1853".] 



Meteorological Observations. 



607 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, in the 



month of April, 1853 — (Continued.) 



6 



5 a 

 -0.2 



.2 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General aspect of the Sky. 



& 



3 " 



& 













Inc. 





[7 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



1 



• ■ • • 





S. and high at 7 p. m. 



Cloudless till 4 A. M. scattered ^— i till 



2 



.... 





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



Cloudless till 6 a. m. scattered ^— i till 



3 



Sunday. 







5 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



4 



.... 





S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 5 A. M. overcast till 1 p. m. 

 cloudless till 6 p. m. cloudy afterwards. 



5 



.... 





S. or S. E. and blow- 

 ing high at mid- 

 night. 



Cloudy. 



[or overcast afterwards. 



6 



.... 





S. E. or S. 



Nearly cloudless till 8 a. m. scattered r\ \ 



7 



101.5 





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

 blowing high at 

 midnight. 



Overcast till 9 A. m. scattered \ i and r* f 

 till 7 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



[8 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



8 



107.0 





S. E. or S. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. scattered o i till 



9 



114.5 





S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 3 a. m. scattered \ i or N — i 

 till 2 p. m. r\ i till 7 p. m. cloudless 

 afterwards. 



10 



Sunday. 







[3 p. m. nearly cloudless afterwards. 



11 



118.4 





S. 



Cloudless till 4 a.m. scattered \ i till 



12 



122.0 





S. 



Cloudless till 4 p. m. scattered \ i till 

 7 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



13 



122.0 



0.20 



E. or S. W. 



Scattered ^— i or overcast. 



14 



124.2 





S. W. or N. W. or 

 S. E. 



Scattered ^- i till 2 a. m. cloudless till 

 8 A. m. all kinds of clouds afterwards. 



15 



.... 





Calm. [or S. 



Cloudy. [afterwards. 



16 



107.8 





W. orN.W.orS.W. 



Cloudy till 4 A. m. all kinds of clouds 



17 



Sunday. 







[cloudless afterwards. 



18 



112.8 





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



Cloudless till 10 A. m. r\ i or \ i till 7 P. M. 



19 



118.0 





S. 



Overcast at 3 a. m cloudless till 11 a. m. 

 scattered f\ i till 5 p. m. cloudless or thin 

 clouds afterwards. [afterwards. 



20 



115.0 





s. 



Cloudless 11 a. m. scattered ^ — i or cloudy 



21 



115.0 





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



Overcast till 10 a. wi. scattered -°i after- 

 wards with thunder and lightning. 



22 



122.2 





S. or S. E. 



Cloudy or V> i till 7 a. m. cloudless till 

 noon, scattered ^ i afterwards. 



23 



.... 





Ditto. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered A i or 

 cloudy afterwards. 



24 



Sunday. 







About 2 p m. a heavy shower of hailstone 

 and rain with much lightning (forked) 

 and thunder. 



25 



120.6 



0.80 



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



Cloudy. 



26 



124.4 





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

 S. W. 



Scattered ^ i or cloudy till 6 p. m. cloud- 

 less afterwards. 



27 



117.0 



. • 



S. or S. E. 



Nearly cloudless. [afterwards. 



28 



121.0 





Ditto. 



Cloudless till 3 a. m. scattered W i or <* i 



29 



116.0 



■ , 



s. 



Nearly cloudless. 



30 



127.0 



•• 



S. 



Cloudless till 7 A. m. scattered ^— i till 

 5 p. m. nearly cloudless afterwards. 



4 H 



