( 3r )
BENGAL PROVINCE, 1868.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each District during
the year \ 868 is shown in the subjoined tabular statement.
RAINFALL REGISTERED IN ΤHE MONTHS OF 1808.
Burdwan.
Presidency
Rajshahye.
Cooch
Behar.
Chittagong.
Patna.
Bhagulpore.
Orissa.
Chota Nagpore.
DlSTRICTS.
Bankura
Beerbhum (Suri)
Howrah
24-Pergunnahs (Alipore)*
Calcutta (Observatory) ...
Nuddea (¿Kishnagarh) ...
Jessore
Murshidabad
(Berham-
pore.)
Maldah
Rajshahye (Rampur Bau-
lia.)
Pubna
Darjiling
...
·
Julpaiguri†
Furridpore†
Backergunge (Burrisal) ...
Tipperah (Comillab)
Gya
Shahabad (Arrah)
Mozufferpore..
Tirhut ...(Durbhunga†..
Sarun (Chapra)
Chumparuu (Motihari) ..
Monghyr
...
Bhagulpore ...
...
...
Purneah†
Sonthal† (Nya Dumka) ...
Cuttack
Poori
Balasore
Hazaribagh
Lohardugga (Ranchi)
Singbhum "(Chaebasa) ...
Manbhum (Purulia)
Monthly Totals
Quarterly Totals ...
Monthly averages
Quarterly averages
January
0 50
0·10
0·39
0·05
0·02
...
0·05
0·02
0·10
0·05
0·45
0·50
0·58
...
0·88
0·50
1·24
0·40
0·30
076
...
0·30
0·21
0·39
0·09
0·10
0·05
0·70
0·26
0·75
0·52
...
10·26
February
070
0·80
0·60
0·80
roo
1·43
0·18
0·35
1 ·56
1·38
0·60
3·40
0·40
1·70
2·82
1·35
0·39
4·90
1·46
2·90
6·21
2·41
2·03
0·67
1·70
0·26
0·80
...
1·65
1·24
0·65
0·94
0·05
3·60
1·30
0·85
0·65
0·92
0·90
55·55
March
0·90
0·10
3·00
1·63
0·16
1·00
1·22
0·78
2·90
0·05
3·00
1·30
1·30
0·43
1·17
203
0·70
2·04
1·35
2·40
0·20
0·37
0·30
0·65
0·51
0·60
0·70
0·58
024
0·31
0·97
0·10
0·07
...
0·64
0·50
1-58
..
35·78
101·59
0·23 1·26 0·81
-
2·30
April
1·90
3·00
0·26
5·60
2070
?
2·48
6·47
470
10·27
1·98
075
2·00
3·10
1·30
2·90
4·99
3·26
4·66
9·60
6·69
Ρ
8·37
19·96
11·38
5·12
0·70
0·38
0·20
0·79
0·32
2·45
1·02
1·40
170
2·90
1·18
153·48
May
6·50
275
2·04
3·40
4·20
Ρ
4·77
5·80
10·30
9·85
8·12
7·10
3·50
9·25
6·30
9·40
11·91
4·67
8·59
570
10·58
Ρ
11·45
1126
5·94
7·15
2·00
1·52
3·30
1·13
3·64
1·93
5·78
1·57
3·36
8·23
5·40
6·00
1·54
2·15
2·45
0·40
216·46
June
8·20
15·25
8·85
22·80
15·0
23·20
11·25
26·61
1075
16·62
12·71
18·93
7·20
14·45
15·50
15·50
11·34
8475
2961
15·10
13·69
10·10
25·65
49·63
30·87
26·99
5·06
6·62
5·40
1·80
8·02
5·45
2·50
3·13
5·41
12·17
8·86
17·13
11·00
36·20
14·92
10·72
7·48
17·70
670·52
1,040·46
3·49
4·93
15·24
23·65
July
10·80
6·55
8·85
5·40
7·75
14·80
.12·50
11·17
11·50
12·24
8·40
11·20
6·65
13·20
15·70
11·90
10·35
31·39
25·86
8·00
11·90
16·00
16·75
15·62
11·15
7·96
5·73
7·57
8·10
6·30
16·11
3·20
4·70
8·67
12·24
15·61
14·39
10·12
10·90
5·60
9·66
5·45
11·99
4·50
479·46
August
29·60
15·30
10·45
19·90
40·50
25·30
11·41
24·83
30·20
20·53
18·07
12 10
15·21
10·75
14·90
8·50
17·18
43·35
21·95
17·17
11·42
22·60
20·70
29·19
12·08
13·16
5·86
6·18
7·88
10·10
9·00
7·91
15·50
12·75
18·.21
13·35
12·27
8·92
12·90
14 30
11·80
7·50
11·43
9·50
714·71
September
14·50
17·10
9·20
13·20
21·40
21·10
8·89
15·69
7·30
9·49
9·36
13·30
8·55
11·20
28·60
19·50
17·20
·4-35
27·31
14·56
9·62
14·10
9·90
18·01
7·86
15·32
3·42
6·84
6·20
3·20
12·14
4·45
2·20
8·31
6·06
15·94
10·75
9·80
5·05
9·60
9·11
16·35
10·28
8·60
519·91
1,714 08
10·90
16·24
11·82
28·96
October
1·00
1·00
0·40
1·30
2·00
0·60
6·87
1·53
3·70
2·22
1·07
0·10
0·10
3·5
0·50
2·20
0·88
0·42
7·09
0·94
4·33
170
1·10
0·46
1·21
1·87
0 04
0·40
1·79
0·02
4·41
3·27
1·96
0·30
0·40
0·53
1·62
4·13
1·50
68·33
November
. . .
0·02
...
...
...
...
...
0·02
0·11
0·46
:::
1·31
1·17
2·40
...
...
0·01
. . .
...
0·19
5·69
December
...
...
0·12
. . .
...
. . .
...
0·18
0·02
0·01
. . .
...
.1.
0·10
0·40
0·07
0·04
!"
...
0·16
···
1·10
75·12
1·55 0·13 0·02
1·70
Total
74·10
62·25
41·25
72·50
115·95
85·00
61·78
91·49
79·80
81·02
61·87
66·98
43·81
71·52
84·50
73·00
77·15
135·34
131·03
76·78
72·97
61·50
98·17
154·05
81·89
82·75
26·02
27·71
27·44
27·00
50·20
27·13
25·60
32·74
49·39
66·95
55·97
62·81
50·97
77·00
49·31
45·69
52·29
43·10
2,931·25
66·01
• Alipore : average of 5 years, 1871 to 1875.
† 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 1873-74" by Δ. P. MacDonnell, of the Bengal Civil Service.