The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has classified heavy rainfall events into three major categories (heavy rainfall: 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm, very heavy rainfall: 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm, extremely heavy rainfall: 204.5 mm and above). The state wise data of heavy rainfall events in terms of their frequency of occurrence for each category in the last decade has been collated in this dataset.
| year | state | rainfall_category | rainfall_events | units | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Andhra Pradesh | Heavy Rainfall | 300 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Arunachal Pradesh | Heavy Rainfall | 92 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Assam | Heavy Rainfall | 353 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Bihar | Heavy Rainfall | 952 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Gujarat | Heavy Rainfall | 635 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Haryana | Heavy Rainfall | 122 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Himachal Pradesh | Heavy Rainfall | 292 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Jammu and Kashmir | Heavy Rainfall | 37 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Karnataka | Heavy Rainfall | 539 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers | |
| 2023 | Kerala | Heavy Rainfall | 419 | rainfall_events in absolute numbers |
Ministry of Earth Sciences. Year, State and Category-wise Heavy Rainfall Events [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/20205
