Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of tlie Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of March, 1858. 

 Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 





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Prevailing direction 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



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si 



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of the Wind. 





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Inches. 







1 



141.0 



0.22 



S. 



Cloudless till 6 P. M. cloudy afterwards 

 with little rain and thunder and 









lightning at 8 P. M. Also foggy be- 











tween Midnight and 7 A. M. 



2 



134.5 



• * 



s. w. & s. 



Scatd. ^— i and V\ i till 3 a. m. cloudless 

 till 4 p. M. Scatd. clouds afterwards 

 with little drizzling at 11 P. M. 



3 



133.0 



•• 



S. W. &N.W. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. Scatd. ^-i till 2 

 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



4 



140.0 



,. 



S. W. & W. & N. W. 



Cloudless. 



5 



138.0 



,. 



N. E. & S. W. & N W. 



Cloudless. 



6 



136.0 



*• 



S. & N. W. & 8. W. 



Cloudless till 11 A. M. cloudy till 8 P. M. 

 cloudless afterwards. Also foggy be- 

 tween 4 and 8 a. m. 



7 



Sunday. 









8 



140.8 



•• 



S. W. & N. & N. W. 



Scatd. ^-i till 6 A. M. cloudless after- 

 wards. 



9 



141.5 



•• 



w. & s. & s. w. 



Cloudless till 3 A. m. Scatd. *-i and *i 

 till 3 P. M cloudless afterwards. 



10 



138.0 





S. W. & W. 



Cloudless till 3 A. m. Scatd. clouds till 

 3 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



11 



137.0 



., 



s. w. & w. 



Cloudless. 



12 



138.0 





s. & s. w. & w. 



Cloudless till 6 A. m. Scatd. \-i till 6 

 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



13 



145.0 



•• 



s. w. & s. & w. 



Cloudless till 2 a. m. Scatd, V-i till 9 

 A. M. cloudless afterwards. 



11 



Sunday. 









15 



141.0 



, . 



W. & S. & N. 



Cloudless. 



16 



142.0 



t . 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudless. 



17 



143.0 



. 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudless. 



18 



145.0 



•• 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. W till 3 

 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



19 



136.5 



•• 



N. W. & W. 



Cloudless till 4 p. M. Scatd. V-i till 7 

 p. M. Scatd. clouds afterwards. 



20 



137.0 



•• 



N. W. & S. W. 



Cloudless till 7 A. M. SCatd. ^-i after- 

 wards. 



21 



Sunday. 









22 



137.0 





S. & S. W. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. Scatd. N-i and 

 cloudless after short intervals till 9 

 p. M. cloudy with thunder and light- 

 ning afterwards. 



23 



136.5 



• • 



s. & w. 



Cloudy with thunder and lightning and 

 drizzling at Midnight, cloudless till 



\i Cirri, ^ i cirro strati, ^i cumuli, "-i 

 W cirro cumuli. 



;uinulo strati, V\-i nimbi, — i strati, 



