Meteorological Observations. 



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Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor GeneraVs Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of May, 1856. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. (Continued.) 



CD 





g 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



P 



CO as 



B3 









O 



Inches. 







1 



133.0 



1.09 



S. E. or S. 



M & \— i & «i ; also rain at 10 & 11 p. m. 



2 



1290 





S. E. or S. 



Cloudy till 7 P. M., cloudless afterwards. 



3 



123.0 



0.72 



S. E or S. (high) 



Cloudy with much rain between Noon & 



[Sunset. 



4 



Sunday. 





[fromlO a .M.to 1p.m.) 





5 



139.0 





S. (occasionally high) 



Cloudless till 6 a. m., cloudy till 5 p. m. 



6 



135.0 



0^68 



S. W. or S. 



Cloudy. [cloudless afterwards. 



7 



128.9 



.. 



S. W. (high) or S. 



Cloudy till 2 p. m., cloudless afterwards. 



8 



126.0 



•• 



S. 



Cloudless till 5 p. m., cloudy afterwards 

 [also slightly drizzling at 9 P. m. 



9 



133 



•• 



S. E. or S. (both high) 

 also a squall from 

 W. at 8 p. m. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m., scattered f>i till 1 

 p. m., cloudless till 5 p. m., cloudy with 

 thunder and lightning afterwards. 



10 



128.7 



•• 



S. E. or S. (both high) 



Cloudy. 



11 



Sunday. 









12 



135.0 



.. 



S. orS. E. 



Cloudy. [wards. 



13 



132.0 





S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m., scattered *M after- 



14 



128.0 



1.96 



S. E. or N. E. 



Cloudy, also a very violent gale accom- 

 panied by much rain & lightning & an 

 incessant fall of hail stones between 7 



& 8 P. M. 



15 



•• 



•• 



S. E. 



Cloudy, also a slight drizzling with much 

 [lightning and thundering at 5 p. m. 



16 



116.8 





S. E. or S. 



Cloudy. 



17 



132.7 



•• 



S. E. or E. (high) 



Clouds of various kinds. 



18 



Sunday. 









19 



133.0 



. . 



Calm or S. E. 



Scattered «i. 



20 



130.0 





S. or S. E. or S. 



Scattered clouds. 



21 



125.0 



1 0.13 



S. E. or S. (high) 



Scattered clouds ; also drizzling with some 

 [thunder & lightning after 8 p. m. [set. 



22 



131.8 



J 



S. or S. E. 



Cloudy with occasionaldrizzliug after sun- 



23 



125.0 





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



Cloudy till 7 p. M. ; cloudless afterwards. 



24 



" 



6.76 



S. E. 



Cloudy the whole day ; also some rain in 

 [the afternoon & during the night. 



25 



Sunday. 



0.36 







26 





O.20 



S. E. orN. E. 



Cloudy with some rain in the afternoon. 



2 7 



122.0 



.. 



N. E. 



Cloudy. [& ^i afterwards. 



28 



133.0 



. , 



SE.orN.E. orS.W. 



Cloudless till 5 A. M. stattered \i & v_j 



29 



118.0 



0.16 



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



Scattered clouds, also little rain between 



[1 & 2 P. M. 



30 



. . 



0.86 



S. E. or N. E. 



Cloudy with constantly drizzling. 



31 





1.26 



E. 



Cloudy and constantly raining. 



Ni Cirri, ^i Cirro-strati, n '\ Cumuli, f*-i Cumulo-strati, V^-i Nimbi, — i Strati, 

 V\i Cirro-cumuli. 



