Rainfall trends and variability in Tamil Nadu (1983 - 2012): Indicator of climate change

Rainfall trend for the past is very essential to understand the climate variability of a region and it is very significant research in developing countries. Rainfall variability is also an obligatory factor for the climate of semi arid and tropical regions. The number of rainy days and rainfall intensity are the vital feature to comprehend the climate vulnerability of a region. To attain the nature of climate variability this paper deals the rainfall trends of Tamil nadu for the past 30 years and investigated using spatial, temporal and statistical techniques. The previous woks also revealed that the rainfall variability across the world. The results are also showing the spatial and temporal variability across Tamil Nadu and the climate change projection in study area.