Meteorological Observations. XXixX 
Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 
taken at the Surveyor General’s Office, Calcutta, 
in the month of 
April 1871. 
Solar Radiation, Weather, &e. 
Date. 
16 
Max. Solar 
radiation. 
— 
So 
or 
141.8 
129.0 
139.0 
142.0 
138.0 
143.7 
147.0 
136.0 
149.0 
140.8 
145.0 
144.8 
145.0 
140.0 
128.3 
17| 145.5 
1.84 
0.04 
0,07 
WIND. 
; ny eS 
Prevailing ca’ a 5 
direction. si £| As 
eal Ayal > 
ib | Miles 
S. ... | 234.8 
S. 211.3 
S&SSE 30.0, 260.7 
SSW&S 9.6 | 336.9 | 
SSW&SW 279.6 | 
SSWé&S 180.6 
SSWe&S 224.2 
SbyE&S 194.1 
Sby W&S suit be eeah 
SbyW,SSW&Sb.E) ... | 216.0 
S&S by W 211.0 
S&SSW 215.7 
Sby W&S 217.5 
SSW&é&S 269.4 
Variable © 0.9 | 244.4 
E & Variable | 2.0 212.7 
Eby N & Variable} ... 
General aspect of the Sky. 
B. to 5 a. M., \ni to 2P. M., 
i to 5 p. m., Bto8p. M., \ni 
afterwards. L on N at 9p. M., 
D at 93 a. M. 
Clouds of different kinds to 
9 aA: M., “1 afterwards. 
S to 6 p. m., O afterwards. 
Storm from 63 to 7 vp. uw. T& 
L from 6 toll ep. m. R from 
623 to8 & at ll Pp. mM. 
\ni to8 aA. M., “ito 4P. M., 
O afterwards. High wind from 
6 to 6} p.m. TL & Rat mid- 
night, & from 5 to 7 P. M. 
Chiefly “i Lon S W at7 
P. M. 
Clouds of various kinds. 
Tat463&9p.m. L. on N. 
at 65 & 9 p.m. Light R at 4, 
7 & 82 p. M. 
Seuds to104.m. Bto8 p.m. 
\Seuds afterwards. 
Seuds to 8 a.m. “i & *\_i 
to 7 p. M. Scuds afterwards. 
Chiefly S. 
Sends to9 4a. mM. \itod5 P.M. 
iB afterwards. 
Chiefly B. 
Bito 2: ac: Wi to Shee 
'B to 2 p. mM. \i afterwards. 
Sto8a. um. B toll a.mM., 
\i to 7 p. M., B afterwards. 
Chiefly \i L from 9 to 11 
Pp. M. 
S to 9 a. m., clouds of dif- 
ferent kinds to 4 Pp. um. O to 9 
p. M. B afterwards. L at mid- 
night & 1 a. Mm. & from 6 to 8 
p.M. T from 43 to 8 P. M, 
Light R. at 93 & 10} a. w., & 
from 43 to 7 Pp, M. 
Sto 7p. M., B afterwards. 
iT from Noon to 2 vp. m. D at 
7a.m. &2P.M. 
108.2| Clouds of different kinds to 
9a. mM., “ito 7 Pp. M. B after- 
wards L from 7} to 9 p. M. 
\i Cirri,—i Strati, “i Cumuli, i Ciro-strati, ~i Cumulo-strati, i Nimbi, 
\ni Cirro-cumuli, B clear, § stratoni, O overcast, T thunder, L lightning, 
BR rain, D drizzle. 
