Malenadu


Malenadu is a region in the state of Karnataka in India. Malenadu covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountain range, and is roughly 100 kilometers in width. It is situated between Coastal Karnataka and Bayaluseeme regions of Karnataka.

Climate and rainfall statistics

Malenadu Region in Karnataka is known for its abundant rainfall and rich existence of flora and fauna. Western ghats act as the rain barrier during south-west monsoon season. This region is one of the wettest regions in the world where the rainfall measurements had overflown over 7000mm whereas Cheerapunji and Mawsynram at average receives about 11,000mm of rainfall per year.
The following were the top 5 places that captured rainfall record statistics
RankHobli/VillageDistrictTalukYearRainfall in mmElevation in metres
1AmagaonBelgaum districtKhanapur201010,068785
2MundroteKodagu district/Coorg DistrictMadikeri20119,974585
3HulikalShimoga districtHosanagara20139,383614
4AgumbeShimoga districtThirthahalli20138,770643
5Kokalli/KakalliUttara KannadaSirsi20148,746780

The table below is comparison of rainfalls for between Agumbe in Thirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district, Hulikal in Hosanagara taluk in Shimoga district, Amagaon in Khanapur Taluk in Belgaum district and Talacauvery in Madikeri taluk in Kodagu district, Kokalli of Sirsi Taluk,Nilkund of Siddapur Taluk, CastleRock of Supa Taluk in Uttara Kannada District to show which one can be called the "Cherrapunji of South India".
YearHulikal Rainfall Agumbe Rainfall Amagaon Rainfall Talacauvery Rainfall Kokalli Rainfall Nilkund Rainfall Castle Rock Rainfall
20175,7006,3114,7335,859313049815560
20165,7216,4494,7055,430268246554968
20156,0355,5184,0135,319273043673667
20147,9077,9175,5807,844874667105956
20139,3838,7708,4408,628446470823667
20128,4096,9335,9875,722503653986165
20118,5237,9219,3686,855443765937083
20107,7176,92910,0686,7944002--
20098,3577,982-----
20087,1157,199-----
20079,0388,255-----
20068,6568,457-----