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Meteorological Observations . 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 



in the month of March, 1855. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





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Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



O 



s * 



A 









o 



Inches. 







1 



140.4 



•• 



S. or S. W. or N. or 



N. W. 



Scattered N — i or M till 9 A. M. cloud- 

 less afterwards. 



2 



135.4 



•• 



N. or E. or S. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. scattered \— i af- 

 terwards. 



3 



•• 



•• 



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

 E. 



Cloudy the whole day, also occasionally 

 drizzling. 



4 



Sunday. 









5 



137.0 



. , 



Variable. 



Cloudless till 1 p. m. scattered ^i. 



6 



137.0 



•• 



S. 



Scattered M and ^— i or *">i till 8 P. M. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



7 



137.6 



, 



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



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



8 



136.8 



•■ 



W. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. scattered ^-i and 

 \i till 3 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



9 



137.5 



# 



N. W. or N. 



Cloudless. 



10 



137.0 



•• 



W. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. cloudy till 6 p. m. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



11 



Sunday, 









12 



139-0 



. . 



S. or N. or W. 



Cloudless. 



13 



139.5 



•• 



N. W. or N. 



Cloudless till noon scattered M till 7 

 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



14 



136.5 



... 



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



Cloudless till 5 a. m. various clouds 

 afterwards. 



15 



•• 



•• 



S. or W. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. cloudy till 7 A. m. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



16 



•• 



•• 



S. or W. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. cloudy afterwards 

 also drizzling at 5 p. m. 



17 



120.0 



•• 



S. W. or W. 



Cloudy till 4 P. M., also drizzling from 

 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. cloudless, after 



4 P. M. 



18 



Sunday. 









19 



144.0 



, , 



S. or W. S. W. 



Cloudless. 



20 



141.5 



.. 



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



Cloudless. 



21 



140.9 



.. 



W. or S. 



Cloudless. 



22 



138.5 



•• 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudless till noon, more or less cloudy 

 afterwards. 



23 



134.0 



•• 



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



Cloudy till 10 a. m. cloudless till 7 p.m. 

 cloudy afterwards. 



24 



143.7 





S. or S. W. 



Cloudy. 



25 



Sunday, 



0.14 







2G 



143.0 





S. or S. W. 



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



27 



136.0 



•• 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 1 P. m. scattered >-i after- 

 wards. 



28 



137.3 



.. 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudy till 7 a. m. various clouds after- 



29 



146.5 



•• 



S. or W. 



wards. Scattered V-i till 8 a. m. 

 cloudless afrerwards. 



30 



149.0 





S. or W. 



Cloudless till 3 p. m., cloudy afterwards. 



31 



137.0 



•• 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudy nearly the whole day. 



\i Cirri, r>\ Cumuli, 

 rati, Vrt-i Nimbi. 



Strati V* i Cirro-cumuli, \— i Cirro-strati, M Cumulo- 



