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heat, at that time at Almorah, there was a difference in our favor of 

 15 degrees. The highest point of ground in the Cantonments of 

 Almorah is, I may mention, about 5,500 feet above the sea. 



J. H. BATTEN. 



STORM REPORT, Deesa near Poonah, 4th July 1842. 

 Extract from the Meteorological Register, 2nd or Queen's Royal Re- 

 giment, for June 1842. 



Date. 



2. 



6 A. 



3 p. 

 6 p. 

 9 p. 



6 A. 



3 p. 

 6 p. 

 9 p. 



Hour. 



6 A. M. 

 3 P. M. 

 6 P. M. 

 9 P. M. 



6 A. M. 

 3 P. M. 

 6 P. M. 



9 P. M. 



M. 



6 A 



3 P. M. 



6 P. M. 



9 p. w. 



Ther. 



Wind.) 



Weather. 



S. W. Morning overcast; watery to the S. W., soft breeze. 



S. W. Mid-day, fresh breezes 

 97 S. W. Clear (fresh or strong breezes may be here supposed.) 

 S6 West High winds with dust. 



86 South Overcast, fresh soft breeze with watery fleecy clouds. 

 97 South High winds, with volumes of dust. 



95 S. W. Ditto. 



92 N. W. Fresh breezes and clear. 



[clouds. 



South Few drops of rain at 4 a. m., overcast watery bank and 

 97 South Fresh breezes, (cloudy may be here supposed.) 



97 South Squally, clouds to the Southward 



93 South Hard gales and squalls,* with heavy dark clouds and 



[volumes of dust. 



South Fresh breezes and cloudy. 



96 S. W. Ditto. 



95 South Banks. 



94 S. E. Strong gales and clear. 



86 South Fresh breezes and cloudy, 



98 South Strong breezes and cloudy. 



97 South Light banks. 

 94 South Strong gales. 



86 South Strong breezes, and very cloudy. 



96 South Ditto ditto. 

 96 South Banks and clouds. 

 92 S. W. Strong gales. 



S. W. Fresh soft breezes, and very cloudy. 



S. W. Strong breezes. 



94 S, W. Thick dust, haze, strong breezes 



91 S. W. Fresh gales. 



Full Moon.— From this period the wind continued 

 in the S. W. for more than a week, with the usual 

 weather of the season. 



K. B. A. HUNTER, 



Assistant Surgeon, in Medical charge 2nd or 

 Queen's Royal Regiment. 



N. B.— The direction of the wind not to be depended upon exactly to a point, and 

 any change of direction between the periods of observation not noticed. 



During the hot season, high winds from the S. and S. W. always darken the air, 

 more or less, with dust, and particularly at the commencement of the S. W. monsoon. 



* This was so heavy, that we entertained great fears at the time for the Shipping in Bombay and 

 on the East coast. 



