Hulikal

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Hulikal
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Hulikal
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°43′52″N75°00′54″E / 13.731°N 75.015°E / 13.731; 75.015
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Taluk Hosanagara
Elevation
644 m (2,113 ft)
Languages
  Official Kannada
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Hulikal Ghat - The road in the picture connects Kundapur and other towns in Shivamogga district. Hulikal Ghat, Hosanagara, Shivamogga Karnataka.jpg
Hulikal Ghat – The road in the picture connects Kundapur and other towns in Shivamogga district.

Hulikal is a village located in the Hosanagara taluk of the Shimoga district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is known for its heavy rainfall. The Hulikal village lies in the Western Ghat (Paschima ghatta in Kannada) region of Karnataka state. The range of ghat is known by the name Hulikal ghat or Balebare ghat. The road running between Hosangadi and Mastikatte through Hulikal ghati connects the coastal district of Udupi with Shivamogga (Shimoga) district. The Mani dam reservoir and Savehoklu reservoir are nearby. KPCL has its colony at Mastikatte near to Hulikal. The nearest airport is at Mangalore, situated 123 km south-west of Hulikal. It has an elevation of 600m.

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Climate

Hulikal experiences an extremely wet tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen climate classification. It has little to no rainfall from December to April and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from May to November.

Climate data for Hulikal
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.3
(84.7)
30.5
(86.9)
31.9
(89.4)
32.0
(89.6)
30.9
(87.6)
26.7
(80.1)
25.0
(77.0)
25.2
(77.4)
26.4
(79.5)
27.8
(82.0)
28.5
(83.3)
28.7
(83.7)
28.6
(83.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)16.3
(61.3)
17.3
(63.1)
19.5
(67.1)
21.5
(70.7)
21.9
(71.4)
20.8
(69.4)
20.4
(68.7)
20.3
(68.5)
20.0
(68.0)
19.9
(67.8)
18.2
(64.8)
16.5
(61.7)
19.4
(66.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)0
(0)
0
(0)
2
(0.1)
18
(0.7)
142
(5.6)
1,728
(68.0)
2,835
(111.6)
2,230
(87.8)
674
(26.5)
290
(11.4)
73
(2.9)
15
(0.6)
8,007
(315.2)
Source 1: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Karnataka [1]
Source 2: Climate-Data.org [2]

Rainfall

It is situated in the dense forests of the Western Ghats. Over the past few years it has surpassed the rainfall record held by Agumbe in Tirthahalli taluk, also in Shimoga district to be arguably called the 'rain capital' of Karnataka. [3]

However, rainfall in Amagaon near Khanapur in Belgaum District has reached the figure of 10,000 mm annual rainfall twice from 2006 to 2011. Also, Amagaon has received more rain than Agumbe and Hulikal three times from 2006 to 2011. [4]

Comparisons

The table below compares rainfall between Agumbe in Thirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district, Hulikal in Hosanagara taluk in Shimoga district, Amagaon in Khanapur Taluk in Belgaum district and Talacauvery in Madikeri taluk in Kodagu district, Kerekatte of Sringeri Taluk in Chikmagalur District, Nilkund of Siddapur Taluk in Uttara Kannada district and Kollur of Kundapur Taluk in Udupi district to show which one can be called the "Cherrapunji of South India". [5] [6] [7]

YearHulikal Rainfall (mm)Agumbe Rainfall (mm)Amagaon Rainfall (mm)Talacauvery Rainfall (mm) [8] Kerekatte Rainfall (mm)Nilkund Rainfall (mm)Kollur Rainfall (mm)
202277335296
20217937754478795727
2020840173067439885662406874
2019854172939804726670407410
20187577842265709098846362047403
20175,7006,3114,7335,8595,5004,9815,203
20165,7216,4494,7055,4305,2654,6553,496
20156,0355,5184,0135,3195,0134,3674,254
20147,9077,9175,5807,8446,3346,7106054
20139,3838,7708,4408,6287,4607,0826,614
20128,4096,9335,9875,7225,8395,3986,715
20118,5237,9219,3686,8556,8266,5937,083
20107,7176,92910,0686,7945,3325,6487,685
20098,3577,982-----
20087,1157,199-----
20079,0388,255-----
20068,6568,457-----

Notes and references

  1. "DES" (PDF). DES. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. "CLIMATE: HULIKAL" . Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. Hulikal is the new Agumbe from DeccanHerald.com accessed 23 March 2013
  4. Amagaon is now Cherrapunji of South from DeccanHerald.com accessed 23 March 2013
  5. Hulikal in Shimoga district is wettest in State from TheHindu.com accessed 23 March 2013
  6. "Govt of Karnataka Rainfall Statistics (Kokalli)" (PDF). DES. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. "Rainfall Statistics of Karnataka". DES Karanataka.
  8. Amagaon has got over 10,000 mm annual rainfall twice in the five years (2006-2010). The exact amount of rainfall is not available. See Amagaon is now Cherrapunji of South from DeccanHerald.com accessed 23 March 2013


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