80 



J. Eliot— TAc South-West Monsoon Storms 



[No. 2, 



Behar, and Chutia Nagpore light easterly winds were blowing. The 

 indraught to the vortex had diminished the humidity and cloud-amount 

 considerably in North Bengal and Behar during the previous 24 hours, 

 as shown by the following results : — 





10 A. M. 



Average Humidity. 



Average 

 Cloud Amount. 





27th. 



28th. 



27th. 



28th. 



North Bengal 



North Behar 



81 

 79 

 80-5 



73 



72 

 70-4 



6-0 



4-8 

 6-8 



4-0 

 3-2 



South Behar 



4-4 







The rainfall returns for the 24 hours previous to 6 p. m. indicate 

 that moderate general rain had fallen over the whole of East and South- 

 West Bengal, and that very heavy rain had been received in Orissa. 



The following table gives the whole of the Orissa rainfall returns 

 for the day : — 



District. 



Station. 



Eainfall 



Pooree 



Cuttack 



Balasore 



Pooree 



Khurdah 



Banpur 



False Point .. 

 Hookitola 



Jagatsingpore 



Banki 



Cuttack 



Kendrapara .. 

 Jaipur 



Chandbali 



Bhuddruck . . 



Sora 



Balasore 



Jellasore 



Baripoda 



The weather on the Orissa coast is thus described by an observer : 

 " Thick heavy weather with heavy rain and overcast skies prevailed 



