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moderate breeze arose accompanied by light rain and continued till nearly 

 7 a. m. of the 15th, when it lulled for an hour and then commenced 

 blowing from the North-East and rapidly increasing in strength as it 

 veered round to the North- West till 3 p. m., at which time it began to 

 moderate, and it ceased almost entirely as it became nearly due West 

 about 6 p. m. Below are the registerings of an Aneroid Barometer of 

 which, unfortunately no note was taken till noon of the 15th, when it was 

 observed to be rapidly falling. Of two common Barometers at the 

 station, one fell to 28.90 the other only to 29.20. 

 15th noon, Aneroid 29.30 



2 p.m. 29.17 



3 ditto. 29.14 



3§ dilto. 29.11 this was the lowest, and after rising some time 



6 ditto. 29.16 here a very slow rain commenced. 



Notes from Cliilacall, 15 miles JST. of Rungpore Civil Station. — 

 Lat. 25° 52' JST. ; Long. 89° 39' E.—By T. Sankey, Esq. 



May 15th, 1852. — At sunset last night a heavy bank of clouds rising 

 in the S. W. ; commenced raining at 8 p. m., continued all night with 

 Easterly wind blowing hard and in gusts ; at daylight rain and ditto wind. 

 8 a. m. Ther. 784° Bar. 29.51 



.45 Wind N. E. and heavy squalls. 

 .34 



.25 Wind shifting to N. in terrific gusts. 

 76 .23 



.21 K by E. 

 75 .15 



.12 



.16 The gusts somewhat less violent. 

 .19 

 .23 

 .36 



.41 Wind going down, succeeded by torrents 

 of rain. 

 29.45 Squally. 

 Storm ceased about midnight. 

 16th May— Daylight Bar. 29.55 



2 p. m. .63 Ther. 86. 



Uth May.— 2 p. m. 29.67 86 



5 ditto .58 



Noon 



1 



P. M. 



2 



ditto 



H 



ditto 



^ 



ditto 



3 



ditto 



3^ 



ditto 



5 



ditto 



Dusk 



7 



P. M. 



8 



ditto 



9 



ditto 



91 



ditto 



