is during the monsoon season. Being an agrarian economy with a large percentage of its citizens engaged in agriculture, the failure of rains can have a crippling effect on the economy of the state. Apart from the benefits in agriculture, the Government of Karnataka has tried to avail other benefits of rainfall using scientific methods. An example of this is the project, Rainwater Harvesting in Rural Karnataka which is initiated by the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology and is one of the largest rainwater harvesting projects in the world.[1] Agumbe in the Shimoga district , Amagaon in Belgaum District, Hulikal again in Shimoga district and Talakaveri in Madikeri are some of the known places with the highest annual rainfall in South India. Of this Amagaon has received over 10000 mm rain fall twice in 10 years.
Agumbe and Hulikal in Shivamogga District of Western Ghat region is considered as "Cheerapunji of South India" but still some places in Western Ghats region had resulted much more rainfall than these two villages. Amagaon in Belgaum District recorded magical number of 10,068mm in the year 2010 , Mundrote in Kodagu district recorded 9974mm in the year 2011.
The table below compares rainfall between Agumbe in Thirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district, Hulikal in Hosanagara taluk in Shimoga district, Amagaon in Khanapur Taluk in Belgaum district and Talacauvery and Mundrote in Madikeri taluk in Kodagu district, Kokalli of Sirsi Taluk, Nilkund of Siddapur Taluk, CastleRock of Supa (Joida) Taluk in Uttara Kannada District, Kollur in Udupi District to show which one can be called the "Cherrapunji of South India".
Year
Hulikal Rainfall (mm)
Agumbe Rainfall (mm)
Amagaon Rainfall (mm)
Talacauvery Rainfall (mm) [2]
Kokalli Rainfall (mm)
Nilkund Rainfall (mm)
Castle Rock Rainfall (mm)
Mundrote Rainfall (mm)
Kollur Rainfall (mm)
2017
5,700
6,311
4,733
5,859
3130
4981
5560
1002
5203
2016
5,721
6,449
4,705
5,430
2682
4655
4968
1458
3496
2015
6,035
5,518
4,013
5,319
2730
4367
3667
3143
4254
2014
7,907
7,917
5,580
7,844
8746
6710
5956
5566
3308
2013
9,383
8,770
8,440
8,628
4464
7082
3667
7199
6614
2012
8,409
6,933
5,987
5,722
5036
5398
6165
3727
6715
2011
8,523
7,921
9,368
6,855
4437
6593
7083
9974
7083
2010
7,717
6,929
10,068
6,794
4002
-
-
5042
7685
2009
8,357
7,982
-
-
-
-
-
2008
7,115
7,199
-
-
-
-
-
2007
9,038
8,255
-
-
-
-
-
2006
8,656
8,457
-
-
-[3][4]
-
-
The following were the top 5 places that recorded highest rainfall in statistics [2010-2017] [5][6][7][8]
Rank
Hobli/Village
District
Taluk
Year
Rainfall in mm
Elevation in metres
1
Amagaon
Belgaum district
Khanapur
2010
10,068
785
2
Mundrote
Kodagu district/Coorg District
Madikeri
2011
9,974
585
3
Hulikal
Shimoga district
Hosanagara
2013
9,383
614
4
Agumbe
Shimoga district
Thirthahalli
2013
8,770
643
5
Kokalli/Kakalli
Uttara Kannada
Sirsi
2014
8,746
780
The following places recorded highest rainfall with respect to each year [2010-2017]
Year
Place
Taluk
District
Rainfall in mm
Elevation
2017
Agumbe
Thirthahalli
Shimoga district
6,311
634
2016
Agumbe
Thirthahalli
Shimoga district
6,449
634
2015
Hulikal
Hosanagara
Shimoga district
6,035
614
2014
Kokalli
Sirsi
Uttara Kannada
8,746
780
2013
Hulikal
Hosanagara
Shimoga district
9,383
614
2012
Hulikal
Hosanagara
Shimoga district
8,409
614
2011
Mundrote
Madikeri
Kodagu district
9,974
585
2010
Amagaon
Khanapur
Belgaum district
10,068
785
[9][10][11][12][13][14]
^A. R. Shivakumar. "World's largest rainwater harvesting project in Karnataka" (PDF). Current Science, VOL. 92, NO. 2, 25 JANUARY 2007. Online webpage of Indian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
^Amagaon has got over 10,000 mm annual rainfall twice in the five years (2006-2010). The exact amount of rainfall is not available. See Amagaon is now Cherrapunji of South from DeccanHerald.com accessed 23 March 2013
^"Govt of Karnataka Rainfall Statistics (Kokalli)" (PDF). DES.
^"Rainfall Statistics of Karnataka". DES Karnataka.
^"Rainfall Statistics for Kokalli (Ajjimane)" (PDF). DES Karnataka.
^"Rainfall Statistics for Amagaon" (PDF). DES Karnataka.
^"Rainfall Statistics for Mundrote" (PDF). DES Karnataka.
^"Rainfall Statistics for Agumbe and Hulikal" (PDF). DES karnataka.
^"Govt of Karnataka Rainfall Statistics (Kokalli)" (PDF). DES.
^"Rainfall Statistics of Karnataka". DES Karanataka.
^"Rainfall Statistics for Kokalli (Ajjimane)" (PDF). DES Karnataka.
^"Rainfall Statistics for Amagaon" (PDF). DES Karnataka.
^"Rainfall Statistics for Mundrote" (PDF). DES Karnataka.
^"Rainfall Statistics for Agumbe and Hulikal" (PDF). DES karnataka.
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