Forecasting of rainfall for Gujarat based on astro-meteorology
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31/12/2008
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Asian Agri-History
Gujarat state of India receives annual rainfall of 828 mm in 35 rainy days with coefficient of variation of 50%. Considering the abnormality of weather particularly rainfall during the monsoon, Anand Agricultural University (AAU), Anand, Gujarat has prepared almanac predicting district-wise daily rainfall during monsoon 2007 for beneficiaries for the farming community as well as planners. The observed and predicted rainfall was then analyzed for its validity.