Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of January 1869. 

 Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 





U ■ 



05 05 



Wind. 















6 



Prevailing 



05 



£>•# 



rg o 



General aspect of the Sky. 



R 



P3 rH 



direction. 



^H 05 









O 



Inches 





ft 



Miles 





1 



115.2 





E. & W. S. W. 





40.4 



Clear. Slightly foggy from 

 midnight to 2 a. m., & from 6 

 to 11 P. M. 



2 



111.5 





S.W. & variable. 





29.2 



Clear. Slightly foggy from 4 

 to 8 a. m., & from 8 to 11 p. m. 



3 



112.0 





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





37.0 



Clear to 5 a. m., scatd. <^i 

 & V-i afterwards. Foggy from 

 midnight to 8 a. m. Light rain 



























at llf p. m. 



4 



120.0 





Variable. 





49.3 



W to 4 A. m., ^i to 5 P. M., 

 clear afterwards. 



5 



110.6 





S.byE. &N.W. 





56.7 



^i to 5 a. m., stratoni to 11 a. 

 m., ^i to 4 p. M., clear after- 

 wards. Slightly foggy at 8 & 9 



6 



111.2 





E.KE.&N.NW. 





16.6 



Clear. Slightly foggy at 9 p.m. 



7 



116.2 





N.N,E.&N.byE 





169.7 



Clear.Foggy from 7 to 11 p.m. 



8 



114.8 





N.E. & S.S.W. 





57.0 



Clear. Slightly foggy from 7 

 to 10 P. M. 



9 



113.4 





WNW& W by S. 





40.0 



Clear. Foggy at 9 & 10 p. m. 



10 



111.0 





E.N. E & variable 





45.5 



Chiefly clear. Slightly foggy 

 from 7 to 11 p. m. Two sharp 

 shocks of earthquake were 

 felt at 4 h. 43|m. p. m. 



11 



117.4 





S. S. E. 





42.4 



Clear to 6 a. m., scatd. M to 

 6 p. m., clear afterwards. Foggy 

 from 7 to 9 p. m. 



12 



109.5 





S. S.E. & S.E. 





18.7 



Clear to 6 a. m., scatd. \i to 

 5 p.m., clear afterwards. Slight- 

 ly foggy at 8 & 9 p. m. 



Chiefly clear. 



13 



113.2 





S. byE& S. S.E 





62.1 



14 



113.5 





S.W.& N. 





50.0 



Scatd. ^i to 4 p. m., clear 

 afterwards. 



15 



116.5 





NNE,&N.byW. 



0.4 



158.7 



Clear. 



1(3 



114.0 





N.W. & N. by E. 





151.3 



Clear. 



17 



116.0 





W,N. W. &NW. 





106.2 



Clear. 



18 



115.5 





W.N. W. & S.W. 





99.9 



Clear to 1 p. m., scatd. M 

 afterwards. 



19 



112.5 





SW,WNW&WS. 

 [W. 





49.7 



Clear to 10 a. m., scatd. \i 

 to 6 p. M., clear afterwards. 

 Slightly foggy at 7 a. m. 



Clear. 



20 



111.5 





S. s. w. & w. 





41.3 



21 



119.4 





S by W. & S.SW. 





54.6 



Clear.Foggy from 1 to 8 a.m. 



22 



118.6 





S S. W. &S by W 





157.3 



Chiefly clear. 



23 



121.0 





SbyW,SW& SSW 





168.6 



Clear. 



2:1 



120.8 





S.S.W, S.W.&S 





158.8 



Clear to 3 p. M., scatd. \i 

 afterwards. 



