1832.] 



Meteorological Observations. 



11 



Most fortunately the storm came on during neap tides : had it occurred at any 

 time between the 2nd and 6th November, the tide would have risen three feet six 

 inches to four feet higher at Saugor, and the frail asylum of the fallen thatch of 

 their houses would have been swept away with most of the inhabitants. The de- 

 struction of lives would then perhaps have been as great upon the island, as it has 

 been at Kedgerte, Hidgelee, and Balasore ; and in those districts the desolation 

 would have been awful indeed. Nor it is unlikely, that the inundation might have 

 extended even to Calcutta, where the river would overflow its banks at less than 

 2.i feet, (by Mr. Kyd's tide register,) which is but 3 feet above the level it attained." 

 By the papers it appears that a most severe hurricane was experienced 

 at Manilla, a few days previous to this storm, and if the whole inter- 

 vening space could be submitted to enquiry, a connection between the 

 two might very probably be proved. 



Table I. — Winds, Rain, and aspect of the Sky, most prevalent at Calcutta, from 



three years' observations. 



MONTH. 



SON- RISE. 



NOON. 



SUN- 



SET. 



RAIN. 



Winds. 



Clouds. 



Winds. 



Clouds. 



Winds. 



Clouds. 



Inches. 



[ 



) 







N ne. 



ci. 



nw. 









January . . ■{ 



) nw. 



fogs 



NW n. 



cu. 











L 0.00 



L 



) ne. 







NW var. 



















) 



morning 



N var. 



ci. 













February < 



ne. 



fogs 



NE var. 



cir. cu. 



n.e. 



cum. 



I 0.53 



I 



d nw. 



cir. 



W var. 



cum. 



n.w. 



cum. 





f 



ne. var. 



ci. 



variable 



cum. 













March .. -s 







ci. 



SW var 



cum. st. 



s. 



cum. 



L 0.74 



I 



se. sw. 



ci. 



variable 



cum. 



s.e. 



cir. 





r 



southerly 



cum. 



SW SE 



cum. ci. 



SE 



cir. 





April .... < 



s. 



cum. 



S sw. 



cum. ci. 



SE 



cum. 



I 4.08 



I 



sw. se. 



cir. 



SE sw. 



cum. 



S var. 



cu. ci. 





r 



s. 



cum. 



S var. 



cum. 



£ s.w. 



cum. 





May . . . . < 



s. 



var. 



S sw. 



cum. str. 



<S s.e. 



cum. 



I 578 



I 



se. 



cir. 



SSE 



nim. ci. 



SE 



cum. ci. 





f 



vw. 



cum. 



SE sw. 



cum. str. 



S 



cum. str. 





June ....■< 



se. 



var. 



SE var. 



cum. str. 



SE 



n. ci. s. 



I 16.71 



1 



s. 



var. 



S calms 



cum. n. 



SE 



cum. str. 





r 



sw. se. 



cir. str. 



SE sw. 



cum. str. 



sw. 



cum. st. 





July ....■{ 



s. 



cum. str. 



var. SE 



cir. n. 



se. var. 



ci. str. 



I 8.98 



L 



se. v. 



nini. 



var. w. 



nim. cu. 



sw. var. 



ci. cu. 





f 



p. 



cum. str. 



SE 



cum. str. 



SE 



cum. str. 





August .. < 



se. 



cum. str. 



SE -s. 



cum. str. 



SE var. 



cir. str. 



I 10.41 



I 



s. ne. 



sun. str. 



SE var. 



cum. str. 



S var. 



cir. n. 





f 



se. 



cum. str. 



SE var. 



cum. str. 



SE 



cum. str. 





September < 







cum. str. 



5 var. 



cum. str. 



S sw, se. 



cir. str. 



I 6.70 



I 



s. ne. 



cir. str. 



variable 



cum. cir. 



variable 



cum. ci. 





r 



ne. se. 



cum. ci. 



E var. 



cum. 



ne. 



cum. 





October .. •< 



var. 



cum. 



NE var. 



cum. 



var. 



cum. 



L 5.84 



L 



ii. ne. 



cu. 



N e.w. 



cum. 



ne. var. 



cum. 





f 



ne. 







NE 



cum. 



NW 









November ■< 



n. 



cir. 



N var. 







var. 



cu. 



I 0.06 



I 







cir. 



NE n. 



cum. 



n.e. 



ci. 





f 



n. 







NE nw. 



cu. 



n. 









December •< 



n. 







N nw. 



cum 











y o.oo 



1 











NW ne. 



c.s. 



n.w. 









Average of Rain for three years, 59.83 



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