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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1867.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each District during the
year 1867 is shown in the subjoined tabular statement.
	
Divisions.
DlSTRICTS. 
RAINFALL REGISTERED IN THE MONTHS OF 1867.


January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
TOTAL.
Burdwan.
Burdwan.......
0.30
0.30
1.10
1.80
2.50
8.80
13.90
12.50
6.40
4.80
2.50
...
54.90

Bankura
1 25
0.30
1.12
0.85
1.05
5.70
15.45
12.25
6.05
3.60
0.90
...
48.52

Beerbhnm (Suri).....
0.80
0.30
0.40
1.20
4.90
7.60
14.80
12.00
10.10
2.50
1.20
...
55.80

Midnapore*.......
0.80
0.54
1.79
1.50
5.42
11.34
10.94
10.95
8.91
6.98
0.50
...
59.67

Hooghli*.......
0.60
0.50
4.90
0.30
3.60
6.80
15.40
6.60
7.70
5.20
2.90
...
54.50

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
12.50
11.41
8.89
6.87
0.02
0.12
61.76

Calcutta (Observatory)...
0.55
0.82
1.57
0.27
2.46
6 12
15.44
18.50
13.70
8.45
4.85
...
72.73

Nuddea (Krishnagarh)...
...
0.40
0.50
1.50
3.70
7.30
9.75
8.80
14.35
8.10
3.10
...
57.50

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.
Murshidabad (Berham-
Pore).
...
0.33
0.25
0.29
2.98
5.74
10.88
8.03
10.84
2.88
2.59
...
44.81

Dinagepore.........
0.70
0.50
...
...
9.20
11.60
23.70
10.60
11.30
0.90
1.90
...
70.40

Maldah.........
6.00
...
0.82
0.15
1.51
4.22
11.25
10.90
18.25
1.35
1.85
...
56.30

Rajshahye (Rampur Baulia).
0.10
0.20
0.40
1.90
3.50
6.90
10.70
7.60
14.10
2.70
3.40
...
51.50

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
...
…
0.20
3.30
8.70
9.50
36.40
18.30
10.30
5.00
12.20
...
103.90

Pubna.........
0.44
1.96
5.02
9.88
7.65
14.38
18.02
12.74
15.30
6.77
3.95
...
96.11
Cooch Behar.
Darjiling*.........
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

Julpaiguri*......
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
Daeca.
Dacca............
0.83
0.27
1.66
4.66
4.30
4.51
15.66
9.52
...
3.20
5.60
...
50.21

Furridpore*.........
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 (Burrisal)*
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

Mymensing.........
0.90
0.60
3.40
1.80
2.30
22.30
32.00
16.77
14.25
7.70
8.00
...
110.02
Chittagong.
Chittagong.........
1.77
1.42
2.72
...
7.60
5.70
32.56
26.91
33.27
9.23
15.44
...
136.62

Noakholli
...
...
…
2.92
12.80
12.65
2.90
33.45
24.45
1.30
7.25
…
97.72

Tipperah........
1.75
0.10
4.45
9.80
10.90
13.70
25.50
12.10
12.60
3.95
6.88
0.50
102.23
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.........
1.00
2.50
...
1.50
5.21
12.12
18.44
13.01
9.68
1.12
...
...
64.58

Shahabad (Arrah)......
0.65
2.00
0.20
0.27
3.35
10.85
16.39
7.30
8.06
2.88
...
...
51.95

Tirhut {Mozufferpore... 
3.10 
1.10 
…
1.20
0.80 
9.60
18.90
10.00
14.00
2.30
…
…
61.00

          {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 (Chaprah)......
0.70
2 20
...
0.60
3.30
13.79
22.55
9.15
17.40
6.55
...
...
76.24

Chumparun (Motihari)...
...
1.70
...
1.10
1.40
15.20
14.20
6.10
7.80
1.70
...
...
49.20
Bhagulpore.
Monghyr.........
1.10
0.85
1.65
0.70
2.70
13.07
6.62
8.18
5.25
3.40
...
...
43.52

Bhagulpore......
1.00
1.80
1.20
1.80
2.40
12.04
10.55
5.00
10.44
2.08
0.34
...
48.65

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.........
...
1.50
0.80
2.35
2.15
7.75
10.83
9.51
10.11
5.40
0.35
...
50.75

Poori
...
...
…
4.20
4.60
8.20
13.40
14.70
10.60
14.30
...
…
70.00

Balasore........
1.40
...
3.35
5.00
3.50
7.70
6.70
13.15
15.22
9.00
2.60
...
67.62
Chota Nagpore
Hazaribagh........
0.80
0.40
0.50
1.70
2.10
9.60
16.90
11.60
4.60
3.35
0.96
...
52.51

Lohardugga (Ranchi)
0.50
0.60
1.40
1.80
0.65
7.70
8.30
11.75
4.70
3.85
…
0.16
41.25

Smgbhum* (Chaibassa)..
0.52
0.92
1.58
1.18
2.48
7.48
11.99
11.43
10.28
4.13
0.19
...
52.29

Manbhum (Purulia)..
0.09
...
1.00
0.50
1.66
6.25
...
9.77
9.00
8.80
0.30
...
37.37

Monthly Totals
32.59
35.21
58.55
101.54
195.76
483.52
682.26
554.37
521.71
214.44
92.20
1.73
2,973.88

Quarterly Totals
126.35

...
780.82
…
...
 1,758.34

...
308.37
…
...
...

Monthly averages.
0.74
0.80
1.33
2.31
4.45
10.99
15.50
12.60
11.86
4.87
2.10
0.04
67.59

Quarterly averages
2.87
...
...
17.75
...
...
39.96
...
...
7.01
...


	...	...
* 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.
† Alipore : average of five years, 1871 to 1875.