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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1868.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each District during
the year  1868 is shown in the subjoined tabular statement.
Divisions.
DlSTRICTS.
RAINFALL REGISTERED IN ?HE MONTHS OF 1868.


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


Burdwan.
Burdwan
…
0.70
0·90
1·90
6·50
8·20
10·80
29·60
14·50
1·00
...
...
74·10

Bankura.........
0 50
0·80
...
3·00
2.75
15·25
6·55
15·30
17·10
1·00
...
...
62·25

Beerbhum (Suri)......
0·10
0·60
...
0·26
2·54
8·85
8·85
10·45
9·20
0·40
...
...
41·25

Midnapore
…
0·80
0·10
5·60
3·40
22·80
5·40
19·90
13·20
1·30
...
...
72·50

Hooghli
…
1·00
3·00
20·70
4·20
15·40
7·75
40·50
21·40
2·00
...
...
115·95

Howrah.........
...
...
...
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23·20
14·80
25·30
21·10
0·60
...
...
85·00

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)...
0·05
0·18
0·16
5·47
5·80
26·61
11·17
24·83
15·69
1·53
...
...
91·49

Nuddea (Kishnagarh)...
...
0·35
1·00
4.70
10·30
10·75
11·50
30·20
7·30
3·70
...
...
79·80

Jessore.........
0·02
1 ·56
1·22
10·27
9·85
16·62
12·24
20·53
9·49
2·22
...
...
84·02




Rajshahye.
Murshidabad (Berham-pore.)
...
1·38
0·78
1·98
8·12
12·71
8·40
18·07
9·36
1·07
...
...
61·87

Dinagepore
...
0·60
2·90
0.75
7·10
18·93
11·20
12.10
13·30
0·10
...
...
66·98

Maldah.........
0·05
...
0·05
2·00
3·50
7·20
6·65
15·21
8·55
0·10
...
...
43·31

Rajshahye (Rampur Bau- lia.)
0·02
3·40
3·00
3·10
9·25
14·45
13·20 
10·75
11·20
3·15
...
...
71·52

Rungpore
...
0·40
1·30
1·30
6·30
15·50
15·70
14·90
28·60
0·50
...
...
84·50

Bogra
0·10
1·70
1·30
2·90
9·40
15·50
11·90
8·50
19·50
2·20
...
...
73·00

Pubna.........
0·05
2·82
0·43
4·99
11·91
11·34
10·35
17·18
17·20
0·88
...
...
77·15
Cooch Behar.
Darjiling... ·.....
0·45
1·35
1·17
3·26
4·67
34.75
31·39
43·35
14.35
0·42
...
0·18
135·34

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

Dacca
Dacca
…
4·90
0·70
9·60
5.70
15·10
8·00
17·17
14·56
0·94
0·11
...
76·78

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)...
...
...
...
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10·10
16·00
22·60
14·10
1·70
...
...
64·50

Mymensing
…
2·90
1·35
8·37
11·45
25·65
16·75
20·70
9·90
1·10
…
...
98·17

Chitta-gong.
Chittagong
…
6·21
2·40
19·96
11·26
49·63
15·62
29·19
18·01
0·46
1·31
...
154·05

Noakholli
...
…
0·20
11·38
5·94
30·87
11·15
12·08
7·86
1·24
1·17
...
81·89

Tipperah (Comillab)
...
2·41
0·37
5·12
7·15
26·99
7·96
13·16
15·32
1·87
2·40
...
82·75
Patna.
Patna
0·88
2·03
0·30
0·70
2·00
5·06
5·73
5·86
3·42
0 04
...
...
26·02

Gya............
0·50
...
...
...
...
6·62
7·57
6·18
6·84
...
...
...
27·71

Shahabad (Arrah).....
1·24
0·67
0·65
0·38
1·52
5·40
8·10
7·88
6·20
0·40
...
…
27·44

Tirhut...Mozufferpore..
0·40
1·70
...
0·20
3·30
1·80
6·30
10·10
3·20
...
...
...
27·00

 (Durbhunga†..
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 (Chapra).....
0.76
0·80
0·60
0·32
3·64
5·45
3·20
7·91
4·45
...
...
...
27·13

Chumparuu (Motihari)..
...
...
0·70
...
...
2·50
4·70
15·50
2·20
...
...
...
25·60

Bhagulpore.
Monghyr.........
0·30
1·65
0·58
......
1·93
3·13
8·67
12·75
8·31
0·02
...
0·40
32·74

Bhagulpore.........
0·21
1·24
0.24
...
5·78
5·41
12·24
18·21
6·06
...
...
...
49·39

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.........
0·10
0·05
0·10
1·40
3·23
17·13
10·12
8·92
9·80
1·96
...
...
52·81

Poori............
0·05
3·60
0·07
1.70
5·40
11·00
10·90
12·90
5·05
0·30
...
…
50·97

Balasore.........
0·70
1·30
...
2·90
6·00
36·20
5·60
1430
9·60
0·40
...
...
77·00

Chota Nagpore.
Hazaribagh.........
0·26
0·85
0·64
......
1·54
14·92
9·66
11·80
9·11
0·53
...
...
49·31

Lohardugga (Ranchi)
0·75
0·65
0·50
...
2·15
10·72
5·45
7·50
16·35
1·62
...
...
45·69

Singbhum *(Chaebasa)...
0·52
0·92
1.58
1·18
2·45
7·48
11·99
11·43
10·28
4·13
0·19
0·16
52·29

Manbhum (Purulia)
...
0·90
….
......
0·40
17·70
4·50
9·50
8·60
1·50
...
···
43·10

Monthly Totals
10·26 
55·55 
35·78 
153·48 
216·46
670·52
479·46
714·71
519·91
68·33
5·69
1·10 
2,931·25

Quarterly Totals...
                        101·59
                1,040·46
               1,71408
                 75·12


Monthly averages
0·23 
1·26 
0·81 
3·49
4·92 
15·24 
10·90
16·24
11·82
1·55
0·13 
0·02 
66·01

Quarterly averages
                        2·30
                  23·65
                28·96
                  1·70

* 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 A. P. MacDonnell, of the Bengal Civil Service.