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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1864.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the year
1864 is shewn in the subjoined tabular statement.
Divisions.
Burdwan...
Presidency
Rajshahye ·
Kooch
Behar.
Dacca
Chittagong
Patna
Bhagulpore
Orissa
Chota Nagpore.
DISTRICTS.
Beerbhum* (Suri)
Midnapore†
Hooghly
24-Pergunnahs‡ (Alipore)
...
Calcutta (Observatory)
Nuddea (Krishnagurh)
Moorshedabad (Berhampore) ...
Maldah
Rajshahye (Rampore Beauliah)
Bosra
Pubna*
Furreedpore*
Backergunpe* (Barisal)
Mymensingh
Chittagons*
Noakholly
Tipperah (Comillah)
Patna*
Gya*
Shahabad (Arrah)
Tirhoot { Mozufferpore*
Trihoot{Durbhunga*
Sarun (Chuprah)
Chumparun* (Motihari)
Monghyr
Bhaguulpore
Sonthal* (Nya Dumka)
Cuttaok§
Balasore
Haznribagh*
Lohardugga (Ranchi)
Monthly Totals
Quarterly Totals '
Monthly averages
Quarterly averages
RΑΙΝFALL REGISTERED-IN THE MONTHS OF 1864.
January
0.41
0.42
0.39
0.35
0.20
0.60
0.36
0.34
0.50
0.50
0.58
0.47
0.40
0.69
0.81
0.82
0.30
0.60
0.75
0.45
0.39
0.09
0.31
0.52
0.42
11. 57_
Februwary
1.20
0.92
0.86
1.77
1.43
0.47
0.64
0.30
2.10
0.80
2.20
0.35
2.40
1.19
1.27
0.39
0.17
1.46
1.23
2.60
1.15
0.71
0.63
0.90
0.51
0.26
0.72
0.34
0.02
1.10
0.65
0·94
0.55
0.71
2.00
0.92
0.79
41.70
March
0.90
0.20
0.81
2.50
0.67
3.02
1.63
1.84
1.72
0.90
0.99
0.70
1.43
1.60
2.03
2.23
2.03
1.44
1.70
1.48
4.10
0.31
0.55
0.65
0.51
0.20
1.50
0.05
0.31
0.97
0.10
3.80
0.70
2·00
1.38
0.83
47.99
101.26
0.26
0.95 1.09
2.30
April
1.50
1.00
0.81
0.70
2.42
2.48
1.11
4.09
0.60
1.00
3.24
1.00
5.52
4.38
4.66
8.82
6.69
2.89
4.80
2.71
4.75
0.41
0.50
0.50
0.79
0.07
0.45
0.15
2.45
1.02
1.90
0.44
1·20
1.18
0.95
72.78
May
6.90
8.70
2.48
8.20
8.73
4.77
10.36
6.90
6.90
2.45
4.10
2.72
4.50
9'.4
11.70
7.87
6.42
8 ·58
13.30
10.58
7.03
18.20
5.60
8.11
11.40
0.97
0.73
1.84
1.18
2.98
0.80
2.30
1.57
3.36
3.80
0.40
9.80
1.14
0.90
2.43
1.25
220.30
June
7.35
4. 80
8.40
5.50
14.20
13.56
11.25
18.73
12.70
12.88
11.85
9.40
9.32
9.80
22.58
19.80
12.52
26.53
29.61
20.90
13.69
11.50
28.40
20.44
23.75
16.45
6.66
6.53
6.60
8.02
2.69
8.35
2.50
4.70
12.17
8.86
2.00
9.25
3.00
8.12
2.90
7.48
8.79
504.53
July
15 .50
9.50
13.03
8.30
5.66
12.14
12.60
13.09
10.44
8.61
16.50
10.80
12.70
17.86
18.80
11.86
28.19
25.86
17.58
11.90
15.24
22.80
26.88
18.73
18.50
10.97
12.49
4.00
11.06
16.11
9.13
11.75
24.60
15.60
15.64
14.39
12.50
4.70
15.15
14.32
15.70
11.99
9.37
612.44
797.61
1.65 5.01
11.47
18.13
13.99
August
9.70
9.50
12.34
18.80
13.89
12.24
11.41
16.64
8.70
11.09
9 .80
16.60
11.40
13.00
12.90
15.00
11.02
25.97
24.95
15.73
11.42
13.14
17.00
40.99
15.45
15.45
7.46
10.52
4.60
9.39
9.00
8.96
10·39
7.60
16.10
13.35
12.27
15.10
5.50
15.75
14.13
12.20
11.43
10.85
588.71
September
4.20
9.20
9.33
15.50
6.00
10.70
8.89
12.59
6.00
9.12
10.50
23.00
1.60
9.00
12.22
17.80
12.03
17.73
27 .81
8.66
9.62
11.01
15.20
21.15
11.40
8.32
8.58
12.14
7.00
11.93
5.10
9 .00
15.94
10.75
8.90
8.60
7.90
8.57
10.28
7.08
457.80
October
8.30
10.50
4.41
6.10
5.43
6.87
6.50
12.80
6.03
6.38
1.80
6.80
5.30
8.00
4.91
8.86
4.52
5.27
7.00
12.03
13.25
3.39
1.79
8.16
0.50
0.20
4.41
3.27
2.60
6.20
6.10
3.69
4·13
4.33
220.80
1658.95
13.38
10.40
37.70
5.02
November
0.30
0.13
1.50
1.26
0.40
0.02
2.89
0.70
1.67
0.50
0.28
1.20
0.49
0.20
0.02
0.54
0.46
0.29
1.20
0.86
0.20
1.65
0.07
0.04
2.50
0.03
0.15
...
0.20
0.01
2.70
0.85
0.21
1.40
0.19
0.09
25.20
December
0.14
..·
0.13
0.12
0.06
0.18
0.02
0.01
0.23l
...
...
...
0.10
0.35
...
0.07
0.04
0.06
0.16
0.18
2.05
Total
54.85
53.21
67.10
61.76
84.22
46.10
63.06
78.70
69.20
91.79
72.97
69.74
119.30
91.56
98.10
6l) "¿0
29.52
56.80
55.97
47.60
39'80
64.80
38.30
52.29
44.93
2805.87
248.05
0.57
0.05
63.77
5.64
* Average—from " Report on the 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.
† From—" Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the Famine in Bengal and Orissa in 1866."
‡ Alipore—average of five years—1871 to 1875.§ Cuttack—from," Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire int