Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General 9 s Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of October, 1859. 



Solar Eadiation, Weather, &c. 



<0 



ft 



U 



a 2 



Eain Gauge 

 5 feet above 

 Ground. 



1 



o 

 139.6 



Inches. 

 0.16 



2 

 3 



Sunday. 



0.80 



4 



•• 



0.79 



5 



•• 



1.37 



6 



•• 



•• 



7 



141.7 



.. 



8 



.. 



• • 



9 



10 



11 



Sunday. 

 129.3 



1.59 

 0.25 



12 



136.0 



.. 



13 



134.0 



.. 



14 

 15 



135.0 



. . 



16 



17 



Sunday. 

 138.2 



, , 



18 



140.0 



.. 



19 



135.2 



• • 



20 



140.0 



•• 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



S. & N. E. & E. 



S. E. 



E. &S. 



S. E. & S. & E. 



S. 



S.&W*. 



N. & N. E. 



S. E. & N. E. 

 N. & N. E. 



N. & N. W. 



B". & N. W. & W. 



s. w. & w. 

 w. 



N. W. & N. 



W. &N. 



N. & W. & N. W. 



W. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. ^i till 2 

 p. m. cloudy till 6 P. m. cloudless 

 afterwards j also drizzling at 3 & 4 



P. M. 



Scatd. \—i till 8 A. M. cloudy after- 

 wards ; also drizzling at 9 A. M. & 

 Noon & 5 & 7 p. M. 



Cloudy the whole day with thunder & 

 lightning at 11 P. M. ; also rained 

 incessantly between 4 A. M, & 3 P. M. 



Cloudy ; also constantly raining between 

 Midnight & 5 A. M. ; also at 1 & 8 & 

 9 p. M. 



Scatd. M & v_i till 8 A. M. cloudy till 

 6 p. M. Scatd. i\ & \— i afterwards ; 

 also slightly drizzled between 1 & 2 

 p. M. 



Cloudy, ; also drizzled]at 6 A. m. & 3 



P. M. 



Cloudy the whole day with lightning 

 at 4 A. i. ; also drizzled at 10 p. m. 



Cloudy ; also raining at 5 & 6 A. M. 



Cloudless till 6 A. M. Scatd. v_i & nf 

 till 9 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 



Scatd. ^-i & ^i till 5 p. m. cloudless 

 afterwards. 



Cloudless till 8 A. M. Scatd. clouds till 

 6 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



Scatd. clouds. 



Cloudless till 6 A. M. Scatd. clouds af- 

 terwards ; also drizzled at 1 p. m. 



Cloudless till 8 A. M. Scatd. ^i till 5 



P. M. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless till 8 a. m. Scatd. ^-i & ^i 



till 6 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless till 6 A. M. Scatd. N-i & ^i 



till 6 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 

 Cloudless till 11 a. m. Scatd. ^i till 5 



P. M. cloudless afterwards. 



M Cirri, \-i Cirro strati, 

 W Cirro cumuli. 



>i Cumuli, *M Cumulo strati, ^-i Nimbi, — i Strat i 



