Hulikal
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| subdivision_name2 = Shimoga
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| subdivision_name4 = Hosanagara
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File:Hulikal Ghat, Hosanagara, Shivamogga Karnataka.jpg
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.
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.
{{Weather box
| location = Hulikal
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| Jan high C = 29.3
| Feb high C = 30.5
| Mar high C = 31.9
| Apr high C = 32.0
| May high C = 30.9
| Jun high C = 26.7
| Jul high C = 25.0
| Aug high C = 25.2
| Sep high C = 26.4
| Oct high C = 27.8
| Nov high C = 28.5
| Dec high C = 28.7
| Jan low C = 16.3
| Feb low C = 17.3
| Mar low C = 19.5
| Apr low C = 21.5
| May low C = 21.9
| Jun low C = 20.8
| Jul low C = 20.4
| Aug low C = 20.3
| Sep low C = 20.0
| Oct low C = 19.9
| Nov low C = 18.2
| Dec low C = 16.5
| Jan rain mm = 0
| Feb rain mm = 0
| Mar rain mm = 2
| Apr rain mm = 18
| May rain mm = 142
| Jun rain mm = 1728
| Jul rain mm = 2835
| Aug rain mm = 2230
| Sep rain mm = 674
| Oct rain mm = 290
| Nov rain mm = 73
| Dec rain mm = 15
| rain colour = green
| source 1 = Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Karnataka{{cite web | url = http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf | title = DES | access-date = 7 July 2016 | publisher = DES | archive-date = 11 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170311130816/http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf | url-status = dead }}
| date=2014
|source 2 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web
| url = http://en.climate-data.org/location/59725/
| title = CLIMATE: HULIKAL
| access-date = 18 February 2016}}
}}
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.[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/173112/hulikal-agumbe.html Hulikal is the new Agumbe] from DeccanHerald.com accessed 23 March 2013
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.[http://www.deccanherald.com/pages.php?id=271493 Amagaon is now Cherrapunji of South] from DeccanHerald.com accessed 23 March 2013
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".[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2607630.ece Hulikal in Shimoga district is wettest in State] from TheHindu.com accessed 23 March 2013{{Cite web|url=http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf|title=Govt of Karnataka Rainfall Statistics (Kokalli)|website=DES|access-date=7 July 2016|archive-date=11 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311130816/http://des.kar.nic.in/sites/ANNUAL%20RAINFALL%202014.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://des.kar.nic.in/|title=Rainfall Statistics of Karnataka|website=DES Karanataka}}
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| Year
! Hulikal Rainfall (mm) ! Agumbe Rainfall (mm) ! Amagaon Rainfall (mm) !Kerekatte Rainfall (mm) !Nilkund Rainfall (mm) !Kollur Rainfall (mm) |
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| 2024
|8606 |8639 | | | | | |
| 2023
|5208 | | | | | | |
| 2022
|7733 |~7950 | |~8700 | | |5296 |
| 2021
|7937 |7544 | |7879 | | |5727 |
| 2020
|8401 |7306 |7439 |8856 |6240 | |6874 |
| 2019
|8541 |7293 |9804 |7266 |7040 | |7410 |
| 2018
|7577 |8422 |6570 |9098 |8463 |6204 |7403 |
| 2017
| 5,700 | 6,311 | 4,733 | 5,859 | 5,500 | 4,981 | 5,203 |
| 2016
| 5,721 | 6,449 | 4,705 | 5,430 | 5,265 | 4,655 | 3,496 |
| 2015
| 6,035 | 5,518 | 4,013 | 5,319 | 5,013 | 4,367 | 4,254 |
| 2014
| 7,907 | 7,917 | 5,580 | 7,844 | 6,334 | 6,710 | 6054 |
| 2013
| 9,383 | 8,770 | 8,440 | 8,628 | 7,460 | 7,082 | 6,614 |
| 2012
| 8,409 | 6,933 | 5,987 | 5,722 | 5,839 | 5,398 | 6,715 |
| 2011
| 8,523 | 7,921 | 9,368 | 6,855 | 6,826 | 6,593 | 7,083 |
| 2010
| 7,717 | 6,929 | 10,068 | 6,794 | 5,332 | 5,648 | 7,685 |
| 2009
| 8,357 | 7,982 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008
| 7,115 | 7,199 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007
| 9,038 | 8,255 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006
| 8,656 | 8,457 | - | - | - | - | - |