1903.] 0. Little — On two remarkable rain-hurst* in Bengal. 



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1st storm of 

 Period B. 



times a tendency to the formation of depressions over the north of the 

 Bay, hut it was temporary except ahout the 11th June, when the slight 

 depression which then formed moved northwards into Bengal proper. 

 The usual direction in which depressions advance in the middle of 

 June is north-westward, and it is a fact worth noting that last year the 

 depression which in ordinary years would have been followed by mon- 

 soon conditions over north-western India, moved into North Bengal 

 instead, and that the monsoon weather was confined to Bengal Proper 

 and Assam. 



Pidriod B. 



Two storms occurred during this period. They followed an almost 

 identical course into Central India and then recurved towards the 

 Kumaon Hills. 



The folio wiug extracts from the Indian Daily Weather Report give 

 the opinions recorded at the time regarding the change of motion and 

 the place where it occurred. 



July 17th. "The cyclonic storm will probably continue 

 to advance in a west-north-westerly 

 direction." 

 July 18th. "The cyclonic storm from the Bay instead 

 of continuing a westerly course has been 

 almost stationary, and is apparently 

 recurving to the north." 

 July 19th. " The storm is apparently advancing to- 

 t wards the Kumaon Himalayas." 



It may be noted that the change of direction which occurred between 

 the 17th and 18th was not anticipated, showing that the information 

 supplied by the ground level observations was not sufficient to settle 

 the direction beforehand. 



''July 30th. " The cyclonic storm has continued to ad- 

 vance slowly in a west-north-westerly 

 direction and is now appai'ently central 

 near Nowgong." 

 " The cyclonic storm in the Central India 

 Plateau has been almost stationary 

 during the past day, which may be an 

 indication that it is about to change its 

 direction of advance. 

 " The cyclonic storm is apparently advanc- 

 ^. ing to the Kumaon Himalayas." 



The course is shown by the above extracts to he the same as in the 

 preceding storm and it is also seen that the experience gained from the 

 J. ii. 8 



2nd storm of 

 Period B. 



July 31st. 



Ausr. 1st. 



