Insights into Rainfall Extremities Across the Agroclimatic Zones of Tamil Nadu, India
E. Devadarshini, V. Geethalakshmi, S. Pazhanivelan, Ga. Dheebakaran, R. Kumaraperumal, K. Bhuvaneswari, S. Mohan Kumar, Kumar , S. Mohan
International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · pp. 3096–3108 · Published 7 Aug 2023
10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i92552Abstract
Rainfall is a crucial agrometeorological parameter that impacts hydrology and agricultural planning in a region. The spatiotemporal changes in the occurrences of precipitation extremes must be monitored to reduce the hazards caused by the fluctuating rainfall pattern. The extreme rainfall indices for each year categorized under excess, normal and deficit rainfall categories were calculated over the agroclimatic zones of Tamil Nadu using the high-resolution CHIRPS datasets from 1991 to 2022. The results highlighted that High Rainfall Zone has more consecutive wet days (22 days), minimum consecutive dry days (25 days) and Daily Intensity Index with threshold of 2.5 mm (28.6 mm) compared to other zones. The maximum consecutive dry days of 99 days, a high rainy day of 142 days, and minimum daily intensity of 8.9 mm are experienced by the Cauvery Delta Zone, High Altitude and Hilly Zone, and Western Zone, respectively. Overall, the High Rainfall Zone faces a higher number of extreme rainfall events in terms of wet days and intensity, whereas the average maximum consecutive dry days and minimum rainfall intensity is observed over the north eastern zone and north western zone, respectively indicating high dry periods.
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