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J. Eliot — The South- West Mcmsoov Stt 



[No. 2, 



The depression was now in the immediate neighbourhood of the 

 Arabian Sea, between Knrrachee and Rajkot. The barometer during 

 the previous 24 hours had fallen between "l" and '15" in Sind, Cutch, 

 Guzerat, and the adjacent districts of Rajputana. In the rear of the dis- 

 turbance, over the Central Provinces, the Berars, and Central India, a 

 recovery of pressure, varying in amount between '16" and '25'', had 

 occurred. Over the remainder of India, pressure had increased briskly. 

 The depression in Cutch and Guzerat had consequently been emphasized 

 by these changes, and the baric gradients over the area of depression 

 were large. South-westerly gales were now blowing on the west coast, 

 from Bombay northwards, and were giving very heavy rain over the 

 southern and eastern portions of the depression. Over Northern India, 

 the winds varied considerably in direction and were light and unsteady. 

 The weather was cloudy, and light and partial rain was falling, over the 

 greater part of Northern India, except the Punjab and parts of the 

 North-Western Provinces. 



The centre of the depression at 4 p. m. on the 2nd was to the west 

 of Neemuch in the Indore State, and was advancing westwards into Guze- 

 rat. The following table gives the 10 A. M. observations of the 3rd at the 

 stations in the area of cyclonic disturbance : — 





Barometer at 10 

 A. M. reduced to 

 sea level. 



Change since 10 

 A. M. previous 

 day. 



Wind. 



i 



Is 



o 



Rain at 10 A. m. 

 preceding 24 

 hours. 





Stations. 



Direction 

 at 10 a.m. 



Amount in 

 miles per 

 hour since 

 lOA.M.pre- 

 vious day. 



Weather. 



Kurrachee 



Rajkote 



Deesa 



29-446 

 29-435 

 29-467 

 29^636 

 29-676 

 29-639 



29-326 

 29-420 



— •110 



— •171 



— •076 

 + ^090 

 + -266 

 + -130 



— •207 



— 137 



N. N. W. 



s. w. 



S. E. 

 S. E. 



S. E. 



s. s. w. 



N. N. W. 



N. 



18-0 

 33-0 

 170 

 11-0 

 7-0 

 22-0 



3-0 



5-0 



9 



10 



10 



9 



6 



10 



10 

 8 



0-05 

 9^85 

 0-43 

 0-10 

 0-10 

 021 



0^76 

 0^26 



Gloomy. 



Dust storm 

 with rain. 



Threatening 

 weather. 



Strong wind. 



Gloomy. 



Thunder and 

 lightning at 

 distance. 



Fine. 



Strong wind. 



Ajmere 



Indore 



Neemuch 



Bhuj 



Hyderabad . . . 



The barometer had risen rapidly at Indore and Neemuch, whilst it 

 had fallen somewhat less rapidly at Bhuj, Rajkote, Deesa, Hyderabad, 

 and Kurrachee. The preceding observations indicate that the centre 



