1884.] 



of flic Bay of Bengal in 1883. 



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The following table gives the chief observations taken during the day 

 at the stations subsequently affected by the cyclone : — 





Barometer at 10 

 A. M. reduced 

 to sea level. 



Change since 10 

 A. M. previous 

 day. 



Wind direction. 



Velocity in miles 

 per hour since 10 

 A. M. previous 

 day. 



§ . 

 d o 



O iH 



6 



Rainfall at 10 a. m. 

 preceding 24 

 hours. 





Stations. 



10 A. M. 



4 p. M. 



Weather. 



Nancowry 



29-943 



+ -041 



S. 



s.s.w. 



4 



6 



0-62 





Port Blair 



29-945 



+ -003 



S. E. 



S.E. 



4 



7 



... 





Diamond Island 



29-970 



+ -033 



E. N. E. 



E. 



5 



5 



0-11 



Thunder. 



Akyab 



29-975 



+ -027 



E.N.E. 



W. 



2 



1 



... 



Fine. 



Chittagong ... 



29-994 



+ -027 



N.N. E. 



E. 



2 



1 



... 



Fine. 



Tounghoo 



Bassein 



29-969 

 20-977 



+ -081 

 + -037 



N. W. 

 E. 



N.W. 



S.E. 



? 

 4 



10 

 10 



0-02 



Threaten- 

 ing weather 

 Gloomy. 



Rangoon 



30-004? 



+ •068 



E.N. E. 



E.N.E. 



3 



10 



0-28 



Cloudy. 



Moulmein 



29-958 



+ -073 



E. 



N.NW 



2 



9 





Cloudy. 



Mergui 



29-956 



+ -015 



N. 



Calm 



1 



6 



... 



Cloudy. 



The information relating to the state of the weather in the Bay on 

 the 7th of November, contained in the logs of vessels navigating the Bay 

 at this period, is given in the following statement : — 







^ i u 



Wind. 







o 



rn) d !':::; 0) -+2 









Vessel. 



i^ 



'bcW 



'^0 







Remarks. 





W 



-§ 



^ 



1-5 



Prol 



red 



baro 



Dir. 



Force. 





Mount Stu- 

















art 



Noon 



11° 50' 



91^50' 



29-925 



E. 



... 



Passing clouds towards 

 noon, heavy rain clouds 





4 p.m. 









E. 



2 



all round, but cleared 

 away towards sunset. 





8 p.m. 









variable. 



3 



Weather unsettled- 

 looking. 





Midnt. 









S. 







KwangTung 



4 A. M. 







29-851 



S.E. 



2 







8 a.m. 







•909 



N. E. 



2 



Fine weather through- 

 out. 





Noon 



12° 33' 



93° 6' 



•943 



N. E. 



2 







4 p.m. 







•021 



N. E. 



2 



Sea smooth. 





8 p.m. 







•909 



N. E. 



2 







Midnt. 







-906 



S. W. 



2 





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