1849.] Kohistan of the Jullundhur , 409 



It commenced at ^ past 4 o'clock, p. m. and lasted 11| minutes. 

 When the storm was directly overhead 3 and sometimes 2 seconds only- 

 elapsed between the lightning and the thunder. The hailstones were 

 very large and looked like small balls of snow. The greater part re- 

 mained on the ground a full hour after the clouds had cleared away. 

 The clouds travelled from east to west. On the morning of the 30th at 

 a quarter of an hour after sunrise the thermometer stood as low as 

 33°, and here and there were still to be seen masses of hailstones. On 

 the morning of the 2nd of February, snow fell for two hours and 20 

 minutes. It covered the whole valley of Kangra as far as the Joala 

 range. The thermometer stood on that day as follows : — 



At 8^ a, m. (clouded and commenced snowing,). . . . 36° 



„ 9 „ still clouded, 35 



,„ 10 „ ditto ditto, 37 



„ 1 1 „ a few minutes of sunshine, 38 



„ 1 1£ „ ceased snowing (clouded,) 39 



„ 12 „ clouded, 41 



„ 1 p. m. ditto, - 41 



„ 1^ „ ditto, 49 



„ 2| „ ditto, 47 



„ 3 „ ditto, 46 



„ 3^ „ ditto, 44 



„ 4 „ ditto, 43 



„ 5| „ ditto, 42 



„ 6 „ ditto, 41 



„ 7 „ ditto, , , 40 



„ 8 „ ditto, 39 



From the above it will be seen that the thermometer indicated a 

 greater intensity of cold during the hailstorm. 



Kangra is situated in latitude 31° 57' ; Longitude 76° 4'* 

 On the following morning an hour after sunrise my thermometer was 

 standing at the freezing point ! The ground was covered with hoar 

 frost and the snowy range appeared in all its glory, free from clouds and 

 mist, and glittering with ineffable brightness. No pen could have des- 

 cribed the sublimity of the Chumba range as it then appeared clothed 

 from head to foot with its chilly mantle. 



* Vide Thornton's Gazetteer. 



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