4. CLIMATE
4.2  ANNUAL RAINFALL IN VARIOUS STATIONS, 
2001 TO 2004
              (In mm.)
Station 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Taplejung 1752.3 1835.0 2159.0 2169.3 2094.4 2101.0 1983.7 1874.1 1912.4 2173.0 1764.0 1746.3
Ilam 1649.1 1271.0 2107.5 1681.6 1918.1 2055.3 2077.7 1544.6 1330.7 1542.0 1544.0 -
Dhankuta 903.2 773.0 1073.4 882.9 978.9 1214.2 1161.3 795.5 959.5 - 710.0 951.2
Bhojpur 1159.3 838.0 1569.5 1041.2 - 1171.8 1528.4 931.7 1304.9 1178.0 - -
Biratnagar 2045.8 830.0 1666.6 1942.7 1673.0 2676.5 2036.1 2292.4 2279.5 1923.0 1597.0 2143.9
Okhaldhunga 2063.7 1706.0 1713.2 1802.9 1994.0 1925.9 2026.5 1469.5 2192.1 - 1555.0 1618.5
Jiri - 2334.0 2525.6 2236.0 - - - 2625.3 - - 2293.0 2613.0
Janakpur 1436.6 1203.0 1307.2 1360.8 1657.4 2055.4 1841.1 1584.0 - 1591.0 1397.0 2199.4
Hetauda 2424.0 1997.0 2282.1 2124.2 2496.0 2919.2 3111.0 2535.3 2680.0 3323.0 2650.0 3102.9
Kathmandu 1306.0 1579.0 1673.8 1687.6 1528.3 1770.8 1681.1 1407.9 1620.9 1868.0 1389.0 1583.1
Contd...
Gorkha 1447.9 2190.0 - 1935.7 - 728.1 - - 1871.9 1743.2 1728.9 1613.4
Pokhara 4216.9 3723.0 4854.5 3956.9 3528.9 4819.0 4688.1 4785.0 4512.4 4484.2 4362.2 4128.5
Bhairahawa 1477.0 1211.0 1699.7 1943.0 1437.0 2409.9 2063.7 1504.2 2015.9 1268.5 1928.0 1523.9
Tulsipur 1587.3 992.0 1885.9 1782.1 1686.2 - - 1969.1 - 1603.5 2246.2 1653.0
Nepalganj 1737.1 867.0 1394.3 1478.1 - 1912.3 1466.6 1484.6 1381.1 1270.4 1391.8 928.7
Surkhet 1452.1 1272.0 1514.2 1431.2 1709.6 1759.8 1753.8 1899.5 1722.1 1537.7 1796.3 1425.3
Dailekh 1597.9 2138.0 1895.7 3097.8 1808.0 - 1596.6 1289.9 1289.9 1327.3 1979.4 1280.9
Dipayal 1328.3 791.0 1119.2 1038.3 1210.2 1371.3 867.7 1291.6 998.1 1024.5 1261.4 1033.8
Dhangadhi 1663.9 1269.0 2131.9 1740.2 1984.3 2384.7 1757.4 2131.7 1485.2 1625.9 2309.1 1417.6
Source:  Department of Hydrology & Meteorology.