Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of May 1869. 

 Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 





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Wind. 







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C3 +3 Sh 







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Prevailing 





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General aspect of the Sky. 



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direction. 



53 CC 



'MM 







O 



Inches 





lb 



Miles 





1 



128.5 





S.S.W.&variahle. 





100.7 



\ito4A.M., stratoni afterwards. 



2 



137.7 



0.24 



s. s. w. & s. 



0.8 



116.4 



Clear to 10 a. m., ^i after- 

 wards. Lightning at 8 &llp. m. 

 Thunder & rain at 11 p. m. 



3 



130.5 



0.66 



S. byE.&S. 



6.6 



242.6 



Stratoni to 3 a. m., Vi to 9 

 A. M., clear to 6 p. m.,' clouds of 

 different kinds afterwards. High 

 wind from 9f to 10J p. m. Light- 

 ning at midnight&from8to Up. 

 m. Thunder at 11 p. m. Rain at 



10&11P. M. 



4 



129.0 



0.02 



S,S.byE. & S.S.E. 



3.0 



318.0 



Vd to 7 a. m., ^i to 5 p. m., 

 stratoni afterwards. Brisk wind 

 from 6f a. m. to 5| p. m. Light- 

 ning at 7, 8 & 11 p. m. Thunder 

 & light rain at 8 p. M. 



5 



131.0 





Variable. 



1.0 



248.0 



Clouds of different kinds. 

 Lightning at midnight & 8 p. m. 



6 



131.3 





S. 



8.8 



282.7 



Chiefly ^i. High wind & 

 drizzled at 9h. 20m. p. m. Light- 

 ning from 9 to 11 p. M. 



7 



131.0. 





S. by E. & S. 





194.3 



Chiefly clear. 



8 



133.5 





S.byW. &S. 



i".6 



242.9 



Chiefly clear. Brisk wind 

 from 8 a. m. to 6^ p. m. 



9 



132.5 





S. by W. & S. 



2.8 



335.9 



Clear to 4 a. m., scuds to 11 

 a. m., clear to 5 p. m., stratoni 

 afterwards. Brisk wind at 12| 

 &from5|to8p.M. & at llf p. M. 



10 



132.0 





s. s. w. 



1.1 



355.0 



Chiefly clear. Brisk wind 

 from 8 to 11 a. m. 



11 



134.0 





S.S.W. & S.byW. 





287.5 



Clear. 



12 



134.3 





s.s.w.&s. 



1.5 



224.0 



Chiefly clear. Brisk wind 

 from 6f to 8i p. M. 



13 



131.5 





s. & s. s. w. 





251.8 



Chiefly clear. 



14 



134.0 





S. & S. by W. 





188.7 



Clear to 7 a. m., ~i to 2 p.m., 

 clear afterwards. Lightning to 

 JS". W. at 9 & 10 p. m. 



15 



135.0 





S. & S. by E. 





167.8 



Clouds of different kinds. 

 Lightning to W at 11 p. m. 

 Overcast. Strong wind from 



16 





2.09 



ESE,E.&N.N.W. 



17.5 



237.7 















8J a. m. to 11| p.m. Rain at 1 















a.m. & from 4| a. m. to 11 p. m. 



17 



132.0 





w. s.w.&s.w. 



2.5 



488.7 



Overcast to 6 A. m., clouds 

 of different kinds afterwards. 

 Brisk wind & slight rain at 

 midnight & 1 A. M. Lighining 

 to S E at 7 & 8 p. m. 















