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Meteorological Observations, 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor OeneraVs Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of September, 1856. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





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o.2 



.9 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



& 



CO 33 



8 * 















Inches. 





[p. M., cloudless afterwards. 



1 



137.4 



. , 



N. E. & E. 



Cloudless till 5 a, m. scattered Oi till 6 



2 



•• 



0.45 



N. E. 



[ing high) 



Cloudy and constantly drizzling, also a 

 high N. Easter was blowing during the 

 night. 



3 



. , 



0.80 



S.&N.E. (bothblow- 



Cloudy and constantly raining. 



4 





0.30 



E.&S. 



Cloudy and occasionally raining, [wards. 



5 



141.0 





S. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m., scattered *"»i after- 



6 



128.0 



•• 



w. 



Scattered clouds. 



7 



Sunday. 



2.30 



. . 





8 



122.6 





Variable. 



Scattered clouds. 



9 



123.0 





S. & S. W. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m., cloudy afterwards. 



10 



126.0 



0.66 



Variable. 



Cloudy and also rain between 4 & 5 P. M. 



11 



127.0 



0.12 



E. &N. 



Scattered clouds. 



12 



131.0 



0.46 



N. E. & S. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m., scattd. clouds after- 

 wards, also a shower of rain at 3 p. m, 



13 



.. 



•• 



S. E. & N. E. & E. 



Scattered clouds. 



14 



Sunday. 



0.38 





[wards, also a shower of rain at 10 a. m. 



15 





0.22 



E. & S. 



Scattered ^— i till 8 A. m., cloudy after- 



16 



132.0 



, m 



S. E. & S. 



Cloudy till 8 A. m., scattd. ^— i afterwards. 



17 



131.4 



•• 



N. W. & W. 



Cloudless till 4 a, m., scattd. clouds af- 

 terwards. 



18 



t 



1.32 



W. & E. 



Cloudy and constantly drizzling. 



19 





0.56 



E. (high) & S. 



Cloudy and occasionally raining. 



20 



nr'o 



•• 



E. & S. 



Scattered ^i. 



21 



Sunday. 



0.28 





[p. m., cloudless afterwards. 



22 



1370 



.. 



S. 



Scattd. N— i till 7 a. m., scattd. ^i till 6 



23 



135.0 



, 



s. 



Cloudless till 6 A. M., scattd. ^i afterwards. 



24 



142.5 



. . 



s- 



Cloudless till 6 A. m., scattd. ^i afterwards. 



25 



136.0 





s. 



Scattd. clouds of various kinds till 6 P. M. 



20 







S. E. & S. 



Cloudy. [cloudless afterwards. 



27 



136\4 



0.19 



S. E. & S. 



Cloudless till 6 a., m., scattd. >— i after- 

 [wards also little rain at 7 A. M. & 2 p. M, 



28 



Sunday. 



.. 



.. 



[zling occasionally. 



29 



128.0 



0.10 



E. &S. 



Scattd. clouds also thundering and driz- 



30 



*• 



0.88 



E &S. 



Scattd. clouds till 6 p. m., cloudless af- 

 terwards, also raining at 5 A. M. &4r. M. 



\i Cirri, \— i Cirro-strati, 

 V*i Cirro-cumuli. 



Cumuli, 'M Cumulo-strati, Vv-i Nimbi, — i Strati, 



