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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
...
043
056
661
824
838
1132
421
...
015
4006
Bankura
...
092
014
043
244
650
1150
9.48
1196
457
...
...
4789
Beerbhoom (Suri)
...
108
...
015
303
945
1035
949
1446
089
...
013
4903
Midnapore
...
263
...
024
399
323
1129
634
935
168
...
021
3896
Hooghli
...
036
0.45
...
404
690
939
1058
740
212
...
019
4143
Howrah
...
135
...
...
165
646
1103
1015
917
284
...
070
4335
Presidency.
24-Pergunnahs (Alipore)
...
028
...
...
307
752
1221
1254
622
241
...
042
4467
Calcutta (Observatory)
...
021
...
...
322
701
1152
1243
700
1.71
...
041
4351
Nuddea (Krishnagarh)
...
156
007
002
267
1105
906
1155
1209
648
018
5463
Jessore
032
017
107
384
1241
1511
8.62
1063
410
...
027
5654
Rajshahye.
Murshidabad (Berham- pore.
...
184
...
...
541
1076
1387
1045
1340
647
...
019
6239
Dinagepore
0.05
0.42
...
2.70
3.84
15.66
18.47
18.25
23.19
4.31
...
...
80.89
Maldah
032
106
...
012
269
1866
1625
1934
1184
130
...
...
7158
Rajshahye (Rampur Baulia.
...
143
...
092
152
1951
2227
1095
1690
1320
...
0.18
8688
Rungpore
...
0.71
...
038
942
2692
2574
1825
2141
615
...
...
10898
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
...
047
...
151
1336
2767
5353
4068
1984
363
...
023
16092
Julpaiguri
...
039
...
064
2446
3149
3288
2608
1757
193
...
004
13548
Dacca.
Dacca
...
075
006
051
442
1437
2051
13.71
1328
629
...
090
7480
Furridpore
...
131
...
190
558
1903
1452
937
733
539
...
017
6460
Backergunge (Barrisal)
...
...
...
...
287
13.76
1419
1253
990
203
...
035
5563
Mymensing
...
0.83
...
220
534
2239
1899
1304
832
942
...
024
8077
Chittagong.
Chittagong
036
...
011
007
428
3658
2598
1284
737
671
...
101
9531
Noakholli
...
...
0.36
...
544
3148
23.85
3293
1259
825
...
068
11588
Tipperah (Commillah)
...
013
...
146
564
1594
2626
1361
1025
616
...
085
8030
Patna.
Patna
...
137
...
...
002
523
978
1287
893
653
...
...
44.73
Gya
...
0.35
...
...
016
667
1254
1305
853
3.21
...
...
4451
Shahabad (Arrah)
...
133
...
...
...
658
849
982
15.75
490
...
...
4687
Tirhut Mozufferpore
...
103
...
...
056
1457
1730
530
1374
780
009
...
6039
Durbhanga
...
1.33
...
...
194
997
1852
1353
11.87
581
...
...
6297
Sarun (Chaprah)
...
078
...
...
...
374
1135
1362
1351
6.60
...
...
4960
Chumparun (Motihari
...
0.29
...
...
1.98
840
18.79
828
634
1162
...
027
5597
Bhagulpore.
Monghyr
...
128
001
...
038
1426
1921
1265
1534
169
...
...
6482
Bhagulpore
...
127
008
...
036
474
2105
1203
820
332
...
...
5105
Purneah
...
0.94
...
...
282
457
2552
2853
6162
739
...
...
13139
Sonthal (Nya Dumka)
...
0.99
...
...
064
7.77
1455
1596
1369
779
...
0.01
6140
Orissa.
Cuttack
...
007
115
...
852
357
1223
1896
944
489
025
154
6062
Poori
...
...
133
...
298
435
1304
1273
1211
456
085
157
5357
Balasore
...
033
003
...
155
495
1050
826
1709
610
...
08l
4962
Chota Nagpur.
Hazaribagh
...
060
...
...
147
742
1309
1217
707
253
...
...
4435
Lohardugga (Ranchi)
...
174
...
...
195
540
1028
1512
1092
335
...
...
4876
Siugbhum (Chaibasa)
...
116
...
...
038
6.42
1352
1524
766
318
...
011
4767
Manbhum (Purulia)
...
096
0.01
...
098
566
968
881
533
3.12
...
003
3458
Monthly Totals
0.73
3611
402
1609
15764
53670
72387
60993
56383
21771
119
1201
2,879,83
Quarterly Totals
4086
71043
1,89763
23091
Monthly averages
002
082
0.09
037
358
1220
1645
1386
1281
495
003
027
6545
Quarterly averages
0.93
1615
4312
5.25