Meteorological Observations. 



xxi 



Abstract of the "Results of the Sourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General' 's Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of March, 1859. 



Solar Eadiation, Weather, &c. 





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Prevailing direction 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



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of the Wind. 





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Inches. 







1 



137.0 



•■ 



S. &W. 



Cloudless till 7 A. m. Scatd. \-i till 1 

 p. m. cloudy till 7 p. m. cloudless 

 afterwards. 



2 



129.0 



1.46 



S. E. & S. 



Cloudless till 4 A. m. cloudy after- 

 wards ; also raining at 2 and 3 and 

 6 and 7 P. m. 



S 







N. E. & E. 



Cloudy the whole day ; also thunder- 

 ing and lightning between Midnight 

 and 2 A. M. ; also drizzling at 1 A. 

 M. and 7 and 8 P. M. 



4 



• • 



1.80 



N. E. & E. 



Cloudy the whole day ; also thunder- 

 ing and lightning at 11 A. M. and 

 constantly raining. 



5 



• « 



0.97 



N. E. & E. 



^Cloudy the whole day ; also con- 

 stantly raining ; also thundering and 

 lightning between 5 and 8 p.m. 



6 



Sunday. 









7 



" 



• • 



S. E. 



Cloudy till 7 p. M. cloudless afterwards, 

 also slightly drizzling between 1 and 

 2 P. M. 



8 



143.0 



•• 



S. E. & S. W. 



Cloudless till 11 a. m. Scatd. "i till 4 

 p. M. cloudless afterwards ; also foggy 

 between 6 and 7 A. M. 



9 



140.2 



• • 



S. & S. W. 



Cloudless till Noon. Scatd. *i till 3 p. 

 M. cloudless afterwards, also foggy 

 between 4 and 7 A. m. 



10 



131.0 



•■ 



S. & N. W. & W. 



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

 till 3 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



11 



135.0 





S. W. & S. 



Cloudy till 7 A. M. Scatd. ^-i till 11 A. 

 m. Scatd. ni till 7 p. m. cloudless 

 afterwards ; also very slightly driz- 

 zling at 1 A. M. 



12 



139.4 



•• 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. «"»i or "^-i 

 till 11 a. m. cloudless afterwards. 



13 



Sunday. 









14 



133.2 





w. & s. 



Cloudless. 



15 



132.0 





w. 



Cloudless. 



16 



138.0 





s. & w. & s. w. 



Cloudless. 



17 



136.0 





s. & s. w 



Cloudless. 



18 



139.0 



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s. & s. w. 



Cloudless till 11 a. M. Scatd. M till 3 p. 

 M. Scatd. v_i till 6 P. M. cloudless 

 afterwards. 



M Cirri, ^-i Cirro strati, ^i Cumuli, ^i Cuiuulo strati, V\-i Nimbi, 

 W Cirro cumuli. 



Strati 



