Meteorological Observations . 



xv 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Sm^vegor General's Office, Calcutta, in 



the month of October, 1854. 



Solar radiation, weather, &c. 











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"3.2 



* ; 3 



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Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



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S3 



£ 









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Inches. 







i 



Sunday. 









2 



. . 



.. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. cloudy afterwards 











and drizzling at 4 p. M. 



3 



141.0 



■• 



Calm or N. E. or S. 

 E. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 4 A. M. cloudy afterwards 

 and drizzling from 5 p. m. to 11 p. m. 



4 



142.0 



0.11 



S. W. orE. or W. 



Cloudy till 9 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



5 



146.0 



•• 



S. or N. E. or S. 



Cloudless till 1 p. m. cloudy till 7 A. m. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



6 



148.0 



V 



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



or Calm. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. cloudy afterwards, 

 cloudless at midnight. 



7 



142.0 



0.82 



S. W. or W. S. W. 

 or S. E. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. cloudy afterwards, 

 also drizzling between 7 and 8 p. m. 



8 



Sunday . 









9 



146.0 



•• 



S. or N. or S. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. scattered <"»i after- 

 wards, also a shower of rain between 

 5 and 6 P. m. 



10 



# # 



096 



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



Cloudy the whole day with constant rain. 



11 



• • 



0.16 



N. E. or S. E. 



Cloudy the whole day, also drizzling at 



11 A. M. 



12 



•• 



0.26 



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



Cloudy the whole day with occasional 

 drizzling. 



J3 



120.0 



•• 



S. or W. 



Cloudy the whole day, also drizzling at 



4 P. M. 



Clouds of various kind the whole day. 



14 



138.0 



0.26 



S. E.orS. or E. 



15 



Sunday. 









16 



143.0 



•• 



N. W. or W. or W. 



N. W. 



Cloudless till 8 A. m. scattered M till 

 6 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



17 



144.0 



. , 



N. W. or W. 



Cloudless. 



18 



142.0 



. , 



W. or N. W. 



Cloudless. 



]y 



140.0 



. , 



w. 



Cloudless. 



20 



145.0 



, # 



W. or S. W. 



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



21 



144.5 



• • 



S. or W. or N. E. 



Cloudless till 11 a. m. scattered ^i or 

 \— i afterwards. 



22 



Sunday* 









23 



125.5 



0.84 



N. E.orE. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. cloudy afterwards, 

 also a shower of rain between 2 and 



3 P. M. 



Cloudy the whole day, also drizzling at 



1 P. M. 



Cloudy. 



24 



•• 



0.22 



E. or S. E. orS. 



25 



115.0 





E. or S. E.or S. 



26 



129.0 



## 



S. 



Cloudy, also drizzling at 8 P. M. 



27 



120.0 



•• 



S. or N. 



Cloudless till 3 a.m. cloudy till 7 p. m. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



28 



134.0 



0.38 



S. or N. E. 



Nearly cloudy the whole day, also rain- 

 ing between 6 and 8 p.m. 



29 



Sunday. 









3(1 



145.5 



,, 



S. or N. E. 



Cloudy. 



31 



143.0 





N. or S. E. 



Clouds of various kinds till 6 p. m. 









cloudless afterwards. 



M Cirri, ^-i Cirro-strati, ^i Cumuli, 'M Cumulo-strati, Vm Nimbi, — i Strati, 

 ^ i Cirro-cumuli. 



