522 Meteorological Observations kept at Rangoon. [No. 6. 



Note. 



The site of the accompanying observations is the Medical officer's 

 (attached to the field Hospital,) quarters ; they are in an open and 

 exposed situation outside the great stockade, and not sheltered by 

 surrounding jungle, that having been all cleared away by the Bur- 

 mese before we took Rangoon. 



The house is built of wood, raised on pile of teak 8 feet high, and 

 the floor about that distance from the ground, which, in the immediate 

 vicinity, is sandy and quickly absorbs the rain. It is about one mile 

 due south of the Dagon Pagoda which, the Engineer officers inform 

 me, is in Lat. 16° 47' 56" N. Long. 96° 13' 2)" E. about one mile 

 north of the river and raised above it about 40 feet. 



Remarks for the Month. 



The register was not commenced until the 8th, no instruments until 

 that time being available. 



The air during the first 8 days very dry ; evaporation great ; steady 

 land and sea breezes, rendering the heat tolerable. In the evenings 

 dense banks of cloud rising in the south with occasional lightning. 



On the 10th a few drops of rain fell followed by a great fall of the 

 temperature ; squalls of wind with thunder during the night, but no rain. 



On the 1 1th more rain fell at noon ; cloudy with lightning at night ; 

 air not so dry and much cooler. "Wind varying between S. E. S. W. ; 

 occasional heavy gusts of wind with rain and lightning ; cloudy at night. 



12. Rain fell heavily last night, commencing at about 10, accom- 

 panied by strong wind, thunder and lightning. 



13. Warmer; a few showers with squalls of rain and wind with 

 distant thunder. 



14. Showers occasionally; wind prevailing from S. E. cool in with 

 fresh breezes and thunder occasionally. 



1 5. Wind in the morning S. E. with light showers ; at about 3 p. m. 

 wind changed suddenly with violent squalls of wind and rain to N. W. 



16. Light showers ; close ; occasional squalls. 



17. Ditto. 18. Showers occasionally, but very light, cool pleasant 

 weather, but very close when the wind drops. 



19. Ditto. 20. Heavy squalls of wind and rain from west. 

 2 1 . Very cool and fresh, only one slight shower at sunset. 



