[Grad-postdoc-assn] Rainfall Data for India

[Ilan Kelman]

If anyone could assist an Indian researcher (see message below), please 
cc: me on the reply.  Does NCAR or related agencies have any such data? 
  Thanks very much.

Ilan

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 >From: Sandip Sukhtankar <sandip.sukhtankar at gmail.com>
 >Sent: Jul 5, 2007 3:38 AM
 >Subject: rainfall data for India
 >
 >I have been trying to get monthly rainfall data from 2000-2005 for
 >metereological stations in Maharashtra, which I thought would be 
reasonably
 >simple to get but has actually proven quite difficult to find. I was
 >wondering whether you might know where something like this might be
 >available, or know someone who might have better information. I've done
 >Google searches and looked at some obvious sources (Indian Meteorological
 >Department, etc) and have come close but no cigar yet. Any ideas would be
 >much appreciated!
 >
 >Best,
 >Sandip
 >
 >p.s. The Indian Meteorological Department has a CD for sale at a 
reasonable
 >price with daily data from 1951-2003, but it is a pain to get the CD (all
 >kinds of forms need to be filled in) plus it wouldn't solve the problem of
 >getting data for 2004 and 2005.
 >
 >p.p.s. The Government of Maharashtra has a website that looks very
 >promising, apparently has exactly the data I need, but it actually doesn't
 >work...