Meteorological Observations. 



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Abstract of the Results of the Sourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of May, 1859. 

 Solar Radiation, 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 



Sunday. 









2 



137.0 



•• 



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



Cloudless till Noon. Scatd. «"*i till 6 P. 

 M. cloudless afterwards. 



3 



140.0 



•• 



S.&S.E. 



Cloudless till 8 A. M. Scatd. r\\ till 4 P. 

 M. cloudless afterwards. 



4 



139.9 



1.36 



S. 



Cloudless till 3 a. m. Scatd. clouds till 

 3 P. M. cloudy afterwards ; also raining 

 & thundering & lightning between 6 

 & 9 P. M. 



5 



124.0 



•• 



S. E. 



Scatd. clouds or cloudy the whole day ; 



also thundering at 2 p.m. 



G 



129.9 



•• 



S. E. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. Scatd. <">i & \- i 

 afterwards. 



7 



125.0 



0.26 



S.E. 



Scatd. clouds till 2 p. M. cloudy till 7 

 p. M. Scatd. \i & ^— i afterwards ; also 

 raining & thundering & lightning be- 

 tween 3 & 6 P. M. 



8 



Sunday. 









9 



148.0 



•• 



S. & S. E. & calm. 



Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. ^-i & ^i 

 afterwards. 



10 



136.2 



•• 



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



Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. «i after- 

 wards. 



11 



139.2 



•• 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudless till Noon. Scatd. ^i till 4 p. 

 m. cloudy till 8 p.m. Scatd. ^-i after- 

 wards. 



12 



140.2 



•• 



S. E. & S. 



Scatd. clouds till 7 A. M. ; cloudless till 

 Noon Scatd. ^— i &c. afterwards. 



13 



142.6 



•• 



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



Cloudless till 3 A. M. Scatd. m & ^-i 

 till 5 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



14 



138.0 



•• 



S. &E. 



Cloudless till 11 a. m. Scatd. n — i till 3 P. 

 M. cloudy afterwards. 



15 



Sunday. 









10 



142.8 



• • 



N. & S. & E. 



Scatd. clouds till 6 A. m. cloudless till 1 

 p. M. Scatd. ^i till 8 P. M. Scatd.^-i 

 afterwards. 



17 



138.9 





S. 



Cloudless till 3 A. M. Scatd. ^-i till 7 

 a. m. cloudless till 11 a. M. Scatd.^-i 

 till 3 p. M. cloudy afterwards ; also 

 thundering at 7 P. M. 



18 



129.8 



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S.&E. 



Scatd. clouds of various kind. 



19 



130.4 



•■ 



S. 



Scatd. clouds of various kind till 7 P. M. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



20 



129.0 



•• 



s. 



Scatd. clouds till 7 A. m. Scatd. M & 

 \— i till 4 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



M Cirri, \— i cirro strati, <^i cumuli, ^-i cumulo strati, s ^-i nimbi, — i strati, 

 V*i ciiTO cumuli. 



