Meteorological Observations. 



lxxxv 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor GeneraVs Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of April, 1856. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





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Rain. 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



m 



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R 



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o 



Inches. 







1 



137.0 



. . 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudless. 



2 



148.4 



.. 



S. or W. 



Ditto. 



3 



147.0 



.. 



S. or S. W. 



Ditto. 



4 



137.0 



.. 



S. (high 7 to 9 p. m.) 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. cloudy afterwards. 



5 



136.0 



•• 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudless. 



6 



Sunday. 







[clouds till 8 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



7 



125.6 



.. 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered thin 



8 



143.0 



. . 



S. 



Cloudless. 



9 



131.0 



.. 



S. (high at 6 P. M.) 



Cloudy till 7 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



10 



137.0 



. , 



S. 



Cloudless till 4 a. m. scattered ^i till 3 



11 



132.0 



. . 



S. (constantly high.) 



Cloudy. [p. m. cloudy afterwards. 



12 



143.0 



.. 



S. (constantly high.) 



Cloudy till Noon, cloudless afterwards. 



13 



Sunday. 







[scattered ^i afterwards. 



14 



133.0 



.. 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudy till 10 a. m., cloudless till 3 p.m. 



15 



145.7 



. . 



S. or W. 



Scattered v — i & ^i till 9 a. m. cloudless 



16 



133.2 



. . 



S. 



Scattered <">i. [afterwards. 



17 



146.0 



•• 



S. E. or S. 



Scattered n i till 2 A. M. cloudless till 7 

 a. m. various clouds till 11 A. m. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



18 



130.0 



. , 



S. (high at 10 a. m.) 



Cloudless. 



19 



20 



132.4 



Sunday. 



• • 



S. 



Ditto. 



21 



131.0 



. . 



S. 



Scattered clouds till 11 a. m. cloudless 



22 



142.0 



. . 



S, [to 11 P. M.) 



Occasionally cloudy. [afterwards. 



23 



129.0 





S. (high after 8 a.m. 



Cloudy. 



24 



128.6 



•• 



S. or S. E. (high 

 throughout the day.) 



Cloudy, also lightning 7 to 9 p. m. 



25 



131.4 





S. E. (high) or S. 



Cloudy. 



2.6 



27 



Sunday. 



0.42 



S.E. or S. orE. also a 

 N. Wester between 



11 A. M. & 1 P. M. 



[p. M. 

 Cloudy with rain between 11 a. m. to 1 



[3 P. M. 



2 b 



126.2 



0.20 



S. E. or S. 



Clouds of various kinds and raining at 



29 



147.0 



•- 



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



Cloudless till 5 a. m. clouds of vari- 

 ous kinds afterwards. 



30 



134.8 



.. 



S. 



Clouds of various kinds. 



\i Cirri, ^-i cirro strati, ^i cumuli, «-i cumulo strati, V\_i Nimbi, — i strati, 

 V»- i cirro cumuli. 



