| The undeniable link History shows that El Nio means bad news for India | |||
| Weather conditions | Number of events | During El Nio active phase | During El Nio passive phase |
| Drought | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| Below average rain | 60 | 20 | 0 |
| Above average rain | 61 | 2 | 16 |
| Very wet | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Dry affect Low rainfalls due to El Nio have lead to droughts in India | |
| El Nio years followed by drought | Standardised Indian monsoon rainfall anomaly |
| 1877 | -3.0 |
| 1899 | -2.7 |
| 1905 | -1.6 |
| 1911 | -1.4 |
| 1918 | -2.4 |
| 1928 | -1.0 |
| 1941 | -1.5 |
| 1951 | -1.4 |
| 1965 | -1.7 |
| 1972 | -1.3 |
| 1982 | -1.4 |
| 1987 | -1.3 |