Meteorological Observations. 



lxxix 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of October 1869. 

 Solar Radiation, "Weather, &c. 





S A 



be > . 



Wind. 







-3 g 



si o 1-3 







6 



Prevailing 



o 

 M % 



V3 O 



General aspect of the Sky. 



P 







direction. 



4j i 



P~ 











Inches 





lb 



Miles 





1 



133.5 





S. by E. & S.S.E, 





87.9 



\i to 8 a. m., ~i to 6 p. m., 

 clear afterwards. Drizzled at 5| 



2 



133.4 





E, S.E. & S. byE. 





92.2 



P. M 



Chiefly ^i.Drizzledat4.p.M. 



3 



134.0 





S.byE,E.byS.&S. 





132.0 



Clear to 7 a. m., ^i to 6 p.m., 

 clear afterwards. Thunder at 

 12| A. M., & 2 P. M. Drizzled 



at 21 p. m. 



4 



134.5 





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





108.9 



Clear to 8 a. m., ~i to 7 p.m., 

 clear afterwards. Lightning to 

 S. at 6i p. m. 



5 



131.8 





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





61.4 



Clear to 7 a. m., '"H to 5 p.m., 

 clear afterwards. 



6 



133.2 





S. S. E. &S.E. 





143.6 



Clear to 6 a. m., ^i to 6 p. m., 

 clear afterwards. Lightning to 



W. at 8 & 9 p. m. 



7 



133.0 



0.20 



E. & variable. 



4.0 



160.1 



Clear to 5 a. m., \i & ~i to 

 6 p. m., overcast afterwards. 

 Brisk wind from 9 to 11 p. m., 

 Bain at 7 & 11 p. m. 



8 





1.49 



S. S.E. & S.E. 



9.0 



475.9 



Overcast to 6 p. m., stratoni 

 afterwards. Strong wind & rain 

 from midnight to 5J a. m. 

 Drizzled at 6 & 8 a. M., & at 3 



9 



125.0 





S. E. & S.S.E. 





155.2 



P. M. 



. Stratoni to 5 a. m., ^i to 12 

 a. m., stratoni to 6 p. M., clear 

 afterwards. Thunder at 11 and 

 12| a. M. Lightning at 3 a. m. 

 & 11 p. m. Drizzled at 3| p. m. 



10 



134.0 



0.04 



S.S.E, &S. byE. 





64.4 



Clear to 6 a. M.,^i to 6 p.m.,. 

 clear afterwards. Lightning at 

 midnight & 1 a. m. & at 10 P.M., 

 Slight rain at 2 p. m. 



11 



134.0 





S.byE.&S.S.E. 





54.8 



Clear to 7 a. M.,ri to 4 p.m., 

 clear afterwards. Drizzled at 2\ 



12 



131.0 





S. S. E. & S.byW 





56.2 



P. M. 



^i &\i to 6 p. M., clear after- 

 wards. Lightning to E at 7 P. M. 



13 



132.4 



0.16 



S.byW.& variable 





63.0 



\i to 7 a. m., °i to 6 p. m., 

 overcast afterwards. Thunder 

 at 8, 9 & 10 p. M. Lightning at 

 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 p. m. Slight rain 

 at 10|- a.m. & 4 p. m. & from 9 

 to 11 P. M. 



U 



131.5 





S.W.&N.N.W 





77.0 



Clouds of different kinds to 2 

 p. M., clear afterwards. 



