Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of May, 1862. 



Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 





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Prevailing direction 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



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of the Wind. 





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Inches 







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116.6 





S. 



Cloudy till 9 A. M. Scatd. \-i & r>i. till 

 6 P. M. cloudy afterwards ; also slight- 

 ly drizzling at 5 a. M. & between 

 8 & 9 p. Jt. 



2 



127.0 



... 



S. & S. E. 



Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. clouds till 

 7 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



3 



131.3 



0.56 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudless till 4 A. M. Scatd. ^i & V-i 

 till 6 P. M. cloudy afterwards ; also 

 raining between 9 & 11 p. M. 



4 



Sunday. 









5 



130.0 



0.96 



S. & S. E. 



Cloudless till 6 A. M. Scatd. V-i till 6 

 p. m. cloudy afterwards ; also raining 

 at 10 P. M. 



6 



... 



1.26 



S. & 1ST. W. 



Cloudy till 5 P. M. Seatd.^— i afterwards ; 

 also raining at 3 & 4 & between 6 & 7 



7 



132.5 



... 



S. & S. E. 



A. M. 



Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. <*>{ till 6 P. M. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



8 



130.7 





S. 



Seated clouds. 



9 



135.0 



... 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudless till 5 A. M. Scatd. ^-i & ^i 

 afterwards ; also slightly drizzling 

 between 6 & 7 P. at. 



LO 



123.5 



... 



s. 



Cloudless till 10 A. M. Scatd. <~>i & ^-i 

 afterwards. 



LI 



Sunday. 



0.60 







L2 



135.5 





S. E. & S. & S. W. 



Cloudless till 8 A. M. Scatd. ^i till 5 

 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



L3 



136.5 



... 



S. 



Cloudless till 10 A. M. Scatd. ^i till 6 

 p. M. ; cloudy afterwards. 



L4 



127.0 



... 



S. & S. E. 



Cloudless till 8 A. M. Scatd. ^i & ^-i 



afterwards. 



L5 



... 



0.12 



E. & S. E. 



Cloudless till 5 A. M. cloudy afterwards ; 

 also thunder & lightning between 8 

 & 11 p. M. & raining at Noon, 2 & 



9 P. M. 



LG 



134.0 





S. & S. E. 



Scatd. ^-i & ^i. 



L7 



133.0 



,.. 



S. &E. 



Cloudless till 8 A. M. Scatd. V-i & ^i 

 till 7 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 



18 

 19 



Sunday. 

 130.5 





S. E. & S. 



Scatd. ^-i till 8 A. M. Scatd. m till 6 

 p. m. cloudy afterwards ; also slight- 

 ly drizzling between 7 & 8 P. M, 



M Cirri, v_i Cirro strati, '"'i Cumuli, "-i Cumulo strati, Vv-i Nimbi, 

 Vvi Cirro cumuli. 



-i Strati, 



