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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1870.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the
year 1870 is shown in the subjoined tabular statement.
Divisions.
Burdwan.
Presidency.
Rajshahye..
Kuch Behar.
Dacca.
Chittagong.
Patna.
Bhagulpore.
Orissa.
Chota Nagpore.
DlSTRICTS.
Burdwan
...
...
...
Bankura
,
...
Beerbhum (Suri)
Midnapore ...
...
...
Hooghli
...
,
Howah
Calcutta (Observatory) ...
Nuddea (Krishnagarh) .,,
Jessore
Moorshedabad (Berham-
pore) .
Maldah
Kajshahye
(Rampore
Baulia).
Darjiling
...
Furridpore*
Backergunge (Burisal) 5...
Mymensingh
Chittagong
Noakholli
...
...
Tipperah (Comillah)
...
Patna
...
...
Gya
Shahabad (Arrah)
Mozufferpore..
Tirhut
Durbhanga*..
Chumparun (Motihari) ..
:
Monghyr
...
...
..
Bhagulpore ...
...
.
Purnea*
...
...
..
Sonthal* (Nya Dumka) ..
Cuttack
. Balasore
Hazaribagh
Lohardugga (Ranchi) ...
Singbhum (Chaibasa) ...
Manbhum (Purulia)
Monthly Totals
Quarterly Totals
Monthly averages
Quarterly averages
RAINFALL REGISTERED IN THE MONTHS OF 1870.
January.
0·20
0·35
0·90
1·00
1·42
0·77
0·16
0·16
...
0·58
...
...
...
0·01
0·54
0·30
...
0·
0·50
0·39
0·09
1·05
1·32
0·10
0·88
1·64
0·87
13·39
February.
...
1·20
...
0·20
1·21
1·46
0·05
0·13
...
0·03
0·26
0·65
0·94
0·18
0·04
6·35
March.
0·10
0·10
0·50
0·30
0·03
0·02
0·91
0·39
1·50
0·20
0·10
0·32
0·49
1·49
0·75
2·04.
1·04
0·16e
0·85
1·12
2·30
0·37
0·28
0·75
1·00
0·51
1·50
0·07
0 ·31
0·97
0·90
0·21
0·89
0·92
0·24
0·52
0·36
24·51
44·25
0·30
0·14
0·56
1·00
i
8·09
1·20
0·46
0·30
3·71
2·95
4·03
3·15
4·55
0·61
2·54
0·75
·65
2·59
4·39
7·34
2·40
6·69
3·19
1·32
4-30
2·47
3·04
0·41
0·27
1·25
0·20
0·79
0·69
0·78
0·15
2·45
1·02
1·22
2·84
0·73
0·56
0·45
0·84
80·37
May.
0·64
1·60
2·48
2·30
2·92
1·49
0·92
3·13
5·11
2·95
1·54t
0·82
2·26
12·53
6·75
4·07
7·71
10·43
4·10
10·58
9·26
6·38
4·42
5·07
7·88
0·23
0·42
1·60
1·18
0·20
2·10
0·92
1·57
3·30
1·85
1·03
0·532
2·25
1·26
134·83
June.
6·30
7·75
14·51
9·63
7·18
10·46
12·72
16·09
8·29
13·01
11·37
37·47
10·81
5·26
35·68
8·90
11·95
46·40
42·22
11·00
13·69
11·91
16·18
16·12
15·82
16·64
4-49
4·53
6·99
10·60
8·02
10· 11
10·50
5·33
8·06
12·17
8·86
7·42
2·99
9·51
8·78
13 37
8·14
7·12
564·35
779·55
1·83
3·06
12·83
1772
July.
7·98
12·04
14·42
12·19
16·90
10·99
10·3
10·90
10·27
10·24
10·93
20·30
13·31
9·67
33·20
18·47
11·63
26·17
42·47
8·20
11·90
12·32
16·25
8·28
19·50
12·84
8·33
11·56
8·43
24·00
16·11
10·52
15·16
8·81
11·36
15·64
14·39
733
7·84
8·44
17·11
11·17
14·36
12·36
61502
August.
11·73
10·58
16·38
8·41
12·60
13·76
14··59
12·92
9·98
13·66
11·94
11·82
11·68
14·90
9·50
17·41
12·91
18·56
21·49
19·30
11·42
13·49
14·42
23·03
30·21
14·47
8·01
10·56
11·60
16·00
9·00
7·71
14·89
38·59
7·9
13·35
12·2
10·01
12·24
9·38
14·45
15·25
10·82
17·17
620·34
September.
7·40
4·55
7·98
5·71
9·25
7·69
9·23
9·01
4·81
7·81
13·72
7·85
8·97
12·68
11·00
22·23
8·97
10-12
26·58
15·70
9·62
8·78
18·11
15.44
21·59
16·64
6-21
4·00
8·60
13·90
12·14
6·14
7·01
8·39
6·75
15·94
10·75
8·80
6·58
11·46
10·78
9-87
8·63
468
461·33
1,696·69
13·98 14·10
10·48
38·50
October.
8·14
3·46
3·88
6·61
2·76
3·58
4·33
3-93
3-73
5-54
4·68
12·71
7·01
1·58
11·35
7·18
7·17
27·42
19·68
3·70
4·52
6·63
9·03
20·74
10·49
3·70
7·61
6·93
10·6
14·0
1·70
8·59
11·72
8-5
4-7
4·41
3·27
8·61
10·95
7·69
5·92
2·36
6·011
2·85
324·24
November.
0.06
0.62
0.65
1.40
2.04
1.67
1.66
0.09
0·08
...
...
0·35
0-30
0·10
0·46
1·18
...
0·21
0·35
. . .
...
...
...
0·01
2·73
2·63
2·21
0·66
0·10
19·65
December.
,.
,.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
0·01
...
...
...
...
...
0·10
0·07
0·04
...
0·22
844·11
7·37 0·45
7·82
Total.
40·54
42·25
60·19
47·23
58·02
54·38
63·17
60·26
43·63
61·07
56·64,
96·93
53·55
47·10
113"26
83·05
61·93
146·72
162 ·87
65 ·25
72·97
66·80
81·90
93·52
106·62
77·51
35·70
39·15
48·33
81·30
50·20
42·56
62·88
7072
40 ·31
66·95
55·97
49·92
43·44
54·77
59·17
54·53
53·48
47·43
2,861·566
0
* Average—from "Report on Food-grain Supply and Statistical Review of the Relief Operations in the Distressed Districts of
Behar and Bengal during the Famine of 1878-74 " by A. P. MacDonnell, of the Bengal Civil Service