Meteorological Observations. 



(53) 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taJcen at the Surveyor GeneraVs Office, Calcutta, in the 

 month of April, 1854. 

 Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





53 d 









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 x -5 



.9 



Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General aspect of the Sky. 







s 2 



£ 









o 



Inc. 







1 



144.0 





S. E. orE.orN. W. 



Cloudless 



2 



Sunday. 









3 



129.6 





S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. scattered ^i till 

 4 p. m. cloudless till 9 p. m. overcast 

 and raining afterwards. 



4 



126.0 



0.94 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudy till 3 a. m. cloudless till 11 A. m. 

 cloudy afterwards, with drizzling be- 

 tween 6 and 7 p. m. 



5 



130.4 



0.18 



S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 5 a. m. cloudy till 8 p. m. 

 clouilless afterwards. 



6 



142.0 



. , 



S. or S. E. 



Cloudless. 



7 



145 .0 





S. E. or S. W. 



Nearly cloudless the whole day. 



8 



144.2 





S. W. or S. or E. 



Scattered ^i or cloudless. 



9 



Sunday. 









10 



130.0 



. , 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudy till 6 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



11 



139.5 



*• 



S. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered M or ^-i 

 till 6 p. m cloudless till 9 p. m. scat- 

 tered M afterwards. 



12 



143.0 



. , 



S. 



Nearly cloudy the whole day. 



13 



127.0 





S. 



Nearly cloudy the whole day. 



14 



Good Fri 



day. 



. . 





15 



" 



4.13 



S. or S. E. 



Overcast, and also raining from 9 a, m. 



to 2 P. M. 



1G 



Sunday 



1.44 







17 



.. 





S. or E. 



Nearly cloudy the whole day. 



18 



145.0 



0.56 



N. E. or E. or S. 



Overcast and raining till 5 A. M. cloud- 

 less till 11 a. m. cloudy till 5 p.m. 

 cloudless afterwards. 



19 



149.5 



•• 



Calm or S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered M or ^— i 

 or W till 7 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



20 



136.2 



•* 



S. or S. E. 



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

 scattered ^i or M till 4 p. m. cloudless 

 afterwards. 



21 



130.5 



*• 



S. E. or S. 



Scattered n i till 11 a. m. cloudless till 3 

 p. m. scattered \i till 7 p. m. cloudless 

 afterwards. 



22 



126.0 



, 



S. or S. E. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. cloudy afterwards. 



23 



Sunday. 









24 



141.0 



•• 



S. E. orW. orN.E. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered ^i till 4 

 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



25 



126.0 



•■ 



S. or N. E. or E. 



Cloudless till 6 a.m. scattered ^i or M 

 till 7 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 



2G 



136.4 



•• 



Calm or S. 



Cloudless till 6 a. m. scattered *>i or M 

 till 6 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



27 



137.0 



, . 



S. or S. E. 



Scattered clouds of various kinds. 



28 



142.0 



. # 



S. 



Cloudless. [cloudy afterwards. 



29 



145.0 



. . 



S. 



Cloudless till 3 a. m. scattered V^ i r 



30 



Sunday. 









M Cirri, V 

 cirro-cumuli. 



cirro-strati, ^i cumuli, M cumulo-strati, V>-i nimbi, — i strati, V> i 



