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                                                                                    TABLE II.

                                         Showing rainfall, thermometric and hygrometric records at Kumta Town.

Serial No.

Months

1923

1924

1925

Rainfall

Temparature

Hygrometric
readings

Rainfall
in
inches

Temperature

Hygrometric
readings

Rainfall
in
inches

Temperature

Hygrometric
reading

Max.
F.

Min.
F.

Wet.
F.

Dry.
F.

Max.
F.

Min
F.

Wet.
F.

Dry.
F

Max.
F.

Min.
F.

Wet.
F.

Dry.
F

1

January

..

..

87.4

77.1

72.2

79.9

..

87.7

77.5

73.5

79.5

..

84.6

77.9

69.2

75.9

2

February

..

..

85.0

76.1

71.7

77.6

..

88.1

76.8

75.9

80.6

..

84.0

76.0

67.0

75.0

3

March

..

..

88.1

80.1

75.8

81-4

..

90.6

79.5

77.1

83.7

..

86.4

82.3

72.0

81.4

4

April

..

..

91.3

83.8

80.8

86.3

..

91.1

83.2

80.0

85.8

..

90.0

87.9

79.1

85.6

5

May .

..

0.11

91.3

82.8

79.5

85.2

2.62

91.8

83.0

80.2

85.1

6.96

90.0

86.4

79.0

84.3

6

June .

..

24.53

89.6

80.1

80.6

83.6

56.24

81.8

81.6

76.7

80.4

55.66

81.8

80.0

77.3

79.8

7

July .

..

63.99

81.4

76.3

77.2

77.8

52.90

81.8

81.1

79.2

79.8

3323

81.4

79.7

77.2

78.9

8

August

..

44.64

83.1

76.4

78.l

78.7

16.13

82.0

80.6

81.4

81.4

33.90

80.6

78.4

74.4

77.9

9

September

..

17.2

84.3

77.0

77.8

80.2

9.70

81.5

80.5

81.1

82.1

2.27

84.1

79.2

71.1

78.7

10

October

..

0.32

87.1

78.5

78.1

81.6

1.55

81.2

80.3

81.0

82.2

6.50

97.8

76.9

75.6

79.0

11

November

..

..

88.3

76.9

75.3

81.3

0.26

81.7

79.6

80.2

81.9

0.87

100.8

73.8

72.1

77.7

12

December

..

..

90.6

78.0

72.9

81.2

..

84.3

82.1

78.5

79.8

0.50

88.0

77.7

70.6

76.9

                                                    (Obtained from Agricultural Experimental Station, Kumta.)