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J. Eliot — TJic South-West Mfmsoon Storms 



[No. 2, 



Rainfall at eiijlit stations of the Madras Presidency, Novemher 1883. 



Stations. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



Cocona- 

 da.... 



6-45 



3.25 



0-22 





005 























Masuli- 

 patam 



12-56 



2.29 



... 













... 







... 





... 





Madras 



1-87 



2-46 



212 



115 



0-27 



0-12 



0-14 



0-41 



002 



... 



... 







... 





Salem... 



0-73 



0-94 



0-27 



1-16 



0-16 



... 



0-02 



001 



0-75 



0-06 







... 



... 





Nellore 



1-00 



1-60 



0-45 



0-60 



0-05 



0-95 



... 





... 





... 







... 





Madura 



1-95 



1-80 



1-08 



3-00 



... 



0-20 



0-04 



0.03 





0-33 



2-00 





... 







Trichi- 

 nopoly 





0-06 



0-25 



1-96 



... 



... 



1-44 





0-10 



... 



... 





... 



... 





Tan j ore 



... 



0-27 



0-08 



1-78 



1-02 



0-06 



... 



0-85 



... 



... 



... 



... 



... 



... 





Stations. 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



25 



26 



27 



28 



29 



30 



Total. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Cocana- 

 da ... 



Masnli- 

 patam 





... 

 1-26 



0-30 

 0-25 

 0-55 

 0-20 



2-90 



4-75 

 001 

 0-70 



0-08 

 002 



1-31 



0-07 

 0-17 



... 



0-35 

 0-48 



, 



... 

 ... 



... 













... 



9-97 



14-85 



14-92 



4-36 



5-90 



10-98 



5-22 



7-63 



3-59 

 411 















13-40 



Salem 















2-65 



Nellore 















1017 

















5-37 



Trichi- 

 nopoly 



Tan j ore 















5-23 















5-54 















The preceding table shews that rain fell more or less continaonsly 

 during the whole of October and until the 4th of November, after which 

 a few showers fell until the 9th and 10th, when rain entirely ceased for 

 several days. After the 4th, the north-cast monsoon cuiTcnt decreased 



