1884.] 



oj the Bay of Bengal in 1883. 



Ill 



was between the three stations of Bhuj, Rajkote, and Deesa, and proba- 

 bly not far from the first-named station, in Lat. 23^° N. and Long. 

 69f° E., and hence nearly in the centre of the district of Cutch. The 

 observations show that winds were unusually light in the north-western 

 quadrant. The average wind velocity at Bhuj during the previous 24 

 hours was only 3 miles, and at Hyderabad 5 miles. The westerly and 

 south-westerly winds at Rajkote and other stations in the easterly and 

 southerly quadrants contrast strikingly with the feeble winds to the 

 north of the centre of the depression. 



The following are the 4 p. m. observations taken at the stations 

 within the storm area : — 





Barometer at 

 4 p. M. reduced to 

 sea level. 



Change since 

 4 p. M. previous 

 day. 



Wind. 



-^3 



h 



o 





Stations. 



Direction 

 at 4 p. M. 



Amount in 



miles per 



hour since 



10 A. M. 



Weather. 



Kurrachee 



Rajkote 



Mount Abu . . . 

 Ajmere 



29^304 

 29^454 

 25^598 

 29^565 

 29-627 

 29-587 

 29-215 

 29-317 

 29-382 

 29-481 



— •182 



— •004 

 + ^042 

 + -166 

 + ^213 

 + ^219 



— •207 



— •105 



— •066 

 + ^021 



N. N. W. 

 S. S. W. 



s. 

 w. 



s. 

 s. s. w. 



s. 



E. N. E. 

 E. 



N. E. 



16-8. 

 32-3 

 13-8 

 12-2 



6-7 

 11-2 

 25-7 

 58-8 

 17-2 



3-0 



10 



10 



10 



5 



10 



10 



10 



6 



6 



4 



Strong wind. 



Strong wind. 



Gloomy. 



Gloomy. 



Gloomy. 



Gloomy. 



Thunderstorm. 



Strong wind. 



Strong wind. 



Fine. 



Indore 



Neemuch 



Bhuj 



Hyderabad ... 



Jacobabad 



Multan 



When the observations are charted, they indicate that the centre 

 was between Bhuj and Kurrachee, where the barometric readings were 

 lowest, and winds were from S. and N. N. W. ; and at a short distance 

 to the W. N. W. of the former station. Its probable position was in 

 Lat. 23|° N. and Long. 68|° E. If allowance be made for the diurnal 

 oscillation, it will be seen that the barometer had altered little at Bliuj, 

 and was rising quickly at Rajkote, but continued to fall rather rapidly 

 at Kurrachee. 



The following table gives the average rainfall in the divisions of 

 Bengal : — 



