CHAPTER VIII.
RAINFALL AND SEASONS.
Rainfall. Famine—The conditions existing —Famine in 1791—The 'Guntur famine' of 1833—Distress in 1835-38— Disasters of 1839-41—Improvement resulting from the anicut—Scarcity in the Agency, 1897. Inundations by the sea—About 1706—In 1787—Its extent and effects—The accompanying hurricane—The landholders' losses—Inundation of 1839. Cyclones. Floods—In 1614—In 1S75, 1878, 1882, 1883 and 1884—Great flood of 1886—Floods of 1887 and 1892—Of 1895-96—Of 1900.
The following table shows the average rainfall in certain seasons of the year in the various taluks and in the district as a whole. The seasons selected correspond roughly with what may be called the dry weather, the hot weather, the south- west monsoon and the north-east monsoon. The figures shown are the averages of a series of years. As will be seen, records have been kept at most of the stations for more than thirty years. Those where figures for only a few years are available have been entered separately and not included in the district average : —
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