698 



Meteorological Observations. 



[No. 7. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



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



month of September, 1853 — (Continued.) 



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i 







6 



o.2 



a 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General aspect of the Sky. 



& 



£ •! 



& 

 Inc. 









O 







1 



107.0 



•• 



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



Cloudless till 3 a. m. scattered r\ \ and 

 ^— i till 9 p. M. Cloudless afterwards. 



2 



111 



• • 



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



Cloudless till 2 A. M. scattered \ i or V> i 

 or r\ i till 2 p. m. cloudy and rainy till 

 8 p. m. Cloudless afterwards. 



3 



101.0 



0.41 



E. or S. E. 



Cloudy, raining occasionally till 7. p. m. 

 Cloudless afterwards. 



4 



Sunday. 









5 



105.8 



0.36 



Calm or S. 



Cloudy. 



6 



.. 



.. 



Calm or S. 



Ditto [6 p. m. and raining at 11 p. m. 



7 



,. 



.. 



S. sharp at 3 A. M. 



Overcast or cloudy, also drizzling at 5 and 



8 



•• 



1.92 



S. or S. W. 



Overcast, raining or drizzling, nearly the 

 whole day. 



9 



•• 



•• 



S. or calm. 



Overcast and also drizzling till 8 a. m. 

 also a shower of rain between 5 and 6 p. m. 



10 



98.0 



0.47 



S. or S. W. or W. 



Cloudy. 



11 



Sunday. 









12 





., 



W. or S. 



Cloudy. 



13 



105.0 



t , 



S. or W. or calm. 



Cloudy. 



14 



104.3 



. . 



S. W. or calm. 



Cloudy. 



15 



111.8 



, . 



S. or S. S. W. 



Cloudy or scattered r\ \ and ^— i. 



16 



107.0 



• • . 



S. 



Scattered ^— i or \ i or V\ i or overcast. 



17 



108.0 



•• 



S. or S. W. 



Overcast or cloudy ; also raining or driz- 

 zling after 8 p. m. 



18 



Sunday. 



0.70 







19 



104.4 



0.95 



Calm or S. 



Overcast or cloudy also raining between 2 



20 



101.0 



.. 



S. or W. or calm. 



Cloudy or scattered ^ i or \— i. [and 3 P. M. 



21 



117.5 



•• 



S. W. or N. W. or 

 W. or calm. 



Cloudless or scattered ^ i. 



22 



102.0 



•• 



Calm or N. W. 



Cloudless till 3 a. m. afterwards scattered 

 ^— i or ^ i or \ i or cloudy. 



23 



102.2 



•• 



Calm or N. E. or 

 N. W. 



Scattered \ i till 7 A. M. cloudy or scatter- 

 ed ^ i, afterwards also drizzling at 5 



24 



113.5 



•• 



Calm or S. or N. E. 

 or E. or S. E. 



P. M. 



Scattered \ i or ^— i or V> i or ^ i. 



25 



Sunday. 









26 



, , 



1.42 



N. E. or E. N. E. 



Overcast and drizzling or raining. 



27 



. . 



1.85 



E. 



Overcast and drizzling or raining. 



2S 





0.70 



E. 



Overcast and raining or drizzling. 



29 



96.0 



0.37 



E. or S. E. or S. 



Cloudy or scattered n i also raining at 1 

 A. M. afterwards occasionally drizzling. 



30 



107.4 



•• 



S. E. or E. 



Cloudless, or scattered \ i or ^— i or ^ i. 



\ i Cirri, ^ i Cumuli, 

 strati, Vv- i Nimbi. 



i Strati, V\ i Cirro cumulo, >— i Cirro strati, «- i Cumulo 



