Meteorological Observations. 



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Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of January, 1856. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





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Rain. 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 









Inches. 







1 



New year's day. 





[p. M. 



2 



133.5 





W. or W. N. W. 



Cloudless also foggy between 8 & 1 L 



3 



133.0 



.. 



W. or N. W. 



Cloudless. [p. m. 



4 



133.0 



. . 



N. or W. 



Cloudless, also slightly foggy at 8 & 9 



5 



132.8 



•" 



Calm or W. or N. W. 



Cloudless, also foggy before sunrise and 

 [during the night. 



6 



Sunday. 









7 



131.4 



. , 



S. or S, W. 



Scattered thin clouds till 7 a. m. cloud- 



8 



131.0 



, # 



S. W. or W. 



Cloudless, [less afterwards. 



9 



129.0 



•• 



W. or S. W. 



Cloudless, also slightly foggy during the 



night. 

 Cloudless till 9 A. M. scattered ^— i till 



10 



131.0 



.. 



W. or S. W. 











4 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



11 



114.8 



• • 



S. W. or W. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. principally scat- 

 tered N — i till 6 p. m. cloudless after- 

 wards. 



12 



131.0 



•• 



W. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 11 a. m. scattered ^— i till 

 7 p. m. cloudless afterwards, and also 



13 



Sunday. 







[slightly foggy. 



14 



136.0 



• • 



S. W. 



Cloudless till 7 a.m. and foggy towards 

 the morning, scattered ^-i & M till 7 

 p. M. cloudless & foggy afterwards. 



15 



138.0 



•• 



S. W. or S. 



Cloudless the whole day, also slightly 

 foggy from midnight till sunrise. 



16 



135.0 



. . 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. cloudy till Noon, 



17 



135.7 



■ e 



S. W. or W. 



Cloudless. [cloudless afterwards. 



18 



135.0 



. » 



S. W. 



Ditto. 



19 



130.9 



'• 



W. or S. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 10 a. m. scattered *M till 

 [7 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



20 



Sunday. 









21 



130.8 



■" 



S. W. or W. 



Cloudless till 10 a. m. scattered *"»i till 

 3 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



22 



138.8 



. . 



W. or S. W. 



Cloudless. 



23 



134.0 



, . 



S. W. or W. 



Ditto. 



24 



133.0 



'• 



W. or S. W. 



Scattered M till 8 A. m. scattered ^— i 

 till 5 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 



25 



137.0 





S. W. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. scattered Mor^— i 



26 



132.8 



" 



S. W. or S. 



Various clouds. [afterwards. 



27 



Sunday. 







[drizzling at 6 a. M. 



28 



135.0 



.. 



S. or S. S. E. 



Cloudy the whole day, also thundering & 



29 



133.0 



. . 



S. W. or variable. 



Various clouds. [sunset. 



30 



135.0 





N. E. or variable. 



Cloudy, also thundering & raining after 



31 



125.0 



1.06 



N.orN. W. 



Cloudy, also thunderiug & raining before 

 sunrise. 



M Cirri, ^ i cirro strati, ^i cumuli, "-i cumulo strati, V»-i nimbi, 

 ^ i cirro cumuli. 



•l strati, 



