exiv Proceedings of the Asiatic Soc. of Bengal. [N.S., XVII, 
fortnight later, when weather was continuously dry for a long 
i At the ground humidity is identical with that in the 
last case ; but above it, complete dryness prevails, and nothing 
but fine weather could be expected. 
June 14, 1916.—During the heavy rainfall of a strong 
monsoon over the whole country the record for June 14th, 1916, 
shows saturated air at the cumulus level, and again from 6 km. 
up to 8}km. This is shown here in Fig, 23. 
Oct. 2, 1915.—And lastly, in October, 1915, when on the 
2nd of the month the monsoon was ready to pass away, though 
rainy weather still prevailed, a record showed saturation at the 
level of both lower and middle cloud; while at a later stage, 
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Fig. 26. 
October 18th, the monsoon had disappeared from North India 
and humidity was very low throughout the atmosphere. 
1a. 26 shows a sample result of a balloon record, when 
interpreted by the calibration of the instrument. It indicates 
that humidity rises to saturation point, or near it, throughout 
km. to 4 
In the temperature trace the dotted second line is the record of 
descent. 
35. These are the more obvious features to be gleaned in 
a rapid glance at the records; but the temperature traces, with 
their varying gradients, give information as to season, and by 
