Meteorological Observation* 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of March 1869. 

 Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 







CD CD 

 b0 !> . 



Wind. 







O o 









<D 



Prevailing 







General aspect of the Sky. 





till 



'S . O direction. 



wi 1 



as 









o 



Inches 



[S.byW. 



Id 



Miles 





1 



120.0 





S.S.W/W.S.W.& 





106.5 



Clear to 2 a. m., W to 7 a. 

 m., 'clear to 1 p. m., ^i to 6 p.m., 

 clear afterwards. 



2 



125.0 





s. s. w. & s. w. 





150.2 



Chiefly clear. 



3 



127.0 





S. by W. 





88.6 



Clear to 2 a. m., scuds to 9 

 a. m., ^i to 7 p. m., clear after- 

 wards. Foggy at 6 a. M. Light- 

 ning at 11 p. m. 



Clouds of different kinds to 11 



4 





0.04. 



Variable . 



7.0 



212.0 















a. m., stratoni to 7 p. m., clear 















afterwards. High wind at 11| a. 















m. Thunder at 4 & 5 a.m. Light- 















ning at 4, 5 &11a. at. & sit 7 















p. m. Light rain at 4 &II5- a.m. 



5 



120.4 





s. & s. s. w. 



2.0 



118.3 



Clouds of different kinds to 

 8 a. m. ^ito 6 p. M. V\_i after, 

 wards. Brisk wind at llf p. m. 

 Thunder at 11 p. m. Lightning 

 at 10 & 11 p. M. 



6 



121.5 



1.19 



Variable. 



20.0 



116.5 



Chiefly stratoni. Storm at 10 

 p. m. Thunder at midnight & 1 

 a. m. & at 10 & 11 p. m. Light- 

 ning at midnight, & 1 a. m. & 

 from 9 to 11 p. m. Rain at mid- 

 night & at 10 & 11 p. m. 



7 



117.5 





S. E. & variable. 



0.4 



182.4 



Stratoni to 6 a. m. Vi to 6 p. 

 m. clear afterwards. 



8 



123.5 





S. E. & S. 



6.0 



116.5 



wi to 5 A. M. Vi to 11 A. M. 

 \i to 2 p. M., H. to 6 p. M. clear 

 afterwards. High wind at h. 

 20 m. Thunder & drizzled at 

 midnight. Lightning to S at 4 



& 5 A. M. 



9 



126.5 





S. & N. 





85.0 



Chiefly clear & \i. 



10 



110.0 



1.04 



S. S. E. & variable 



[& s. s. w. 



10,0 



138.4 



Clear to 4 a. m., stratoni to 8 

 a.m., overcast to 11a.m., clouds 

 of different kinds afterwards. 

 High wind from 8| to 10 a. m. 

 Foggy at 7 & 8 a. M. Thunder 

 & Lightning at 8 & 9 a. m. & at 

 8 p. M. Rain from 8| to 11 a. m. 

 & at If & 8f p. m. 



11 



125.0 





N.N.E.,W.S.W. 





95.7 



\itol0 A.M.,clearafterwards. 



J 2 



131.0 





S.byW.&S.S. W. 



0.3 



136.2 



Clear to 9 a. m., ^i to 4 p. m. 

 \i 7 to p. m., clear afterwards. 



13 



127.8 





s. s. w. 



0.2 



150.8 



Clearto4 a. m., \i & ^i after- 















wards . SI i ghtly foggy at 4&5 A . M . 



