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



1st June. — Hot weather with fresh breeze from the N. E., squalls 

 and rain at times from the Eastward. Every thing announcing a 

 change of weather and the setting in of the rains. Barometer from 

 29.594 to 29.494, thermometer 84° to 82°. 



2nd June. — Bad weather in squalls with rain at times, and blowing 

 fresh from N. West to East, Barometer 29.394, very cloudy, the wind 

 at times falling almost to a calm. At 1 1 a. m. worse weather, Barome- 

 ter 29.294. Rain at times, thermometer 80°. 



3rd June. — Worse weather, heavy squalls from the N. E., and at 6 

 in the morning Barometer 29.194 and falling, Thermometer 80° blow- 

 ing hard with heavy squalls from N. E. to N. N. E., every thing 

 announcing a storm, heavy clouds flying from N. to South. 



Barometer. 



At 8, very heavy squalls from N. E 29.094 



28.994 



28.894 



28.794 



28.694 



28.644 



28.494 



28.394 



., 28.344 



28.344 



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10, 





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Noon 





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Between £ past 5 and £ past 6 was the heaviest of the hurricane. 

 It was then blowing tremendously heavy in squalls from the N. E. 

 At 7-15, the barometer began to rise, being at 28.396, the wind terri- 

 ble and in gusts with longer intervals, but its violence undiminished. 

 At 8-15, the same gusts, as strong but less frequent from N. E. to 

 N. N. E., barometer 28.494, thermometer 78°. 



Barometer. 



9-15, the same, 28.594 



11-15, ditto 28.894 



4th June. — 2 a. m. weather more moderate, winds variable, and 

 light from N. N. E. to S. W., with drizzling rain, cloudy and heavy 

 scud driving up from the Southward to the North. At 4 a. m. blow- 

 ing strong in short but heavy squalls from the S. W. Thermometer 

 78°. At 6, blowing very hard with terrible squalls from the S. W. 



