Meteorological Observations. v 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



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



month of August, 1854. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 



c3 





a 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General aspect of the Sky. 



Q 



s 2 



I 













Inc. 







1 



•* 



1.16 



E. or N. E, or E. N. 

 E. blowing sharp 

 whole day. 



Cloudy with occasional drizzling. 



2 



•• 



0.33 



N. E. occasionally 

 sharp or E. 



Cloudy with constant drizzling. 



3 





0.71 



E. or S. E. 



Cloudy and constantly raining or drizzling. 



4 



11*5.0 



0.16 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudy with rain between 8 and 9 p. m. and 



5 



.. 



0.34 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudy. [occasional drizzling. 



6 



Sunday. 









7 



127.4 





S. 



Cloudy. 



8 



. . 



.. 



S. or S. W. 



Ditto. 



9 



. . 



88 



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



Cloudy with constant rain. 



10 



. . 



0.86 



s. 



Ditto. 



11 





.. 



S. W. or W. 



Cloudy with constant drizzling. 



12 



. . 



0.48 



S. or S. W. 



Ditto. 



13 



Sunday. 









14 



124.0 





W. or S. W. or S. 



Cloudy with rain between 8 and 9 p. m. 



L5 



.. 



1.04 



S. 



Cloudy with rain between 1 and 2 p. m. and 



16 



.. 





S. or S. E. 



Cloudy. [occasionally drizzling. 



17 



.. 



1.66 



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



Cloudy and occasionally raining or drizzling. 



L8 



.. 



.. 



Calm or S. W. or S. 



Cloudy and drizzling at 4 P. M. 



19 



.. 



1.18 



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



Cloudy with constant rain or drizzling. 



>0 



Sunday. 









21 



148.0 



• * 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 6 a.m. cloudy afterwards with 

 a shower of rain between 6 and 7 p, m. 

 and a little drizzling afterwards. 



22 



•• 



0.60 



S. blowing high at 8 

 and 10 p. m. 



Cloudy. 



[between 1 and 2 p. m. 



23 



.. 



0.26 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudy with drizzling and a shower of rain 



24 



110.0 



.. 



S. 



Cloudy and raining at 4 p. M. and drizzling 



>5 



130.0 



.. 



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



Cloudy. [now and then. 



IG 



•• 



0.15 



S. or S. W. (high at 



10 P. M.) 



Cloudy with a shower of rain between 2 and 

 3 a, m. and occasional drizzling. 



11 



Sunday. 



0.66 







28 



145.0 





CalmorS.W.orS.E. 



Cloudy and a shower of rain between 2 and 

 3 p. m. and a little drizzling afterwards. 



>9 



130.0 



0.12 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudy and raining or drizzling between 5 

 and 7 p. m. 



30 



135.0 



0.82 



CalmorN.E.orS.E. 



Cloudless till 4 r. m. cloudy afterwards and 

 raining at 4 p. m. 



31 



130.2 



0.18 



S. 



Cloudless till 3 a. m. cloudy with a shower 









of rain between Noon and I p. M. 



