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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1878.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the year
1878 is shewn in the subjoined tabular statement.
		


RAINFALL REGISTERD IN THE MONTHS OF 1878.
Division.
DISTRICTS.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
Burdwan.
Burdwan
0·10
0·19
1·05
4·57
12·35
2·75
10·54
14·98
10·33
3·31
1·33
0·22
62·22

Bankura
0·89
1·01
3·32
2·59
5·23
8·20
6·32
15,57
8·57
1·45
1·38
0·30
54·83

Beerbhum (Suri)
0·28
0·66
0·42
1·87
9·23
9·36
11·34
14,68
13,09
1·00
1·31
0·17
63·41

Midnapore

0·32
1·87
1·34
3·00
3·02
6·47
18·18
9·93
2·03
1,22
0·57
47,95

Hooghli
0·09
0·47
0·65
3·84
15·53
9·65
11·92
17·88
18·12
6·75
1·03
0·37
89·30

Howrah
1·67
0·12
0·61
3·51
12·50
4·90
9·96
12·38
11·07
3·25
1·89
0·47
62·33
Presidency.
24-Pergunnahs (Alipore)
2·78
0·77
0·82
3·03
14·09
4·40
10·92
11·58
12·93
2·28
1·23
0·51
65·34

Calcutta (Observatory

0·23
0·74
4·11
14·71
5·07
10·09
12·34
10·14
3·59
1·16
0·49
62·67

Nuddea (Krisbnagarh)

1·39
0·64
6·72
3·84
6·60
9·77
20·82
9·19
3·49
3·08
0·38
65·92

Jessore
0·57
0·76
1·47
11·36
9·23
5·16
11·15
15·33
11·22
3·50
1·13
0·44
71·32
Rajshahye. 
Murshidabad (Berhampore)
0·29
0·44
0·28
1·42
5·23
12·02
12·87
13·07
19·00
1·38
2·71
0·21
68·92

Dinagepore
0·59
0·68
1·68
1·27
7·15
16·00
24·27
17·19
7·88
2·02
1·03
0·05
79·81

Maldah
1·42
0·56
0·80
1·19
4·56
9·31
13·62
12·59
7·98
1·77
2·63

56·43

Rajshahye (Rampur Baulia)
0·02
0·46
0·01
2·12
7·63
8·81
17·92
16·53
15·19
2·57
1·73

73·02

Rungpore

0·54
0·40
5·02
9·42
22·45
46·23
15·13
19·61
1·32
1·53

121·65

Bogra
0·16
1·58
0·74
1·49
8·61
10·00
20·20
23·34
10·75
2·33
2·83

82·03

Pubna
0·07
1·18
0·66
3·44
6·75
13·28
14·06
18·10
15·35
1·52
1·65
0·05
76·11
Kuch Behar.
Darjiling
0·67
0·62
0·86
5·39
7·70
18·11
33·99
23·60
23·19
2·05


116·18

Julpaiguri
0·13
0·21
0·90
4·95
12·37
28·16
42·40
21·63
31·38
0·82


142·95
Dacca.
Dacca
0·73
0·55
0·30
6·47
8·36
6·58
19·16
15·92
15·31
5·85
2·31
0·50
82·01

Furridpore

1·34
2·41
7·96
8·49
4·15
15·64
10·69
8·49
5·09
2·69
0·32
67·27

Backergunge (Barisal)
0·63
0·18
0·21
3·49
7·26
9·66
16·96
14·73
8·15
10·60
1·74
0·06
73·67

Mymensing

2·76
1·82
5·84
11·45
10·13
18·46
15·80
29·38
5·71
2·68
0·02
104·05
Chittagong.
Chittagong
0·26
0·37
2·16
2·41
5·22
20·04
21·42
22·52
16·19
7·56
4·49

102·64

Noakholli
1·19
0·73
2·25
2·48
3·75
21·07
21·25
22·95
18·60
8·00
3·53
0·17
105·97

Tipperah (Comillah)
0·90
1·20
2·48
5·17
10·67
17·00
11·76
16·80
13·43
5·76
2·41
0·15
87·73
Patna.
Patna
1·11
0·13
0·07
0·50
2·92
2·05
13·74
15·46
3·87

0·80

40·65

Gya
0·85
0·23
0·41
0·65
2·41
6·85
9·28
10·82
9·30
0·22
3·34

44·36

Shahabad (Arrah)
1·98


0·50
2·80
4·59
8·98
12·87
5·63
0·11
0·75

38·21

Tirhut 
Mozufferpore
1·44
0·12

0·89
5·43
4·70
10·77
5·49
5·35
0·92
0·30

35·41


Durbhanga
0·93
0·11

0·41
4·33
7.11
7·63
10·08
3·41
1·28
0·10

35·39

Sarun (Chaprah)
1·22
0·10

0·30
2·52
1·46
7·60
9·34
5·56
0·69
0·39

29·18

Chumparan (Motihari)
0·78
0·25
0·08
1·62
3·16
1·81
13·89
13·01
5·32
0·31


40·23
Bhagulpore.
Monghyr
0·63
0·25
0·05
0·43
3·94
3·22
14·70
15·91
6·39
1·15
1·12

47·79

Bhagulpore
1·41
0·68
0·17
1·55
4·48
6·58
14·20
11·22
5·68
0·07
3·53

49·57

Purneah
0·09
0·58
0·46
2·36
4·24
12·75
15·25
11·59
16·10
0·06
0·89

64·37

Sonthal (Nya Dumka)
0·37
0·12
0·13
1·68
3·37
3·99
14·73
17·71
13·15
2·41
1·90
0·02
59·58
Orissa.
Cuttack
0·12
0·14
0·98
0·74
5·72
8·87
11·80
11·64
6·40
4·92
2·83
0·41
54·57

Poori


0·12
0·06
1·99
1·56
7·44
8·93
13·56
14·08
5·98
0·94
54·66

Balasore 
0·50
0·27
1·33
4·91
7·61
1·77
10·19
14·70
7·90
8·59
3·07
1·05
61·89
Chota Nagpore.
Hazaribegh
0·20
0·35
1·11
1·03
3·44
2·42
11·95
13·50
7·15
0·94
1·02
0·25
43·36

Lohardugga (Ranchi)
0·22
0·61
2·21
3·12
4·93
2·95
9·54
11·65
10·50
0·19
1·03
0·85
47·80

Singbhum (Chaebasa) 
1·38
0·53
1·41
2·12
5·95
3·71
13·60
11·85
6·66
0·96
1·21
1·32
50·75

Manbhum (Purulia)
0·14
1·57
3·06
2·90
7·44
5·46
10·29
13·2
13·93
1·84
0·76
0·52
61·11

Monthly Totals
26·81
25·41
41·14
128·82
301·01
367·76
657·27
653·30
520·33
134·24
77·74
10·81
2,944·64

Quarterly Totals
93·36
797·59
1,830·90
222·79


Monthly averages
0·61
0·58
0·93
2·93
6·84
8·36
14·94
14·85
11·82
3·05
1·77
0·24
66·92

Quarterly averages
2·12
18·13
41·61
5·06