Meteorological Observations. 



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Abstract of the Hesults of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



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



month of March, 1854. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 



3 s 









«3 



o.8 



.5 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General aspect of the Sky. 



1 



1 £ 



& 









o 



Inc. 







1 



135.0 



•• 



S. or N. W. or N. 

 or S< W. 



Cloudless. 



2 



136.4 





S. W. or S. 



Cloudless nearly the whole d >y. 



3 



139.0 





S. or S. W. 



Cloudless* 



4 



143.0 



. . 



S. 



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



5 



Sunday. 







Sunday. 



6 



141.0 



.. 



S. or W. S. W. 



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



7 



138 



. . 



S. or W. 



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



8 



137.2 



. . 



S. or N. W. or W. 



Cloudless the whole day. 



9 



135.0 



•• 



S. 



Cloudless till 4 a. m. scattered ^i after- 

 wards. 



10 



128.0 



0.13 



N. or N. W. 



Overcast with little rain till 3 a. m. nearly 

 cloudless afterwards. 



11 



132.0 



. . 



N. or S. W. 



Cloudless. 



12 



Sunday. 







Sunday. 



13 



140.7 



. . 



S. orS. W. orN.W. 



Cloudless. 



14 



145.9 



, . 



S. or S. W. or W. 



Cloudless. 



15 



141.5 



. . 



S. or W. or N. W. 



Cloudless. 



16 



137.0 





S. or W. or N. E. 



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



17 



129 9 



.. 



S. 



Cloudy. 



18 



1297 





S. E. or E. or S. 



Cloudy. 



19 



Sunday 







Sunday. 



20 



134.6 



.. 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudy with lightning at 9 p. m. 



21 



134.0 





S. or S. E. or W. 



Cloudy till 6 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



22 



139.0 



• • 



S. or S. W. 



Cloudless till 3 a. m. scattered ^—i or Vti 

 till 9 a. m. cloudless till 6 p. m. over- 

 cast afterwards with lightning at 10 P. M. 



23 



136.9 



0.14 



S. 



Cloudy with lightning at 8 p. m. 



24 



143.0 



. . 



s. 



Cloudless nearly the whole day. 



25 



144.0 



•• 



s. 



Cloudless till 5 p. m. cloudy afterwards 

 and drizzling at 10 P. M. 



2G 



Sunday. 







Sunday. 



27 



144.0 



•• 



s. 



Cloudy till 7 a. m. cloudless till 3 p. m. 

 scattered clouds afterwards. 



28 



1340 



•• 



s. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. scattered M till 2 

 p. m. cloudy afterwards, lightning at 

 6 P. M. and drizzling at 10 p. m. 



29 



133.0 





S. or S. W. 



Cloudy with little drizzling till 5 a. m. 

 cloudless till 9 a. m. scattered ^-i till 

 4 p. M. cloudy with drizzling and light- 

 ning afterwards. 



30 



134.5 



0.22 



N. E. or S. 



Cloudy. 



31 



140.0 



0.79 



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



Cloudy. 



M Cirri, <">i cumuli, 

 V>_i nimbi. 



-i strati, Vi_i cirro-cumuli, \— i cirro-strati, n-i cumulo-strati, 



