Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Western Ghats' has mentioned 'Rainfall' in the following places:
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| Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geology 3 Geography 3.1 Peaks 3.2 Water bodies 4 Climate 4.1 Rainfall 5 Ecoregions 6 Biodiversity protection 7 Fauna 7.1 Mammals 7.2 Reptiles 7.3 Amphibians 7.4 Fish 7.5 Birds 7.6 Insects 7.7 Mollusks 8 Flora 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links | WIKI |
| The mountains intercept the rain-bearing westerly monsoon winds, and are consequently an area of high rainfall, particularly on their western side. | WIKI |
| Changes in the direction and pace of the wind do affect the average rainfall and the wettest places might vary. | WIKI |
| However, Maharashtra and the northern part of Western Ghats in Karnataka on average receive heavier rainfall than Kerala and the southern part of Western Ghats in Karnataka. | WIKI |
| Rainfall in this region averages 300 centimetres (120xc2xa0in) to 400 centimetres (160xc2xa0in) with localised extremes reaching 900 centimetres (350xc2xa0in). | WIKI |
| The eastern regions of the Western Ghats, which lie in the rain shadow, receive far less rainfall (about 100 centimetres (39xc2xa0in)), resulting in an average rainfall of 250 centimetres (98xc2xa0in) across all regions. | WIKI |
| The total amount of rain does not depend on the spread of the area; areas in northern Maharashtra receive heavy rainfall followed by long dry spells, while regions closer to the equator receive lower annual rainfall and have rain spells lasting several months in a year. | WIKI |
| Rainfall[edit] | WIKI |
| The Karnataka region on average receives heavier rainfall than the Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa regions. | WIKI |
| Meanwhile, the Ghats in Karnataka have fewer passes and gaps and therefore the western slopes of Karnataka receive heavy rainfall, over 400xc2xa0cm more than other regional parts of the Western Ghats. | WIKI |
| Annual rainfall along the Western Ghat region | WIKI |
| Location Region Mean annual rainfall[24] Agumbe Thirthahalli, Karnataka 7,624xc2xa0mm (300.2xc2xa0in) Amboli Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra 7,000xc2xa0mm (280xc2xa0in) Hulikal Hosanagara, Karnataka 5,316xc2xa0mm (209.3xc2xa0in) Amagaon Khanapur, Karnataka 4,089xc2xa0mm (161.0xc2xa0in) Kakkalli Sirsi, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 4,921xc2xa0mm (193.7xc2xa0in) Nilkund Sirsi, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 4,369xc2xa0mm (172.0xc2xa0in) Mahabaleshwar Satara district, Maharashtra 5,761xc2xa0mm (226.8xc2xa0in) Devimane Sirsi, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 3,981xc2xa0mm (156.7xc2xa0in) Surli Hosanagara, Karnataka 4,335xc2xa0mm (170.7xc2xa0in) Lonavla Pune district, Maharashtra 4,073xc2xa0mm (160.4xc2xa0in) Charmadi Mudigere, Karnataka 4,131xc2xa0mm (162.6xc2xa0in) Samse Mudigere, Karnataka 3,914xc2xa0mm (154.1xc2xa0in) Kollur Udupi district, Karnataka 4,992xc2xa0mm (196.5xc2xa0in) Makkiyad Wayanad district, Kerala 3,714xc2xa0mm (146.2xc2xa0in) Kudremukh Chikmagalur district, Karnataka 4,158xc2xa0mm (163.7xc2xa0in) Rajamala Idukki, Kerala 4,785xc2xa0mm (188.4xc2xa0in) Nyamakad Idukki, Kerala 3,007xc2xa0mm (118.4xc2xa0in) Sholayar Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 3,024xc2xa0mm (119.1xc2xa0in) Vythiri Wayanad district, Kerala 4,000xc2xa0mm (160xc2xa0in) Pookode Wayanad district, Kerala 3,957xc2xa0mm (155.8xc2xa0in) Dhamanohol Mulshi taluka, Maharashtra 6,255xc2xa0mm (246.3xc2xa0in) Mulshi Pune district, Maharashtra 5,100xc2xa0mm (200xc2xa0in) Tamhini Ghat Mulshi taluka, Maharashtra 5,255xc2xa0mm (206.9xc2xa0in) Chinnakallar Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 2,947xc2xa0mm (116.0xc2xa0in) Castle Rock Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka 5,132xc2xa0mm (202.0xc2xa0in) | WIKI |
| Seasonal rainfall patterns of the Western Ghats necessitate a period of dormancy for its land snails, resulting in their high abundance and diversity including at least 258 species of gastropods from 57 genera and 24 families. | WIKI |