Climate

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There are three types of rainfall:

Low rainfall (Less than 50 cm.) 

Average rainfall (Between 50 to 250 cm.) 

High rainfall (More than 250 cm.)

1. Parts of the western coast and northern India received over about 400 cm of rainfall annually. 
2. It is less than 60cm in western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat, Haryana and  Punjab. 
3. Rainfall is equally low in the interior of Deccan plateau, and east of the Sahyadris. 
4. The rest of the country receives moderate rainfall. Snowfall is restricted to the Himalayan region. 
5. Because of the nature of monsoons, the annual rainfall is highly variable from year to year.
6. Variability is high in the regions of low rainfall such as parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and leeward (rain shadow area) side of the Western Ghats.
7. While the areas of high rainfall are responsible to be affected by the floods and the areas of low rainfall are drought- prone.