1870.] Irregularities of Atmospheric pressure in Bengal, fyc. 127 



Saugor Island as has been already remarked was the lower in June, 

 and in all probability in August also. 



Now the rainfall tables shew that the months of June and August 

 were those of the heaviest rainfall in Bengal generally ; but the 

 excessive falls were very local. In June the maximum was at 

 Balasore and Contai ; in August at Hooghly and Kishnagur ; in 

 both cases apparently, (certainly in the latter,) not at the place of 

 greatest mean depression but at some distance (about 100 miles) 

 to the north of it. This is shewn by the following table extracted 

 from the general rainfall table in the official report — 

 Rainfall in inches. 



June. 



Poori, 11-00 



Cuttack, 17-30 



False Point, 9-20 



Balasore, 36*20 



Saugor Island, 27-40 



Contai, , 34*43 



Midnapore, 22*80 



Calcutta, , 2661 



Howrah, 23*20 



Bancoorah, 15*25 



Hooghly, 15*80 



Burdwan, 8*20 



Jessore, 1 6*62 



Kishnaghur, 10*75 



Berhampore, 12*71 



Soory, 8-85 



Rampore Beauleah, 14-45 



Calcutta and Howrah received about the same quantity of rain 

 in June and August, but in the former month they lay to the north, 

 in the latter to the south of the area of greatest rainfall. In June 

 the fall exceeded 20 inches over an area including Balasore, 

 Saugor Island, Contai, Midnapore, Calcutta and Howrah. At 

 Bancoorah, Hooghly and Jessore it was between 15 and 17, and at 

 Cuttack rather more than 17 ins. In August the fall exceeded 20 

 inches at Jessore, Kishnagur, Hooghly, Burdwan, Calcutta and 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



10*90 



12-90 



5*05 



10-12 



8*92 



9*80 



12*75 



9-95 



20*40 



5*60 



14-30 



9-60 



11-86 



16*07 



21-50 



8-76 



1269 



17-74 



5-40 



19-30 



13-20 



11*17 



24*83 



15-69 



14-80 



25-30 



21-10 



6*55 



15*30 



17-10 



9*55 



40*50 



21-40 



10*80 



29-60 



14-50 



12*24 



20*53 



9-49 



11*50 



30*20 



7 30 



8-40 



18*07 



9-36 



8-85 



10*45 



9-20 



13-20 



1075 



11-20 



