1884] 



of tine ^ay of Bengal in 1883. 



61 



The acconnt of the storm of the last week of June hence begins 

 with the 25th of June, the day before which there were any indications of 

 the actual formation of an atmospheric whirl at the Head of the Bay. 



2oth of June. — The atmosphere was in a slightly disturbed state 

 over nearly the whole of India. The barometer was rising in the 

 North- Western Provinces, Bengal, and the south of the Peninsula, but 

 elsewhere it was falling. A large depression accompanying the establish- 

 ment of the south-west monsoon in Western India was advancino^ alonor 

 the west coast of India and causing the barometer to fall quickly. Winds 

 had backed to south-east on the 24th at Bombay. On the 25th, 

 winds were southerly along the Bombay coast and easterly in Cutch. 

 There were strong indications that gales of considerable force were 

 blo^ving on and near the Bombay coast. The weather was cloudy every- 

 where, except in the Punjab ; and rain in small or moderate amounts 

 was falling in every part of India, except the Punjab, Behar, Sind, and 

 parts of the Madras Presidency, The rainfall was very small in amount 

 and local in its distribution over the North- Western Provinces, Bengal, 

 Rajputana, and the North Bombay districts. 



The follomng table gives the more important observations taken at 

 the Coast Stations on the Bay of Bengal on the 25th June, 1883 : — 



Stations. 



10 A. M. 



Barometer reduc- 

 ed to sea level. 



H 



Wind direction. 



."S ^ _^ O fl m 



1^' 



Kainfall 

 of 



10 h. 



16 h. 



Wind ve 



previous i 



miles pe 



Perceni 



wind am 



aver 



previous 

 24 hours. 



Nancowry 



29-941 



+ -047 



s.s.w. 



s. s. w. 



5 



45 



8 



014 



Port Blair 



29-911 



+ -069 



s. vv. 



s. w. 



14 



127 



10 



105 



Diamond Island 



29-847 



+ -024 



s. w. 



w. s. w. 



8 



100 



9 



0-24 



Akyab 



29-792 



+ -019 



E. S. E. 



s. 



4 



100 



9 



1-35 



Chittagong ... 



29-802 



+ -027 



S. E. 



s. w. 



3 



43 



10 



015 



Dacca 



29-752 



+ -024 



s. 



S. E. 



7 



88 



10 



... 



Jessore 



29-745 



+ -040 



calm. 



s.s.w. 



7 



140 



8 



... 



Calcutta (Ali- 



29-719 



+ -025 



s. 



s. s. w. 



5 



83 



9 



005 



pore) 



















Sanger Island 



29-775 



+ -053 



S. 



S. S. E. 



31 



221 



3 



0-21 



Balasore 



29-715 



+ -010 



s. w. 



? 



5 



? 



3 



... 



