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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1879.
The Monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the year 1879 is shown in the subjoined tabular statement.	
Division.
DISTRICTS.
RAINFALL REGISTERED IN THE MONTHS OF 1879.


January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
Burdwan.
Burdwan
...
0.16
...
0·43
0·56
6·61
8·24
8·38
11·32
4·21
...
0·15
40·06

Bankura
...
0·92
0·14
0·43
2·44
6·50
11·50
9.48
11·96
4·57
...
...
47·89

Beerbhoom (Suri)  
...
1·08
...
0·15
3·03
9·45
10·35
9·49
14·46
0·89
...
0·13
49·03

Midnapore
...
2·63
...
0·24
3·99
3·23
11·29
6·34
9·35
1·68
...
0·21
38·96

Hooghli
...
0·36
0.45
...
4·04
6·90
9·39
10·58
7·40
2·12
...
0·19
41·43

Howrah   
...
1·35
...
...
1·65
6·46
11·03
10·15
9·17
2·84
...
0·70
43·35
Presidency.
24-Pergunnahs (Alipore) 
...
0·28
...
...
3·07
7·52
12·21
12·54
6·22
2·41
...
0·42
44·67

Calcutta (Observatory)  
...
0·21
...
...
3·22
7·01
11·52
12·43
7·00
1.71
...
0·41
43·51

Nuddea (Krishnagarh)  
...
1·56
0·07
0·02
2·67
11·05
9·06
11·55 
12·09
6·48

0·18
54·63

Jessore  

0·32
0·17
1·07
3·84
12·41
15·11
8.62
10·63
4·10
...
0·27
56·54
Rajshahye.
Murshidabad (Berham- pore.
...
1·84
...
...
5·41
10·76
13·87
10·45
13·40
6·47
...
0·19
62·39

Dinagepore
0.05
0.42
...
2.70
3.84
15.66
18.47
18.25
23.19
4.31
...
...
80.89

Maldah   
0·32
1·06
...
0·12
2·69
18·66
16·25
19·34
11·84
1·30
...
...
71·58

Rajshahye (Rampur Baulia.
...
1·43
...
0·92
1·52
19·51
22·27
10·95
16·90
13·20
...
0.18
86·88

Rungpore  
...
0.71
...
0·38
9·42
26·92
25·74
18·25
21·41
6·15
...
...
108·98

Bogra  
...
0.71
...
...
6.24
19.65
19.36
10.78
10.34
4.71
...
...
71.79

Pubna  
...
1.37
...
1.34
1.93
11.42
8.06
10.78
13.26
6.36
...
0.17
54.69
Kuch Behar.
Darjiling 
...
0·47
...
1·51
13·36
27·67
53·53
40·68
19·84
3·63
...
0·23
160·92

Julpaiguri  
...
0·39
...
0·64
24·46
31·49
32·88
26·08
17·57
1·93
...
0·04
135·48
Dacca.
Dacca
...
0·75
0·06
0·51
4·42
14·37
20·51
13.71
13·28
6·29
...
0·90
74·80

Furridpore
...
1·31
...
1·90
5·58
19·03
14·52
9·37
7·33
5·39
...
0·17
64·60

Backergunge (Barrisal)  
...
...
...
...
2·87
13.76
14·19
12·53
9·90
2·03
...
0·35
55·63

Mymensing  
...
0.83
...
2·20
5·34
22·39
18·99
13·04
8·32
9·42
...
0·24
80·77
Chittagong.
Chittagong  
0·36
...
0·11 
0·07
4·28
36·58
25·98 
12·84
7·37
6·71
...
1·01
95·31

Noakholli  
...
...
0.36
...
5·44
31·48
23.85
32·93
12·59
8·25
...
0·68
115·88

Tipperah (Commillah)  
...
0·13
...
1·46
5·64
15·94
26·26
13·61
10·25
6·16
...
0·85
80·30
Patna.
Patna  
...
1·37
...
...
0·02
5·23
9·78
12·87
8·93
6·53
...
...
44.73

Gya  
...
0.35
...
...
0·16
6·67
12·54
13·05
8·53
3.21
...
...
44·51

Shahabad (Arrah)  
...
1·33
...
...
...
6·58
8·49
9·82
15.75
4·90
...
...
46·87

Tirhut Mozufferpore  
...
1·03
...
...
0·56
14·57
17·30
5·30
13·74
7·80
0·09
...
60·39

Durbhanga
...
1.33
...
...
1·94
9·97
18·52
13·53
11.87
5·81
...
...
62·97

Sarun (Chaprah)  
...
0·78
...
...
...
3·74
11·35
13·62
13·51
6.60
...
...
49·60

Chumparun (Motihari 
...
0.29
...
...
1.98
8·40
18.79
8·28
6·34
11·62
...
0·27
55·97
Bhagulpore.
Monghyr  
...
1·28
0·01
...
0·38
14·26
19·21
12·65
15·34
1·69
...
...
64·82

Bhagulpore  
...
1·27 
0·08
...
0·36
4·74
21·05
12·03
8·20
3·32
...
...
51·05

Purneah
...
0.94
...
...
2·82
4·57
25·52
28·53
61·62
7·39
...
...
131·39

Sonthal (Nya Dumka) 
...
0.99
...
...
0·64
7.77
14·55
15·96
13·69
7·79
...
0.01
61·40
Orissa.
Cuttack  
...
0·07
1·15
...
8·52
3·57
12·23
18·96
9·44
4·89
0·25
1·54
60·62

Poori  
...
...
1·33
...
2·98
4·35
13·04
12·73
12·11
4·56
0·85
1·57
53·57

Balasore  
...
0·33
0·03
...
1·55
4·95
10·50
8·26
17·09
6·10
...
0·8l
49·62
Chota Nagpur.
Hazaribagh  
...
0·60
...
...
1·47
7·42
13·09
12·17
7·07
2·53
...
...
44·35

Lohardugga (Ranchi)   
...
1·74
...
...
1·95
5·40
10·28
15·12
10·92
3·35
...
...
48·76

Siugbhum (Chaibasa)
...
1·16
...
...
0·38
6.42
13·52
15·24
7·66
3·18
...
0·11
47·67

Manbhum (Purulia)
...
0·96
0.01
...
0·98
5·66
9·68
8·81
5·33
3.12
...
0·03
34·58
Monthly Totals
0.73
36·11 
4·02
16·09
157·64
536·70
723·87 
609·93 
563·83
217·71 
1·19 
12·01 
2,879,83
Quarterly Totals
40·86
710·43
1,897·63
230·91


Monthly averages 
0·02
0·82
0.09
0·37 
3·58
12·20
16·45
13·86
12·81
4·95
0·03
0·27
65·45 

Quarterly averages 
0.93
16·15
43·12
5.25