| ANNUAL RAINFALL - 1972 | |||||||||
| Sl. No. | Month | Pondicherry | Karaikal | Mahe | Yanam | ||||
| Days | Rainfall | Days | Rainfall | Days | Rainfall | Days | Rainfall | ||
| 1 | January | 2 | 19.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | February | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11.00 |
| 3 | March | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | April | - | - | 1 | 9.50 | 2 | 30.73 | - | - |
| 5 | May | 5 | 113.00 | 7 | 95.00 | 16 | 605.79 | - | - |
| 6 | June | 2 | 9.00 | 2 | 6.00 | 17 | 803.66 | 7 | 193.90 |
| 7 | July | 7 | 48.50 | 3 | 8.50 | 27 | 819.40 | 12 | 128.20 |
| 8 | August | 3 | 39.50 | 2 | 32.00 | 29 | 413.51 | 6 | 69.10 |
| 9 | September | 5 | 87.00 | 4 | 98.00 | 9 | 28.95 | 12 | 38.40 |
| 10 | October | 11 | 364.00 | 13 | 507.00 | 21 | 421.39 | 10 | 550.20 |
| 11 | November | 13 | 247.00 | 12 | 487.80 | 4 | 108.20 | 5 | 73.60 |
| 12 | December | 11 | 425.00 | 10 | 343.00 | 2 | 14.73 | 4 | 86.40 |
| Total | 59 | 1352.00 | 54 | 1586.80 | 127 | 3246.36 | 58 | 1150.80 | |
| 1352 | 1587 | 3246 | 1151 | ||||||
| REGIONWISE RAINFALL PARTICULARS OF PONDICHERRY REGION FOR THE YEAR 1972-73 | |||||||||
| Sl. No. | Month/ | Pondicherry | Karaikal | Mahe | Yanam | ||||
| Season | Days | Rainfall | Days | Rainfall | Days | Rainfall | Days | Rainfall | |
| 1 | June | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 803.66 | 7 | 193.9 |
| 2 | July | 7 | 48.5 | 3 | 8.5 | 27 | 819.4 | 12 | 128.2 |
| 3 | August | 3 | 39.5 | 2 | 32 | 29 | 413.51 | 6 | 69.1 |
| 4 | September | 5 | 87 | 4 | 98 | 9 | 28.95 | 12 | 38.4 |
| South West | 17 | 184.00 | 11 | 144.50 | 82 | 2065.52 | 37 | 429.60 | |
| Monsoon | |||||||||
| 5 | October | 11 | 364 | 13 | 507 | 21 | 421.39 | 10 | 550.2 |
| 6 | November | 13 | 247 | 12 | 487.8 | 4 | 108.2 | 5 | 73.6 |
| 7 | December | 11 | 425 | 10 | 343 | 2 | 14.73 | 4 | 86.4 |
| North East | 35 | 1036.00 | 35 | 1337.80 | 27 | 544.32 | 19 | 710.20 | |
| Monsoon | |||||||||
| 8 | January | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.1 |
| 9 | February | - | - | 1 | 21 | - | - | 1 | 3.6 |
| Winter | 1 | 7.00 | 1 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3.70 | |
| Period | |||||||||
| 10 | March | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | April | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 53 | - | - |
| 12 | May | - | - | 4 | 16.8 | 12 | 208.9 | 3 | 54.4 |
| Hot Weather | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 19.80 | 13 | 261.90 | 4 | 57.40 | |
| Period | |||||||||
| Annual | 53 | 1227.00 | 52 | 1523.10 | 122 | 2871.74 | 62 | 1200.90 | |
| Total | |||||||||
| 1227 | 1523 | 2872 | 1201 | ||||||