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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1865.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the
year 1865 is shewn in the subjoined tabular statement.
	
Divisions.
DISTRICTS.
RAINFALL R?G?S??R?D IN THE MONTHS OF 1865.


January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
Burdwan.
Burdwan

2.60
1.90
1.90
16 30
5.20
14.00
4.00
6·60


0.10
52.60

Bankoora

1.10
2.30
4.40
3.90
15.80
15.85
6.80
10.00
0.50


60.65

Beerbhoom* (Suri)
0.41
0 92
0.81
0.81
2.48
8.40
13.03
12.34
9.33
4.41
0.13
0.14
53.21

Midnapore†
0.80
3.40
1.40
4.30
16.60
13.30
25.40
9.60
17.40



92.20

Hooghly
…
3.00
5·50
5.50
12.50
12.50
7.50
9.50
8.00



64.00

Howrah*
0.42
1.77
3.02
2.42
3.73
13.56
12.14
12.24
10.70
5.43
0.40
0.13
65.96
Presidency.
24-Pergunnahs‡ (Alipore)
0.39
1.43
1.63
2.48
4.77
11.25
12.00
11.41
8.89
6.87
0.02
0.12
61.76

Calcutta (Observatory)
0.48
1.86
1.96
4.28
15.94
8.63
12.19
5.99
10.25



61.58

Nuddea (Krishnagarh)

2.80
1.80
3.10
22.60
12.00
7.00
5.50
11.40



66.20

Jessore*
0.35
0 64
1.72
4.09
6.90
12.88
10.44
11.09
9.12
6.03
0.70
0.06
64.02
Rajshahye.
Moorshedabad (Berhampore).

2.00
2.20
2.20
9.09
3.95
14.10
9.01
8.75



51.30

Dinagepore

2.00
1.70
12.00
7.60
22.40
24.90
10.40
6.90


0.20
88.10

Maldah

3.42
1.71
1.31
7.50
11.34
18.90
6.40
3.78


3.30
57.66

Rajshahye (Rampore Bauleah).

2.00
1.90
5.10
10.30
5.70
17.80
9.60
7.10
0.50


60.00

Rungpore*
0.36
0.35
0.99
3.24
9.34
22.58
17.86
12.90
12.23
5.30
0.28
0.13
85.56

Bogra

1.50
1.60
7.00
11.70
18.90
21.80
7.30
8.20
1.60


79.60

Pubna*
0.34
1.19
1.43
5.52
7.87
12.52
11.86
11.02
12.03
4.91
0.49
0.02
69.20
Cooch Behar.
Darjeeling*
0.50
1.27
1.60
4.38
6.42
26.53
28.19
25.97
17.73
8.45
0.20
0.10
121.34

Julpigoree*
0.50
0.39
2.03
4.66
8.59
29.61
25.86
24.95
27.31
7.09
0.02
0.02
131.03
Dacca.
Dacca

0.74
1.56
14.16
9.32
14.97
21.62
6.32
4.58
2.77


76.04

Furreedpore*
0.58
1.46
2.04
6.69
10.58
13.69
11.90
11.42
9.62
4.52
0.46
0.01
72.97

Backergunge* (Burisal)
0.47
1.23
1.44
2.89
7.03
11.50
15.24
13.14
11.01
5.27
0.29
0.23
69.74

Mymensingh

1.60
0.80
29.70
30.00
27.60
27.20
10.80
6.30



134.00
Chittagong.
Chittagong
0.27
0.72
0.20
3.52
11.14
12.51
40.39
7.87
6.35
3.82
1.60

88.39

Noakholly
0.20
0.38

4.44
17.42
23.58
22.01
16.17
8.55
3.40


96.15

Tipperah (Comillah )
0.35
2.35
2.60
9.00
13.85
34.20
28.55
6.20
8.00
1.15


106.25
Patna.
Patna*
0.59
0.71
0.31
0.41
0.97
6.66
10.97
7.46
7.26
2.54
0.07
0.06
38.01

Gya*
0.81
0.63
0.55
0.50
0.73
6.53
12.49
10.52
6.83
2.89
0.04
0.07
42.59

Shahabad (Arrah)

0.50
1.85
2.28
3.91
2.45
19.85
5.70
2.10


0.50
39.14

Tirhoot 
Mozufferpore*
0.82
0.51
0.65
0.50
1.84
6.60
11.06
9.39
8.58
3.39
0.03

43.37


Durbhanga*
0.30
0.26
0.51
0.79
1.18
8.02
16.11
9.00
12.14
1.79

0.10
50.20

Sarun (Chuprah)
0.16
0.76
1.72
2.00
1.60
1.80
16 33
6.27
3.55

0.15

34.34

Chumparun* (Motihari)
0.60
0.34
1.50
0.45
2.98
8.35
11.75
10.39
11.93
8.16

0.35
56.80
Bhagulpore.
Monghyr

1.20
1.45
1.40
5.30
3.75
15.05
5.85
1.80


1.00
36.80

Bhagulpore
0.15
0.80
1.50
3.60
9.45
6.10
17.15
16 00
9.20


0.90
64.85

Purneah*
0.39
0.65
0.31
2.45
1.57
12.17
15.64
13.35
15.94
4.41

0.07
66.95

Sonthal* (Nya Dumka)
0.09
0.94
0.97
1.02
3.36
8.86
14.39
12.27
10.75
3.27
0.01
0.04
55.97
Orissa.
Cuttack†
1.10
2.30
3.60
0.70
7.40
8.10
12.23
7.73
7.44


0.80
51.40

Pooree

1.80
0.80

13.00
5.60
4.30
5.60
5.20



36.30

Balasore
0.25
1.35
5.75
5.70
11.55
4.25
5.90
8.25
9.30
0.30


52.60
Chota Nagpore.
Hazaribagh*
0.31
0.71
0.70
0.44
1.14
8.12
14.32
14.13
8.57
3.69
0.21
0.06
52.40

Lohardugga (Ranchi)
0.50
2.50
1.95
0 40
4.20
5.10
11.40
8.30
4.30



38.65

Singbhum* (Chyebasa)
0.52
0.92
1.58
1.18
2.43
7.48
11.99
11.43
10 28
4.13
0.19
0.16
52.29

Manbhum* (Puruha)
0.42
0.79
0.83
0.95
1.25
8.79
9.37
10.85
7.08
4.33
0.09
0.18
44.93

Monthly Totals
13.43
59.79
72.37
173.86
357.33
523.83
708.53
450.43
402.38
110.92 
5.38
8.85
2,887.10

Quarterly Totals
145.59
1,055.02
1,561.34
125.15


Monthly averages
0.31
1.36
1.64
3.95
8.12
11.91
16.10
10.24
9.14
2.52
0.12
0.20
65.61

Quarterly averages
3.31
23.98
35.48
2.84


* 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 1873-74" by A. P. MacDonnell, of the Bengal Civil Service.
+ Midnapore, 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.