1818.] Account of the Weather at Bombay. 211 



The pluviameter is fixed about three feet from the ground 

 in an open garden, and the time of observation is 7 a. m. 

 daily. 



The greatest quantity of rain in one day in June was on the 

 23d, viz. 9-3 inch. But on the 24th the rain was the heaviest, 

 and is particularly worthy of remark. It commenced about 

 8 a. m., and discontinued about 5 p.m.; so that the 7-23 

 inch, of rain fell in nine hours. Greatest quantity in July, on 

 the 12th, 3-80 inch. 



August l, 1817. 



Register of the Quantity of Rain fallen at Byculla, Bombay, 

 in the Month of September, 1817. 



Inches. 



Sept. 1 0-04 



2 — 



3 0-09 



4 0-18 



5 0-07 



6 0-02 



7 1-33 



- 8 0-33 



9 2-68 



10 0-32 



11 087 



12 1-50 



13 4-08 



14 0-91 



15 1-25 



16 2-40 



17 0-42 



18 0-40 



19 — 



20 1-09 



21 1-75 



22 1-58 



23 1-25 



24 0-05 



25 — 



26 _ 



27 0-21 



28 0-55 



29 



30 /////..... '.'.I'//.'.'.'.. '.'.'.] 1-50 



Total 24-87 



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