Meteorological Observations. 



xxi 



Abstract of the "Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor GeneraVs Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of August, 1859. 

 Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 





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& 9. -5 









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6^2 



Prevailing direction 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



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•I J g 



of the Wind. 





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s h 



£oO 













Inclies. 







1 



" ( 



11.56) 

 1.70J 



S. W. & S. 



Cloudy ; also constantly raining. 



2 





0.14 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudy ; also constantly raining. 



3 



•'• 



0.46 



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



Cloudy ; also drizzling in the morning 

 & raining between 9 & 11 P. M. 



4 



*• 



0.32 



s. 



Cloudy ; also constantly drizzling. 



5 



•• 



•• 



s. & s. w. 



Cloudy ; also drizzling very slightly at 



11 A. M. 



6 



119.6 



*• 



s. w. & s. 



Cloudy till 7 A. M. Scatd. ^-i till 2 p. 

 M. cloudy afterwards ; also drizzling 

 between 6 & 8 p. m. 



7 



Sunday. 



0.74 







8 





0.14 



s. 



Cloudy ; also occasionally drizzling. 



9 



135.0 



0.32 



S. & S. W. & W. 



Cloudy ; also raining between 6 & 7 



P. M. 



Cloudy ; also very slightly drizzling 



10 



.. 





s. w. & s. 











between 10 & 11 P. m. 



11 



•• 



0.70 



w. 



Cloudy with heavy rain at 1 & 3 p. m. ; 

 also slightly drizzling now and then. 



12 



. , 



0.38 



s. w. & s. 



Cloudy with occasional drizzling. 



13 



125.0 





S. & S. E. 



Cloudy with occasional drizzling. 



14 



Sunday. 



0.12 







15 



121.5 



•• 



s. 



Clouds of various kinds till 6 p. m. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



1G 



135.0 



m m 



s. & s. w. 



Scatd. clouds. 



17 



•• 



•• 



S. & S. E. 



Cloudy ; also very slightly drizzled bet- 

 ween 9 & 10 P. M. 



18 



.. 



0.40 



s. 



Cloudy, with rain at Noon & 6 P. ir. 



19 



125.4 



•• 



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



Scatd. clouds, with slight drizzling at 



2 & 11 P. M. 



20 



•• 



1.57 



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



Cloudy, with drizzling between Mid» 

 ■ night & 2 A. M. & also raining be- 

 tween 2 & 4 r. M. 



21 



Sunday. 









22 



" 



0.46 



S. &S. E. &E. 



Cloudy till 6 p. M. cloudless afterwards ; 

 also raining between Noon & 3 P. M. 



20 







S. E. & E. 



Cloudy till 7 P, M. cloudless afterwards ; 

 also slightly drizzling at Noon & 2 



P. M, 



M Cirri, ^-i Cirro strati, "i Cumuli, M Cuinulo strati, V\-i Nimbi, — i Strati 

 V>i Cirro cumuli. 



* Fallen on the 31st July and 1st August (ill 8 a. m. 



