Meteorological Observations. 



Ixxv 



Abstract of tlie 'Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at tlie Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 



in tlie month of May, 1855. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





3 a 











o.3 



OS 33 



.5 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 



Q 



S * 



P§ 









o 



Inches. 







1 



133.0 





S. 



Cloudy till 10 a. m. cloudless afterwards. 



2 



139.0 





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



Cloudless. 



3 133.4 



i 





S. or S. E. High. 



Cloudless till 7 A. m. scattered clouds 

 afterwards. 



4 



143.0 





S. E. or S. High. 



Cloudy. 



5 



130.4 





S. Sharp. 



Cloudy nearly the whole day. 



6 



Sunday. 







Sunday. 



7 



135.6 





S. E. or S. High. 



Cloudy till 10 a. m. cloudless till 6 p. m. 

 scattered clouds afterwards, iz 



8 



131.1 





s. or s. w. or E.High. 



Cloudy the whole day, also dr zling at 



9 P. M. 



9 



132.0 





S. or S. E. 



Cloudy. 



10 







S E. or S. or E.High. 



Ditto. 



11 



125.0 



0.33 



S. High. 



Ditto. 



12 







S. 



Ditto. 



13 



Sunday. 







Sunday. 



14 



140.1 





S. Sharp. 



Scattered ^i. 



15 



133.5 



0.55 



S. or S. E. High. 



Cloudy and constantly drizzling. 



16 



127.5 





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



Cloudless till 9 a. m. cloudy afterwards, 



17 



140.6 



0.51 



E. or S. E. or S. 



Cloudy or scattered 'M. 



18 



130.4 





E. or N. E. or S. 



Cloudless till 10 a. m. scattered M 

 afterwards. 



19 



141.5 





S. 



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



20 Sunday. 







Sunday. 



21 



127.9 





S. 



Cloudless till 9 a. m. scattered ^i till 

 5 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



22 



136.0 





S. or S. S. W. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered ^i af- 

 terwards. 



23 



142.8 





Calm or S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered ^i. af- 

 terwards. 



24 



141.0 



0.33 



S. or E. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered *"»i af- 

 terwards. 



25 



133.0 





S. or S. E. 



Scattered ^i till 6 p. m. cloudless after- 

 wards. 



26 



130.0 





S. E. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. scattered -°>i till 4 

 p. m. cloudy afterwards also drizzling 

 at 11 p. m. 



27 



Sunday. 







Sunday. 



28 



.. 



3.70 



W. or W. S. W. 



Cloudy and constantly raining. 



29 



133.0 



0.37 



S Sharp. 



Cloudy. 



30 



124.0 





S. or S. W. 



Ditto. 



31 



123.0 



0.18 



S. or S. E. 



Ditto. 



\i Cirri, V— i Cirro-strati, r\\ Cumuli, 'M Cuinulo-strati, V*-i Nimbi, — i Strati, 

 Vv i Cirro-cumuli. 



