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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1881.
The Monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the year 1881 is shown in the subjoined tabular statement.
		


RAINFALL REGISTERED IN THE MONTHS OF 1881.

Division.
DISTRICTS.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
Burdwan. 
Burdwan      
...
0.01
2.15
2.05
7.91
9.05
12.50
21.16
10.69
3.61
...
...
69.13

Bankura
...
0.27
1.59
0.77
1.31
18.03
23.07
17.88
8.07
2.28
...
...
73.27

Beerbhum (Suri)   
...
...
0.78
0.88
3.44
8.44
16.91
15.44
5.36
5.11
...
...
56.36

Midnopore
0.13
...
4.95
0.95
4.77
19.24
20.64
12.18
2.93
4.15
...
0.23
70.17

Hooghli
...
0.04
4.30
1.60
4.67
12.65
15.17
16.67
5.86
3.63
...
0.16
64.75

Howrah
...
...
3.23
2.07
7.99
15.12
13.39
17.23
5.38
2.44
...
0.35
67.20
Presidency.
24.Pergunnahs (Alipore) 
...
0.10
3.79
1.86
6.88
12.32
12.75
17.46
6.73
1.30
...
0.30
63.49

Calcutta (Observatory)   
...
...
3.45
1.97
7.40
15.12
13.42
19.61
6.75
1.50
...
0.36
69.58

Nuddea (Kishnaghar)
...
...
3.52
2.82
8.83
6.26
8.31
20.42
15.63
2.38
...
...
68.17

Jessore         
0.38
...
6.41
2.46
8.54
12.91
8.96
9.90
10.94
1.68
...
0.19
62.37
Rajshahye.
Murshidabad
...
...
2.56
0.57
6.19
8.75
11.82
9.60
5.64
6.33
...
...
46.46

Dinagepur     
...
...
2.51
0.51
9.23
13.65
6.01
9.20
15.27
3.79
0.06
...
60.32

Rajshahye (Rampur Bau- lia).
...
0.02
2.11
1.06
10.28
7.13
8.89
11.88
10.90
7.28
...
...
59.53

Rungpore
...
0.40
3.46
1.31
7.06
15.78
8.06
7.70
18.43
6.23
0.03
...
68.46

Bogra            
...
...
2.88
1.36
13.50
7.73
6.77
18.39
15.37
4.68
0.06
...
70.74

Pubna
...
0.07
4.41
1.20
13.69
7.92
10.53
16.75
11.54
2.29
...
...
68.40
Kuch Behar.
Darjiling       
...
0.30
1.65
1.70
9.30
19.15
18.20
25.65
28.40
6.35
...
0.07
110.77

Julpaiguri
...
0.01
4.65
1.06
11.17
22.68
13.33
19.92
45.64
4.47
1.35
...
124.28
Dacca. 
Dacca
...
...
4.31
5.40
11.72
17.32
6.42
15.70
15.36
2.76
...
0.07
79.06

Furridpur         
...
...
4.91
2.67
8.74
17.29
10.61
10.76
8.42
2.87
...
...
66.27

Backergunge (Barisal)
0.27
...
6.09
3.70
10.07
34.71
15.16
14.30
13.01
1.75
0.10
0.10
99.26

Mymensing
...
0.12
2.60
1.08
19.19
15.84
11.88
13.08
18.63
3.16
0.08
...
80.56
Chittagong.
Chittagong          
...
...
1.14
4.53
11.18
25.00
30.95
10.13
9.11
1.55
1.41
0.76
95.76

Noakholli 
0.20
...
5.54
5.87
11.05
43.47
19.15
29.92
21.05
2.20
0.44
0.11
139.00

Tipperah (Comillah)
0.10
...
7.05
8.10
10.24
18.80
19.91
17.47
17.90
1.69
0.18
0.06
101.50
Patna.
Patna            
0.08
0.04
2.75
0.97
5.03
11.26
16.28
12.61
9.44
3.52
...
...
61.98

Gya               
0.20
0.08
1.62
0.03
1.02
9.77
13.49
14.79
1.74
5.58
...
...
48.92

Shahabad (Arrah)  
0.07
0.10
1.10
0.20
2.85
6.10
12.19
16.13
3.02
3.73
...
...
45.49

Tirut (Muzafferpore)
...
...
1.92
...
3.14
6.67
8.13
10.38
7.71
3.58
...
...
41.53

Sarun (Chaprah)     
...
0.01
0.56
0.20
1.85
4.24
10.77
10.87
4.54
4.74
...
...
37.78

Chumparun (Motihari)   
...
0.01
1.11
...
1.85
18.15
3.29
12.18
16.44
4.03
...
...
57.06
Bhagulpore.
Monghyr       
...
0.11
0.88
0.88
1.00
6.67
10.77
12.78
4.97
9.76
...
...
47.77

Bhagulpore
...
...
1.14
0.40
1.01
6.47
10.90
9.48
6.14
7.13
...
...
42.67

Purneah
...
...
1.80
0.36
3.46
22.11
7.05
13.43
11.42
9.31
...
...
68.94

Sonthal (Nya Dumka)
...
...
3.03
0.76
5.20
8.51
24.35
9.67
7.88
7.47
...
...
66.87
Orissa.
Cuttack        
...
...
2.20
0.59
1.23
16.04
14.03
10.05
11.27
2.33
0.51
0.18
59.33

Poori
...
...
0.83
0.01
3.96
11.48
13.96
8.02
6.30
4.37
...
...
49.83

Balasore
...
0.09
6.04
1.13
6.59
8.39
21.75
11.06
14.72
9.65
...
0.29
79.71
Chota Nagpore.
Hazaribagh  
0.25
0.12
2.01
...
2.80
8.07
13.21
14.83
5.90
2.48
...
...
49.67

Lohardugga (Ranchi)      
...
0.38
2.62
0.17
0.47
10.05
17.84
16.61
4.17
1.14
1.03
...
54.48

Singbhum (Chaibasa)      
0.25
...
2.69
0.15
3.55
7.55
25.88
21.22
7.99
0.85
...
...
70.13

Manbhum (Purulia)
...
0.11
1.49
0.12
2.58
9.50
16.44
18.76
5.04
5.36
0.26
...
59.66

Monthly Totals
1·93 
2·39
123·83
264·37
272·54 
571.20
583·14 
622·24
461·70
170·51 
5·51
3·23 
2,882·68

Quarterly Totals
128.15
908·20
1,667·0
179·25

Monthly averages    
0.04
0.06
2.95
1.53
6.49
13.60
13.88
14.82
10.99
4.06
0.13
8.08
68.63
Quarterly averages
3.05
21·62
39·69
4·27