Meteorological Observations. 



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Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of August 1875. 



Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 



Max. Solar 

 radiation. 



ci O ^3 



2 5 ! 



Wind. 



Prevailing 

 direction. 





.r- CJ 



Pi ID 



General aspect of the Sky. 



9. 



1] 



12' 

 13 







Inches 





0.61 



126.5 



1.21 



130.0 



0.50 



131.7 



0.44 



100.0 



0.12 



138.0 



0.37 



141.5 



0.37 



136.7 



0.07 



] 44.0 



0.33 



142.4 



0.03 



143.6 



0.20 



147.0 





143.3 





S W & S S w 



s s w & s w 



s w & s s w 

 s w & s 



s s w& s w 



S E & S S E 



tb 



0.5 

 2.0 



0.8 

 0.3 



1.3 



E S E & S SE 5.0 



S E &SSE 



S E, S by E & S 



S S E & S 



SbyE.S&SbyW 



S, E & S S W 

 S 



1.2 



0.8 



0.3 



Miles 

 208.2 

 248.9 



249.0 

 125.3 



109.9 



87.1 



230.9 



195.2 



171.3 

 144,0 



129.1 



01,1 



83.0 



O. Slight R after intervals. 



O t-> 8 a. m., ~i to 3, O to 11 

 p. m. Brisk wind from 12 to 6| 

 p. m. T & L between 5' & 6 p. m. 

 11 at 1 & 6 a. m., & from 4| to 



11 P. M. 



O. E after intervals. 



O to 7 a. m., Vi to 12, ^i to 

 5, S to 11 p. m. E from 2 to 6 

 a. m., & at 2| p. M. 



\i & \_ i to 8 a. m. O to 11 

 p. m. Tat 10h a. m. & 11 P. M. 

 L at 8, 10 & 11 p. m. SlightR 

 from 10f a.m. to 1 , at 10 & 1 1 p.m. 



Chiefly O. T from midnight 

 to 2 a. m. L from midnight to 4 

 A. M. B after intervals. 



O to 3, Scuds to 8 a. M. '"i to 

 8, \i to 11 p. m. li from 12f to 

 1| & at 4| p. m. 



Scuds to 8 a.m., ^ito 11 P. M. 

 T at 1| p.m. Slight E at 11| a.m. 

 li 2.i, 8& 10 p. m. 



Chiefly ~i. T at 11J A. m. 

 Slight E after intervals. 



\i to 2 a.m., ^i to 4, \i to 11 

 p. m. T & L at 2h a. m. Light It 

 at H-, 6|, 9f &-10| a.m. 



B to 4, Vi to 7 a. m., ^i to 1 



O to 3, si to 9, \ i to 11 p. m.T 



at 1, 1|& 5 p.m. Slight B at 11 

 a. m., 12| & 2 p. m. ' 



\i to 4, B to 7 a. m., ^i to 5, 

 \i to 9, B to 11 p. m. 



B to 5, \i to 9 a. m.. ~i to 7, 

 -i to 11 p. m. Sheet L from 6.V 

 to 8 & at 11 J- p. m. 



v iCirri, — i Strati, '"'i Cumuli, \__i Cirro-strati, 'v-i Cumulo-strati, V\_i Nimbi, 

 Vi Cirro, cuinuli-B clear, S stratoni, O overcast, T thunder, L lightning, 

 R. rain, D, drizzle. 



