Climate change effects in the Western Himalayan ecosystems of India: evidence and strategies

Forest Ecosystems

Table 3 Percent seasonal and annual departure of rainfall in Himachal Pradesh during 2004–2012 based on IMD annual climate summaries (IMD 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012)

Year	Relative change in total annual rainfall (% departure)
Year	Winter	Pre-monsoon	Monsoon	Post-monsoon	Total annual
2004
2005	2	−44	−8	−99	−21.0
2006	−48	−41	−24	−45	−32.0
2007	−38	−11	−36	−77	−34.8
2008	−20	−59	−5	−51	−20.8
2009	−51	−46	−34	−36	−39.0
2010	−46	−36	13	−18	−8.0
2011	−32	−32	−11	−83	−23.0
2012	−9	−51	−16	−62	−25.0