Co Authors: GSB, Shreyas Dhavale, Pradeep John, Dr. Vineet Singh, Gokul

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Final Rainfall Topper in mm for the SWM 2025 (122 days from June 1 to Sep 30)

Some fun facts. Cherrapunji recorded 4355 mm rainfall for the monsoon season which is the lowest ever beating the previous record of 4969 mm in the year 1884. Chinnakallar in Tamil Nadu recorded 4355 mm which equal the Cherrapunji numbers.

Tamini 9380 is by far the wettest place in India and might be the wettest place in world in this period.

The driest place in this monsoon many parts of Tiruppur, Ramanthapuram and Thoothukudi districts in Tamil Nadu with not a drop of rain falling in the entire 122 days. All the driest places are from Tamil Nadu. Certain regions of Thoothukudi, Nellai, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Coimbatore and Tiruppur are dry regions in SWM.

All India Toppers
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1. Tamini, Maharashtra - 9380
2. Hulikal, Karnataka - 7903
3. Patherpunj, Maharashtra - 7633
4. Masthikatte, Karnataka – 7551
5. Shirgaon, Maharashtra - 7459
6. Mani, Karnataka - 7277
7. Dawadi, Maharashtra - 7164
8. Amboli, Maharashtra - 7058
9. Agumbe, Karnataka – 6861
10. Dongerwadi, Maharashtra - 6747

Maharashtra
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1. Tamini - 9380
2. Patherpunj - 7633
3. Shirgaon - 7459
4. Dawadi - 7164
5. Amboli - 7058
6. Dongerwadi - 6747
7. Dajipur - 6637
8. Walwan - 6590
9. Paragon - 6590
10. Ambona - 6562

Karnataka
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1. Hulikal, Shivamogga - 7903
2. Masthikatte, Shivamogga - 7551
3. Mani, Shivamogga - 7277
4. Agumbe, Shivamogga – 6861
5. Castle Rock, Uttar Kannada - 6692
6. Surlabbi, Kodagu - 6686
7. Chakra, Shivamogga - 6627
8. Yadur, Shivamogga - 6504
9. Nilkund, Uttar Kannada - 6504
10. Savehaklu, Shivamogga - 6434

Kerala
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1. Kakkyam Dam, Kozhikode – 5692
2. Painavu, Idukki – 4396
3. Pulingome, Kannur - 4395
4. Payyavoor, Kannur – 4216
5. Kottiyoor, Kannur – 4089
6. Kakki Dam, Pathanamthitta - 3987
7.  Kulamavu, Idukki - 3765 
8. Alakkode, Kannur – 3733
9. Peruvannamuzhi, Kozhikode – 3550
10. Paika, Kasargode - 3545

Goa
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1. Dharbondara – 4114
2. Sanguem – 4096
3. Valpoi - 3983
4. Quepem – 3847
5. Ponda – 3286

Tamil Nadu
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1. Chinnakallar – 4355
2. Avalanche – 3443
3. Valparai PTO – 3058
4. Nelliyam - 2592
5. Pandalur - 2433

West Bengal 
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1. Buxaduar - 3020
2. Alipurduar - 2678
3. Banarhat - 2423
4. Maynagiri - 2255
5. Malbazzar - 2222

Meghalaya
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1. Mawsynram - 5356
2. RKM Cherrapunji - 4561
3. Cherrapunji – 4355

Uttrakhand
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1. Sama – 4528
2. Loharkhet – 4040

Gujarat
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1. Kaprada – 3890
2. Umerpada – 3179
3. Khergam - 2998 
4. Dharampur - 2862
5. Dolvan – 2793

Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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1. Long Island - 2554
2. Port Blair - 2331
3. Mayabunder - 2151
4. Hutbay - 1581
5. Car Nicobar - 1275

Top Metro Cities
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1. Mumbai Airport - 3112
2. Mumbai City – 2263
3. Kolkata - 1659
4. Ahmedabad – 953
5. Hyderabad - 881
6. Pune Airport - 950
7. Pune City – 849
8. Chennai City – 686
9. Delhi City – 640
10. Delhi Airport -598
11. Bengaluru City – 548
12. Bengaluru Airport - 537
13. Chennai Airport - 364

Driest places in entire SWM (All from Tamil Nadu)
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1. Rameshwaram, Ramanathapuram - 0
1. Thangachimadam, Ramanathapuram - 0
1. Madathukulam, Tiruppur - 0
1. Nallathangal Odai Reservoir, Tiruppur - 0
1. Keelarasadi, Thoothukudi - 0
1. Kulasekarapattinam, Thoothukudi - 0
1. Maniyachi, Thoothukudi - 0
1. Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi - 0
1. Vedanatham, Thoothukudi - 0
2. Pallamorkulam, Ramanathapuram - 1
3. Pamban IMD, Ramanathapuram – 1.3
3. Srivaikuntapuram, Thoothukudi - 1.3
4. Thoothukudi IMD - 1.8
5. Kakkor, Ramanthapuram - 2.4
6. Mandapam, Ramanathapuram - 3.2
7. Dharapuram, Tiruppur - 4
8. Kayalpattinam, Thoothukudi - 4
9. Vaippar, Thoothukudi - 5
10. Vallikonam, Ramanathapuram - 8.2

Thanks to Ranjith Gowda for the Karnataka Toppers and Ashwin from Coimbatore for Driest Places in India.

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