. ▁ ▁H ydro log y ▁A kk ara ip att u ▁has ▁three ▁major ▁water ▁t anks : ▁Il uk k uch chen ai ▁T ank , ▁Ne eth ai ▁T ank , ▁and ▁Th illa i ▁A ru . ▁These ▁t anks , ▁combined ▁with ▁water ▁catch ment ▁systems , ▁assist ▁in ▁supporting ▁the ▁p addy ▁cultiv ation ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁A kk ara ip att u ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁dry ▁zone ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁The ▁n ortheast ▁mon so on ▁period ▁( Oct ober – F ebru ary ) ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁month ly ▁ra inf all . ▁Con vers ely , ▁the ▁dry ▁season ▁months ▁of ▁June , ▁July , ▁and ▁August ▁have ▁the ▁lowest ▁ra inf all . ▁The ▁season al ▁rain ▁provides ▁for ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁cro ps ▁during ▁the ▁ma ha ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁average ▁annual ▁ra inf all ▁is ▁. ▁The ▁lowest ▁number ▁of ▁th und ering ▁days ▁are ▁recorded ▁during ▁the ▁months ▁of ▁January ▁and ▁February ▁whilst ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁days ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁September ▁and ▁October , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁mon so on ▁season . ▁ ▁An ▁Aus A ID / UN - H ab itat ▁analysis ▁of ▁temperature ▁records ▁for ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 2 0 1 0 ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁highest ▁temper atures ▁are ▁experienced ▁in ▁May , ▁June , ▁and ▁July ▁( around ▁). ▁The ▁lowest ▁temper atures ▁are ▁recorded ▁in