IMD Gridded Rainfall & Temperature
ClimateIndia Meteorological Department, Pune
- Cadence
- Daily (D+1)
- Resolution
- 0.25° rain · 1.0° temp
- Coverage
- All 36 states & UTs
- Access
- Registered
19 operational sources spanning national meteorology, satellite geo-location, soil and groundwater registries, mandi price feeds, edge sensor telemetry and livestock biometrics — mapped to the 15 agro-climatic zones of India and to the layer that consumes them.
India Meteorological Department, Pune
NCMRWF, Noida
IMD + 130 AMFUs
ISRO / NRSC, Hyderabad
NRSC · RISAT/Resourcesat-2A
ESA / Copernicus
ESA / Copernicus
Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur
Central Ground Water Board
CWC / NWIC
DMI, Ministry of Agriculture
SFAC
DA&FW (state rollouts)
State revenue departments
AIOTF field network
AIOTF field network + state dairy unions
Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
UCSB / ECMWF
| Zone | States / UTs | Annual rainfall | Dominant crops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Himalayan | J&K, Ladakh, HP, UK | 1,000–2,500 mm | Apple, maize, saffron |
| Eastern Himalayan | Sikkim, NE states, N Bengal | 2,000–4,000 mm | Rice, ginger, tea |
| Lower Gangetic Plain | West Bengal | 1,300–1,800 mm | Rice, jute, potato |
| Middle Gangetic Plain | Bihar, E UP | 1,000–1,600 mm | Rice, wheat, maize |
| Upper Gangetic Plain | Central UP | 700–1,000 mm | Wheat, sugarcane |
| Trans-Gangetic Plain | Punjab, Haryana, Delhi | 400–700 mm | Wheat, rice, cotton |
| Eastern Plateau & Hills | Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh | 1,200–1,600 mm | Rice, pulses |
| Central Plateau & Hills | MP, SE Rajasthan | 700–1,200 mm | Soybean, gram, wheat |
| Western Plateau & Hills | Maharashtra, MP border | 600–1,000 mm | Cotton, jowar, sugarcane |
| Southern Plateau & Hills | Karnataka, AP, TN interior | 600–1,000 mm | Millets, groundnut, cotton |
| East Coast Plains & Hills | Odisha, AP, TN coast | 900–1,400 mm | Rice, groundnut |
| West Coast Plains & Ghats | Kerala, Goa, coastal MH/KA | 2,000–4,000 mm | Coconut, rice, spices |
| Gujarat Plains & Hills | Gujarat | 400–1,000 mm | Cotton, groundnut, castor |
| Western Dry Region | W Rajasthan | 100–400 mm | Bajra, moth, guar |
| Islands | A&N, Lakshadweep | 3,000 mm+ | Coconut, arecanut |
Land records, AgriStack ID, Soil Health Card → parcel polygon in WGS-84
Sentinel-2/1, NRSC composites, ACOCP LoRa nodes, livestock biometrics
IMD gridded + NWP + CHIRPS/ERA5 gap-fill, CGWB and WRIS water budget
ND-BSI synthesis, quantum-weighted risk, epidemiology priors
Plain-language action, mandi-priced P&L, insurance and credit triggers
Access tiers: Open feeds are pulled on schedule; Registered feeds use agency-issued keys; Licensed datasets require a data-sharing agreement per state; Field-collected streams are AIOTF-owned edge telemetry with farmer consent recorded at onboarding.