Meteorological Observations. 



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Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General' s Office, Calcutta, 

 m the month of March, 1856. 

 Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





5 a 









6 



o.2 

 bo 2 



M ^ 



.5 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



P 



s * 



(8 









o 



Inches. 







1 



130.0 



... 



S.or S. E. 



Cloudy till 8 a. m. scattered ^-i and ^i 

 [till 5 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



2 



Sunday. 







[cloudless afterwards. 



3 



132.3 





S. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. cloudy till 4 p. M. 



4 



134.7 





s. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. cloudy till 6 p. m. 

 [cloudless afterwards. 



5 



142.7 



... 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. scattered <"*i till 6 

 [p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



6 



135.0 



... 



S. 



Scattered clouds. 



7 



136.6 





s. 



Cloudless. 



8 



139.0 





s. 



Ditto. 



9 



Sunday. 







[6 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



10 



135.0 





s. 



Cloudless till 10 a. m. scattered ^— i till 



11 



138.7 





s. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. scattered ^i till 4 

 [p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



12 



132.0 





S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered r\[ till 6 

 [p. M. cloudless afterwards, [wards. 



13 



134,9 





S. E. or S. 



Cloudless till 8 a.m. scattered «M after- 



14 





0.16 



E. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 5 a. M. cloudy afterwards, 

 also raining & thundering &lightning 

 between 2 & 4 p. m. 



15 



126.6 



0.41 



S. E. or E. 



Cloudy with drizzling before sunrise and 

 [also rain at 4 p. m. 



16 



Sunday. 



0.52 





[rain between 5 & 6 P. m. 



17 



138.0 



0.17 



E.orN.E.orN.orW. 



Cloudy or scattered <">i also a shower of 



18 



130.0 





W. or N. E. or S. 



Clouds of various kinds. 



19 



135.0 



0.47 



S. or S. W. 



Ditto ditto, (also a N. W. gale between 

 IQh. 15m. & 10^. 47m. and rain after- 

 wards. 



20 



133.5 



0.50 



S. 



Cloudy with rain after 8 p. m. 



21 



Good Fric 



a y« 







22 



142.0 



... 



S. E. or E. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 3 a.m., cloudy or scattered 

 ^i till 5 P. m. cloudless till 9 p. m. 



23 



Sunday, 







[cloudy afterwards. 



24 



124.0 





S. 



Cloudy. [scattered *M afterwards. 



25 



128.0 





s. 



Cloudy till 9 A.M.scattered^-itill4 p.m. 



26 



148.4 





S. or S. E. or N. E. 



Cloudless till 8 A. M. scattered *i till 7 

 [p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



27 



132.0 





S. E. or S. W. or S. 



Cloudless till 1 p. m. scattered ^i after- 

 [wards, [p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



28 



145.0 



... 



S. or S. W. or S. 



Cloudless till 11 a. m. scattered -°>i till 4 



29 



147.0 





S. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 2 a. m. cloudy till 8 a. m. 

 [cloudless afterwards. 



30 



Sunday. 









31 149.0 



... 



S. 



Cloudless. 



M Cirri, ^-i Cirro Strati, «i Cumuli, »vi Cuinulo Strati, V*-i Nimbi. — i Strati, 

 V* i Cirro Cumuli. 



