XXII 



Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

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

 in the month of August, 1859. 

 Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 



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Rain Gauge 

 5 feet above 

 Ground. 



o 



Inches. 



•• 



0.48 



122.0 



• • 



.. 



0.40 



.. 



0.36 



Sunday. 



0.48 

 0.12 



122.5 



0.37 



• • 





Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



S. E. 



E. & N. E. 



E. & S. E. 



E.&S. 



E. 



S. & S. E. 

 S. W. & S. & calm. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



Cloudy till 7 P. M. cloudless afterwards ; 



also raining at Midnight & 7 A. M. 

 Cloudy, with slight drizzling at 1 & 3 



A. M. 

 Cloudy ; also drizzling after intervals 



in the afternoon. 

 Cloudy, with constant drizzling in the 

 forenoon. 



Scatd. V-i till 5 A. M. cloudy afterwards 

 with drizzling at 1 & 5 & 8 P. M. 



Cloudy, with rain between 3 & 5 A. M. 

 and slight drizzling at 7 P. M. 



Scatd. clouds of various kinds. 



