Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of March . 1862. 



Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 



Max. Solar 

 radiation. 



Rain Gauge 

 5 feet above 

 Ground. 



o 



Inches 



140.5 





Sunday. 

 134.0 





136.0 





139.0 



... 



122.4 





135.0 





133.4 





Sunday. 





130.0 



0.11 



131.0 



... 



130.0 



... 



135.0 





136.0 





135.5 



... 



Sunday. 

 140.0 





136.0 





136.0 



... 



136.0 





137.4 





143.0 



... 



Sunday. 

 139.4 



• •• 



135.0 





135.0 





129.0 



. 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



S. 



N. & S. W. 



S. W. 



S. W. & S. 



s. 









s. 









s. 



& S. W. 







N. 



& S. E. 



& S. 





N 



& W. 







BT. 



& N. E 







B. 



&N.E. 



&N. 



W 



N. W. & N. 



E. &W. 

 W. &. S. W. 



N. W. & N. 



S. W. & N. 



N. 



S. E. & N. 



8. 

 S. 



s. & s. w. 

 s. & s. W. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



Cloudless. 



Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless till 9 A. M. Scatd. \— i & "i 



till 7 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless till 7 a. m. Scatd. clouds till 



7 P. M. cloudless afterwards ; also 

 slightly drizzling at 7 P. M. 



Scatd. V_i & nj. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. Scatd. V— i & n{ 

 till 5 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. Scatd. ^-i & ^i 

 till 3 P. M. cloudy afterwards j also 

 raining at 9 P. M. 



Cloudy till 9 a. m. Scatd. ^-i till 4 

 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 



Scatd. <">i & ^— i till 7 a. h. cloudless 

 afterwards ; also foggy at 10 & 11 p. m. 



Cloudless. 



Cloudless till 7 P. M. Scatd. ^-i after- 

 wards. 



Scatd. ^-i till 8 P. M. cloudless after- 

 wards. 



Cloudless till 1 p. M. cloudy afterwards, 

 Scatd. ^-i till 4 a. m. cloudless till 10 



a. m. Scatd. \—i till 5 p. m. cloudless 



afterwards. 

 Cloudless till 7 A. m. Scatd. M & v_i 



till 6 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless till 1 p. m. Scatd. M after- 



wards. 



Cloudless till 8 A. m. Scatd. clouds till 



8 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. <~u & V— i 



till 1 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



Cloudless. 



Scatd. <->i & \_i till 3 p. ax. cloudy af- 

 terwards. 



M Cirri, W Cirro strati, ^i Cumuli, n-i Cumulo strati, Vx-i Ninib ; — i Strati 

 'M Cirro cumuli. ' ' 



