Meteorological Observations. xiii 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General *s Office, Calcutta* 



in the month of February, 1859. 



Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 



3 § 



141.0 

 141.6 

 141.0 

 135.0 

 140.0 



129.0 



142.3 



140.0 

 136.4 



136.5 



140.0 



Sunday. 



135.6 



139.0 

 139.0 

 1360 

 140.0 



139.0 



Sunday. 

 147.0 



140.0 

 131.5 

 139.4 



be t> 



-k 03 3 



VO 



Inches. 



0.66 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



N. & S. W. & S. 



s. w. & w. 

 s. w. & w. 



W. & N. W. 



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



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



S. 



S. 



S. &S. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



E. &E. 



N. E. & N. & S. 



N. E. 



N. 



N. &W. 

 N. & W. 

 W. & S. & N. 

 W. & N. W. 



s. w. & s. 



s. &w. 



S. & S. E. 



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

 S. & S. E. 



also foggy between 3 and 10 

 also foggy between 2 and 7 



Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 



Cloudless, 



A. M. 



Cloudless, 



a. M. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless till 6 a. m. Scatd. M and ^— i 



till 6 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless till 5 a.m. Scatd. M and ^— i 



till 2 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. \— i till 11 



A. M. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless. 

 Cloudless till 8 A. M. Scatd. \— i and ^i 



till 1 P. m. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless till 7 a. m. Scatd. ^i till 3 



P. M. cloudless afterwards ; also foggy 



between 3 and 7 a. m. 



Cloudy till 7 a. m. cloudless after- 

 wards ; also slightly drizzling be- 

 tween midnight and 1 a. m. 



Scatd. clouds till 8 a. m. cloudless 

 afterwards. 



Cloudless till 5 a, m. Scatd. ^-i till 2 

 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 



Cloudless till Noon. Scatd. ^i till 9 p. 

 M. cloudless afterwards ; also a S. 

 E. gale with thunder, lightning and 

 rain between 7h. 20m. and 7h. 40m. 

 P. M. 



M Cirri, \-i Cirro strati, ^i Cumuli, 'M Cumulo strati, Wi Nimbi, 

 W Cirro cumuli. 



Strati, 



