2024, Vol. 7, Special Issue 9

Climate change is major concern globally particularly for rain fed developing countries, as shift in the amount and intensity of rainfall negatively impacts all sectors of these nations. The study was carried out by using mann-kendall and sen’s slope test method for tehsil wise annual average rainfall over Nanded district of Maharashtra state of India. The result revealed that the mean annual highest rainfall 1005.4 mm with a standard deviation 252.2 mm and coefficient of variation was 25.1% was recorded at Kinvat tehsil and the lowest mean annual rainfall recorded was 769.9 mm at Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district.

Tehsil wise annual average rainfall trend showed Ardhapur, Dharamabad, Himayatnagar, Loha, Mahur, Mudkhed, Naigaon and umari has rising trend and significant value. Biloli, Hadgaon, kandhar, Mukhed and nanded taluka have rising trend with non-significant value. Bhokar, Degloor and Kinvat shows falling trend with non-significant value and the trend of any tehsil of Nanded is not falling and significant value.