Projected Moisture Index (MI) for Tropical Sri Lanka

Table 1

List of meteorological stations and their locations.

No.	Station	Station type	Longitude	Latitude	Elevation (m)
1	Wellawaya	RF	81.1	6.73	16
2	Wariyapola	RF	80.25	7.63	16
3	Vavuniya	RF, T, RH	80.5	8.75	98
4	Trincomalee	RF, T, RH	81.25	8.58	24
5	Tissamaharama	RF	81.3	6.28	16
6	Ratmalana	RF	79.88	6.82	5
7	Ratnapura	RF, T, RH	80.4	6.68	86
8	Pottuvil	RF, T, RH	81.83	6.88	4
9	Nuwara Eliya	RF, T, RH	80.77	6.97	1894
10	Mutu Iyankaddu	RF	80.65	9.22	16
11	Mediyawa Wewa	RF	80.28	7.88	16
12	Mannar	RF, T, RH	79.92	8.98	4
13	Maha Illuppallama	RF	80.47	8.12	117
14	Kurunegala	RF, T, RH	80.37	7.47	116
15	Kirama	RF	80.67	6.22	122
16	Kekanadura	RF	80.57	5.97	49
17	Katunayake	RF, T, RH	79.88	7.17	8
18	Katugastota	RF, T, RH	80.63	7.33	417
19	Kannukkeni Tank	RF	80.8	9.2	30
20	Jaffna	RF, T, RH	80.03	9.68	3
21	Hambantota	RF, T, RH	81.13	6.12	16
22	Goluwawatta	RF	80.48	6.1	16
23	Galle	RF, T, RH	80.22	6.03	12
24	Deniyaya	RF	80.55	6.33	16
25	Dampahala	RF	80.63	6.27	176
26	Colombo	RF, T, RH	79.87	6.9	7
27	Batticoloa	RF, T, RH	81.7	7.72	8
28	Bandirippuwa	RF	79.87	7.33	16
29	Bakamuna	RF	80.82	7.77	16
30	Badulla	RF, T, RH	81.05	6.98	670
31	Anuradhapura	RF, T, RH	80.38	8.35	92
32	Amparai Tank	RF	81.67	7.28	27
33	Ambalperumalkulam	RF	80.28	9.25	16
34	Bandarawela	RF, T, RH	80.98	6.83	1220
35	Puttalam	RF, T, RH	79.83	8.03	2