Meteorological Observations. 



xxxvn 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General" s Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of May, 1857. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





Mi 



auge 

 bove 

 d. 







M .s 





Prevailing direction 



9 





Earn 

 5 fee 

 Gro 



of the Wind. 









Inches. 





l 



140.0 



, . 



S. 



2 



145.0 



. . 



s. 



3 



Sunday. 







4 



138.0 



.. 



s. 



5 



142.0 



, . 



s. 



6 



124.5 





S. (high.) 



7 



131.4 



2.38 



S. & S. E. (high.) 



8 



125.0 



0.88 



S. E. & S. 



9 



116.0 



1.42 



S. E. & S. 



10 



Sunday. 



0.57 





11 



130.0 



.. 



S. E. 



12 



136.0 





S. 



13 



129.0 



0.36 



S. E. & S. 



11 



130.2 



, , 



S. & N. E. 



15 



148.0 



•• 



Calm & S. 



16 



144.0 



0.08 



S. 



17 



Sunday. 



1.81 





IS 



131.8 



. . 



S. & S. E. 



19 



135.0 





s. 



2U 



125.4 



0.32 



S. E. & E. 



21 



133.0 



0.15 



N. W. & S. E. 



22 



134.8 



0.12 



N. &S. 



23 



139.0 



•• 



S. & S. E. 



24 



Sunday. 



0.80 





25 



121.0 



. . 



S. E. & S. 



2(5 



132.0 



. . 



B. 



27 



142.0 



. . 



s. w. 



2b 



133.0 



•• 



s. & s. w. 



20 



140.8 





s. 



30 



128.0 



0.44 



S. & N. E. 



31 



Sunday. 







General Aspect of the Sky. 



Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 



[afterwards. 

 Cloudless till Noon, scattered clouds 

 Cloudless. [wards. 



Cloudless till 5 A. M. scattered ^-i after- 

 Cloudy, also a gale with much rain and 



hailstones and thunder and lightning 



between 10 and 11 p. m. 

 Cloudy, also raining at 3 P, M. ; also 



raining and hailing with thunder and 



lightning at 6 P. M. [7 P. M. 



Cloudy, also raining between 3 and 



[7 A. M. 



Cloudy, also very slightly drizzling at 



Ditto ditto at 6 p. m. 



Cloudy, also raining with thunder and 



Cloudy. [lightning at 8 P. M. 



Cloudless till 5 A. m. scattered ^i till 8 

 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. scatd. ^i afterwards ; 



also little rain between 6 and 7 p. m. 



[also raining at 6 P. M, 



Cloudless till 4 a. m. cloudy afterwards ; 



Cloudless till 5 A. M. cloudy afterwards. 



Cloudy till 10 A. M. cloudless till 4 

 p. M. cloudy afterwards, also a gale 

 accompanied by rain and thunder 

 and lightning between 7 and 9 P. M. 



Cloudy, also raining at 10 and 11 P. M. 



Cloudy, also raining between 8 & 9 p. m. 



Cloudless till 10 A. m. scattered ^i till 

 3 p. M. scattered ^— i afterwards. 



[afterwards. 



Cloudless till 5 A. M. scattered clouds 



Cloudless till 4 A. M. scattered clouds 



Cloudy. [afterwards. 



Cloudless till 10 A. m.. scatd. ^-i and ^i 

 till 4 p. M. cloudy afterwards. Also a 

 N. W. gale and a little drizzling be- 

 tween i past 5 p. m. and 5' to 6 p.m. 



Cloudy till 4 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 



Cloudless till 1 p. m. scattered \i & \— i 

 till 5 P. M. cloudy afterwards. Also a 

 west gale between 6-40 & 7 p. m. and 

 likewise rain during the gale and for 

 2 hours afterwards. 



M Cirri, >— i cirro strati, 

 W cin-o cumuli. 



■i strati, 



