A study on the temperature and rainfall conditions of Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu, India

Climate plays a vital role in the development of any region. Rainfall and temperature are the two important climatic parameters which determine the climatic situation of any place. Pudukkottai is a semi arid District situated in the central part of Tamil Nadu. The study deals with the seasonal and annual variation in rainfall using GIS. Temperature conditions are studied using a simple line graph and the relation between rainfall and temperature are analysised by using ombrothermic diagram. The study reveals that the highest rainfall is received during the north east monsoon in the southern and eastern parts of the district. The months during the summer areas the hottest the relation between temperature and rainfall shows the August to December are wet months with less temperature in Pudukkottai District.