984 A Seventh Memoir on the Law of Storms in India. [No. 131. 



Noa colly. 



Dr. Baker, Civil Surgeon of Noacolly, latitude 22° 48' N. longitude 

 91° 04' E. has forwarded to me the following report, 



I have the pleasure to furnish you with the following remarks on 

 the state of the weather in this quarter, about the period of the occur- 

 rence of the late gale in Calcutta and its neighbourhood : — 



Towards the end of May, the heat had been very oppressive. Them. 

 91° at the highest range, being higher by one degree than I have 

 ever observed it during a residence of many years at this station ; the 

 atmosphere exhibited that white hazy appearance, which, as you ob- 

 serve, is noticed in conjunction with earthquakes, and a similar ob- 

 servation was made here regarding it. 



On Friday night the 3d instant, it began to blow from the Eastward, 

 and continued increasing until it blew " half a gale" during the 4th 

 and 5th, the wind gradually veering round to the S. E., from whence 

 it continued steady for the last two days, when it subsided. The weather 

 was squally and attended with rain, not very heavy, and at no time 

 could it be said to blow a complete gale, nor had we any inundation. 



I am sorry that I cannot give you the Barometrical changes, 

 not being furnished with the necessary instrument ; nor did I 

 take any precise notes on the state of the weather during the 

 period in question ; but I can vouch for the general accuracy of 

 the above statement, from which it would appear, that the centre 

 of the gale was far to the West of this station. Noacolly is situ- 

 ated about four miles from the North shore of the great embou- 

 chure of the " Megna," and opposite to the Island of Hatteah. My 

 correspondents at Chittagong say nothing of the gale in that quarter. 

 Burrisaul is due West from Noacally, distance about fifty miles. 

 Noacolly, (Bullooah,) J. Baker, 



\bth June, 1842. Civil Surgeon. 



In reply to some inquiries, Dr. Baker adds as follows : — 



" I regret that I am unable to give the precise information which 

 you require, relative to the changes of the wind. I can only state 

 generally, that it commenced from the East, and the E. by South, blow- 





