Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General' 's Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of May, 1865. 



Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 





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Prevailing direction 



General Aspect of the Sky. 







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of the Wind. 











Inches 









i 



125.8 



0.48 



S. 



(high.) 



\— i to 8 a. m. Scatd. <"»i & N — i to 4 p. m. 



overcast afterwards. Rain from 7 to 9 



2 



129.0 





s. 



& S. W. (high.) 



P. M. 



Overcast to 8 a. m. <">i to 5 p. m. Scud, 

 afterwards. Thin rain at 1 a. M. 



3 



123.0 



0.39 



s. 



& S. W. (high.) 



Overcast to 4 a. m. <"h to 10 a. m. Scud to 

 2 P. M. Overcast afterwards. Rain be- 

 tween 5 & 6 P. M. Thunder & lightning 

 from 7 to 9 P. M. 



4 



127.8 



... 



s. 



(high) & S. E. 



\— i to 4 a. m. Scatd. <">i & ^— i afterwards 

 lightning at 8 p. m. 



5 



132.7 





s. 



& S. W. 



Overcast to 9 a. m. Scatd. «i & V-i to 5 

 P. M. overcast lightning & thunder after- 

 wards. Thin rain at 6 a. m. & 7 & 8 P. M. 



6 ( 1 



) - 



s. 



E. & S. & E. 



Overcast light rain at 6, 7 & 11 P. M. thun- 







£■1.46 







der at 6 & 11 P. M. lightning at 11 P. M. 



7 





5 



Sunday. 





8 



124.0 



0.36 



S. 



E.&N. 



Overcast to 7 a. m. Scatd. A i & v — i to 6 

 p. m. v — i afterwards. Rain from 1 to 3 

 p. M. thunder at 2 p. M. 



9 



125.0 



0.62 



S. 



& S. E. & S. W. 



\-i & "i to 5 p. M. overcast afterwards. 

 Rain, thunder & lightning at 8 p. m. 



10 



126.0 



1.65 



s. 



& s. w. 



Overcast to 11 a. m. Scatd. n i & \-i to 6 

 P. M. overcast afterwards. Rain from 2 

 to 7 A. m. thunder & lightning from 1 to 



7 A. M. 



11 



120.0 



0.97 



s. 





Scatd. ^i & **— i to 5 p. m. overcast after- 

 wards. Rain at 8 & 9 p. m. thunder & 

 lightning from 7 to 10 p. M. 



12 



121.6 



0.98 



s. 



E. & E. & N. W. 



Overcast to 7 a. m. Scatd. ^i & ^-i after- 

 wards. Rain from 2 to 7 a. m. lightning 

 at midnight & 2 a. m. thunder at 2, 6 & 



7 A. M. 



13 



128.0 



» 



E 



&N. E. 



Scatd. <">i & N — i to 4 a. m. \— i to 9 a. m. 



^i to 5 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



14 







Sunday. 





15 



135.0 



S. 



E. & S. 



Cloudless to 4 A. M. \- i to 8 A. M. *"»i after- 













wards. 



16 



133.0 



0.71 



S. 



&S. E. 



Scatd. «"»i & N— i to 6 P. M. overcast after- 

 wards. Rain from 6 to 8 p. m. lightning 

 from 8 to 10 p. M. 



17 



127.0 



... 



S. 



&S. W. 



Scatd. *"»i & ^— i to 9 a. m. A i to 4 p. m. 

 overcast afterwards, lightning at 9 P. M. 



M Cirri, — i Strati, *">i Cumuli, N— i Cirro-strati, "-i Cumulo-strati, V^-i Nimbi 

 W Cirro cumuli. 



