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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
193
239
12383
26437
27254
571.20
58314
62224
46170
17051
551
323
2,88268
Quarterly Totals
128.15
90820
1,6670
17925
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
2162
3969
427