India's 15-year rainfall trends ā Daily Data for Every State & Union Territory
Dataset Description
This dataset provides 15+ years of daily rainfall data across all Indian states and union territories, from January 2009 to July 2024. It has been sourced from the official India Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) and is ideal for climate research, weather prediction, and agricultural analytics.
The dataset includes:
- Actual, forecasted, and normal rainfall values
- Deviation from historical average
- State-level granularity across 28 states and 8 union territories
- Over 200,000 observations in total
š§ Use Cases
- Time series forecasting using ML models (ARIMA, LSTM, Prophet)
- Climate trend analysis and anomaly detection
- Monsoon behavior modeling
- Crop planning and irrigation optimization
- Educational projects in data science and meteorology
š Features
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
id |
Unique record identifier |
date |
Observation date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
state_code |
Numerical code for state/UT |
state_name |
Name of state or union territory |
actual |
Actual rainfall recorded (in mm) |
rfs |
Rainfall forecast value (in mm) |
normal |
Historical average rainfall (in mm) |
deviation |
% Deviation from normal rainfall |
š Source
India Water Resources Information System (WRIS)
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