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BENGAL PEOVINCE, 1866.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district duiring the
year 1866 is shewn in the subjoined tabular statement.
Divisions
Burdwan{
Presi. dency.{
Rajshaye.{
Cooch Behar.}
Dacca{
Chitta. gong.
Patna.{
Bhagul. pore.{
Orissa.{
Chota. Nagpur.{
DISTRICTS
Burdwan ...
Bankura
..:
Beerbhum* (Suri)
Midnapore†
Hooghli
Howrah*
24-Pergunnahs‡ (Alipore)
Calcutta (Observatory) ...
Nu'ddea (Krishnagarh) ...
Jessore*
...
...
..·
Moorshedabad (Berham-
pore)
Dinsgepore ...
Maldah
Rajshnhye
(Rampnr
Baulia)
Ruugpore*
Kogra
Pubna
...
...
Darjiling*
Julpaiguri*
Dacca
Furridpore*
Backergunge* (Barisal) ...
Mymensing
Noakholli
Tipperah (Comillah)
Patna*
Gya*
Shahabad ( Arrah )
Tirhut
} Mozufferpore*
Tirhut ... { Durbhanga* ...
Sarun (Chaprah)
Chuaaparuu* (Motihari) ...
Monghyr
Bhagulpore
,
.,.
Purnéali*
Sonthal* (Nya Dumka) ...
Cuttack†
Poori*
Balasore
·
Hazaribagh*„
Lohardugga (Ranchi)
Singbhum* (Chyabasa) ..
Manbhum* (Purulia) ..
Monthly Totals
Quarterly Totals
Monthly averages
Quarterly averages
..
RAINFALL· REGISTERED IN THE MONTHS OF 1866.
Januwary.
2.30
1.45
0.41
1.20
3.50
0.42
0.39
1.91
4.60
0.35
0.77
0.30
1.10
0.50
0.36
2.50
1.72
0.50
0.50
0.85
0.58
0.47
0.35
0.70
0.59
0.81
0.70
0.82
0.30
1.0
0.60
0.60
2.10
0.39
0.09
0.50
1 00
0.31
1.30
0.52
0.42
39.98
Februwary.
0.30
7.25
0.92
5.50
2.50
1.77
1.43
3.74
2.00
0.64
2.12
2.60
2.40
0·35
2.30
1.20
1.27
0.39
1.58
1.46
1.23
1.70
0.25
0.79
1.15
0.71
0.63
1.90
0.51
0.26
1.50
0.34
3.00
3.00
0.65
0.94
1.00
3.90
3.25
0·71
4.10
0.92
0.79
81.95
March.
0·40
0.55
0.81
1.40
9.02
1'63
0.10
1.72
2.89
...
1.50
0.10
0.99
1.40
...
1.60
2.03
0.81
2.04
1.44
...
0.07
1.91
0.30
0.31
0.55
0.65
0.51
1.50
0.31
0.97
...
0.70
0.30
1.58
0.83
34.92
166.85
0.91
1.86 0.79
3.56
April.
2.35
2·20
0.81
7.80
2.42
2.48
1.81
8.60
4.09
7.85
1.60
14.10
5.60
3.24
3.50
3.88
4.38
4.66
6.02
6.69
2.89
4.50
5.29
4.21
4.90
0.41
0.50
0.80
0.50
0.79
1.70
0.45
1.20
4.50
2.45
1.02
3.50
6.00
4.55
0.44
1.80
1.18
0.95
143.61
May.
1.50
1.60
2.48
12.70
6.10
3.73
4.77
2.56
1.50
6.80
2.44
6.70
1.00
2.70
9.34
8.80
6.43
6.42
8 59
7.64
10.58
7.03
12.20
3.62
9.69
9 80
0.97
0.73
1.84
1.18
2.98
0.10
1.57
3.36
1.10
2.60
4.60
1.14
0.60
2.43
1.25
183.27
June.
16.50
15 05
8.40
16.50
19.40
13.56
11.25
7.02
17.00
12.88
10.34
12·60
9.90
22.58
6.60
11.20
26.53
29.61
19.24
13.69
11.50
23.40
31.94
21.34
21.85
6.66
6.53
6.50
6.60
8.02
2 50
8.35
6.50
20.40
12.17
8.86
7.65
6.20
6.85
8.12
6 .40
7.48
8.79
554.46
881.34
3.26
4.17 12.60
20.03
July.
10.70
16.00
13.03
17.60
20.00
12.14
12.50
13.42
7.00
10.44
10.22
18.00
12.20
17.86
14.70
11. 70
28.19
25.86
6.64
11.90
15.24
18.40
16.85
17.82
12.35
10.97
12.49
12.85
11.06
16.11
6.39
11.75
5.20
11.40
15.61
14.39
8.90
6.70
7.75
14.32
11.20
11.99
9.37
569.24
August.
13.30
10.85
12.34
22.60
12.70
12.24
11.41
11.48
2.80
11.09
7.77
15.00
10.20
8.40
12.90
7.00
7.54
25.97
24.90
10.59
11.42
13.14
16.40
14.39
20.72
12.90
7.46
10.52
12.95
9.39
9 00
12.70
10.39
10.10
12.20
13.35
12.27
22 00
28.00
21.20
14.13
5 70
11.43
10.85
574.34
September.
5.60
8.95
9.33
17.70
3.00
10.70
8.89
15.97
5.00
9.12
7.03
10.00
10.43
8 30
12.23
6.40
17.73
27.31
6.52
9.62
11.01
9.90
8.95
15.95
6 .40
7.26
6.83
5.25
8.58
12.14
3.60
11.93
13.55
13.70
15.94
10.75
2.60
12.10
10.50
8.57
11.20
10.28
7.08
434.50
1,578.08
12.94
13.05
9.87
35.80
October.
3.40
2.90
4.41
10.60
6.85
5.43
6.87
7.83
3.90
6.03
2.65
3.80
2.00
7.00
5.30
9.20
3.48
8.45
7.09
5.67
4.52
5.27
8.80
6.15
8.58
8.75
2.54
2.89
0.90
3.39
1.79
0.40
8.16
5.40
11.80
4.41
3.27
11.85
11.10
8.55
3.69
2.60
4.13
4.33
246.03
November.
0.13
...
...
0.40
0.02
0.70
0.20
1.50
0.28
...
0.20
0.02
0.46
0.29
...
1.42
...
0.07
0.04
0.03
..·
...
0.01
1.85
...
...
0.21
0.19
0.09
8.11
December.
...
0.14
...
0.13
0.12
0.06
...
...
...
0.13
0.12
0.10
0.02
0.01
0.23
0.12
...
0.06
0.07
0.10
0.35
0.07
0.04
...
0.06
0.05
0.16
0.18
2.32
256.46
5.59
0.19 0.05
5.83
Total.
56.35
66.80
53.21
113.60
74.05
65.96
61.76
65.74
48.10
64.02
54.08
70.80
48.83
67.10
85.56
62.40
47.27
121.34
131.03
65.56
72.97
69.74
95.30
87.51
102.90
79.10
38.01
42.59
41.85
43.37
50.20
29 99
56.80
45.55
79.20
66.95
55.97
60.95
77.20
68.25
52.40
45. 15
53.29
44.93
2,872.73
065.28
* Average—from " report on the Food-grain Supply andlStutistical Review of the Relief Operations in the Distressed Districts
of Behar and Bengal during the Famine of 1873-74" by A. P. MacDonnell, of the Bengal Civil Service.
† From the " Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the Famine in Bengal and Orissa in 1860."
‡ Alipore—average of five years—1871 to 1875.
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