Meteorological Observations. 1\ 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of August 1873. 



Solar Radiation, Weather, &c, 



Wind. 



Prevailing- 

 direction. 



Ph 



o 

 23 134.5 



140.0 

 142.0 



146.0 

 141.5 



133.2 

 132.0 



133.3 



Inches 

 0.04 



0.14 



0.04 



0.31 

 0.70 



0.40 



143.0 0.48 



SbyE&ES E| ... 



ESE&NE ... 

 E S E & S W 



S W & E by S 



S E, E & S by E 



E by S & E j 1.3 

 E & S E ' 5.6 



S W & S S W 



S S W& S S E 



1.2 



o3 o 



109.0 



70.0 

 104.4 



86.3 

 147.4 



172.9 

 222.6 



240.2 



107.6 



General aspect of the Sky. 



B to 2 a. si., v_i to 7 a. M., ^i 

 to 2 p. m. O to 4 p. m. S to 11 

 p. M. T at 2J p. m. Light R at 

 12| a. m. 3 & 4|- p. M. 



M to 6 a. si., \i & ~i to 12 

 a. m. S to 2 p. m., \i to 6 p. si., 

 ^ito 11 p. si. L from 7 to 11 p.m. 



^i to 1 a. m. B to 5 a. si., \i 

 to 8 a. si., ~i to 7 p. si., M to 

 11 p. si. L at midnight & 1 a. si. 

 Slight R at 5 & 7k p. m. 



B to 4 a. si. S to 10 a. si., ^i 

 to 7 p. si. B to 11 p. m. Light R 

 at H & 2| p. si. 



B to 3 a. m., \i to 6 a. m. S 

 to 9 a. si., ~i to 8 p. si. B to 11 

 p. si. L on W at 7£ p. m. T & D 

 between 5 & 6 p. si. 



Chiefly S. Slight Rfrom 1* to 

 3, at 6 & 9| p. si. 



Cliiefly 6. Brisk wind from 

 2§ to 6 p. m. T between 11 & 12 

 A. si. L on W at 11 p. si. Slight 

 R after intervals. 



O to 2 p. si., \i to 9 p. si., B 

 to 11 p. si., L from midnight to 



a. si. Slight R at If, 3f, 4f, 

 9 a. si., 1 & 4| p. si. 



B to 3 a. si. S to 5 a. si.,\i to 



9 A.M.,^1 to 1 P. ST. O to 5 P. ST., 



\i to 9 p. si., Vi to 11 p. si. T 

 at 1 p. si. L from midnight to 2 

 a. si. & at 11| p. si. R between 

 1 & 2 & 5 & 6 p. si. 



\i _ Cirri — i Strati, '"i Cumnli. v_i Cirro-strati, ^-i Cumnlo-strati wi Nimbi, 

 Vi Cirro-Cumuli. B clear, S stratoni, O overcast. T thunder, L Ikhtninff 

 R rain. D drizzle. P °' 



