Areas of Very High Rainfall (more than 200m)
- These include western side of Western Ghats.
- Average rainfall is 200 – 400 cm.
- Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, parts of Manipur, Tripura and north – eastern tip of West Bengal also receive 200cm or more with isolated pockets like Mawsynram and Cherrapunji receiving over 400 cm.
Areas of High Rainfall (100 – 200 cm)
- Eastern slopes of western ghats, northern plains, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
Areas of Low Rainfall (50 – 100 cm)
- Large parts of Gujarat, interior Maharashtra, western Madya Pradesh, eastern Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and parts of Uttar Pradesh.