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Notes during the Storm of the 5th and 6th October 1842. Pussewa, 12 miles E. 



of Jounpore. 



Time. 



Noon. 



6 P. M. 



Noon. 



p. M. 

 5. 30. 



A. M. 



Noon. 



P. M. 



3. 

 6. 



Midnight. 



A. M. 

 ' 3. 



7.. 

 10. 



Noon. 

 p. M. 



1. 



2. 

 3.40. 



5. 



6. 



P. M. 



6. 30. 



8. 



A. M. 



6. 



Bar. 



29.5 



29.4 



29.25 



29.1 



29.0 



29.05 



29.1 



29.15 



29.2 



29.25 



29.3 

 29.4 



Wind. 



72o 



76 



75 



E. 



'£ 



E. 



N. E. 



Remarks. 



N. 



N. 



78 

 80 



N. N. W. 



N. W. 



N.W.byW, 



W. N. W. 



W. 



W. 

 W. 



W. 



Fresh breeze, with occasional light 

 showers. 



Breeze rising. 



Strong breeze, with frequent show- 

 ers; clouds in two strata, lower 

 one driving very rapidly to W., 

 upper moving very slowly in the 

 same direction, occasional breaks 

 showing the clear sky. 



Heavy rain and breeze increasing. 



High wind and showers. 



Ditto ditto. 



Very high wind, with rain. 

 Ditto ditto, and heavy rain. 

 Strong gale, with rain. 



Gale increasing, with violent gusts, 

 which was the character of the 

 storm during the past night ; 

 many trees blown down, and in- 

 numerable branches torn off. 



Violent storm, with rain. 



Gale continuing, but sky clearing, 

 a few minutes of sunshine. Baro- 

 meter began to rise. 



Gale decreasing. 



Ditto. 



Ditto, strong breeze only. 



Light breeze. 



Ditto, low clouds driving very fast 



to S. E., heavy bank from N. W. 



round by N. to S. E, 

 Heavy rain from N. W. 



Clearing up, fresh breeze. 

 Cloudy, with very light rain. 



Clear, with pleasant breeze. 



