1884.] 



of the Bay of Bengal in 1883. 



113 



The observations taken at the observing stations in Sind and 

 Gnzerat at 10 A. m. are given below. They shew that the whirl was still 

 quite distinctly marked, that it continued to advance to the westward, 

 and that it was now near the Head of the Arabian Sea, to the S. W. 

 of Kurrachee. A rapid rise of the barometer had occurred over upper 

 Sind and Guzerat. Kurrachee was the only station where pressure was 

 lower than on the morning of the 3rd. South-westerly winds prevailed 

 in Cutch and Guzerat. The wind had shifted round to east at Kurrachee, 

 and was blowing with considerable force. It brought up a dust-storm 

 from the Rajputana desert followed by rain. 



The centre of the depression had crossed the Sind coast during the 

 previous evening. It is not possible to follow its motion further, as no 

 observations are available for this portion of its path. It is, however, 

 probable that it speedily broke up. 



The following 10 A. M. observations taken at stations in Western 

 India nearest the area of cyclonic disturbance illustrate the previous 

 remarks. 





Barometer 10 A. m. 

 reduced to sea 

 level. 



o o 

 O 



Wind. 



o 



■+J 



o 



Rainfall at 10 A. m. 

 preceding 24 hours . 





Station. 



o o 



U r-l 



Amount in 

 miles per 

 hour since 

 10 A.M. pre- 

 vious day. 



Weather. 



Kurrachee... 



29-380 



— •066 



E. 



33-0 



10 



0-83 



Duststorm with 

 rain. 



Mount Abu 



25-890 



+ -221 



s.s.w. 



170 



10 



2-36 



Passing showers. 



Deesa 



29-725 



+ -258 



s. 



? 



10 



0-39 



Strong wind. 



Rajkote 



Bhuj 



29-695 

 29-583 



+ -260 

 + -257 



s.s.w. 

 s. s. w. 



240 

 11-0 



10 

 10 



0-58 

 4-24 



Clouds low, moving 

 rapidly with scuds. 

 Continuous rain. 



Hyderabad . 



29-626 



+ -206 



s.w. 



240 



10 



0-05 



Gale of wind. 



Jacobabad... 



29-614 



+ 132 



E. 



90 



3 





Fine weather with 



Mooltan 



29-648 



+ -073 



s.w. 



30 









passing clouds. 



Fine weather with 



passing clouds. 



The following 4 p. m. observations shew that the barometer was 

 rising rapidly at Kurrachee, as well as at the neighbouring stations, and 

 that the wind at that station was slowly shifting round to its normal 

 direction (S. W.) in July. They indicate clearly the continued existence 

 of the whirl at the head of the Arabian Sea. 



