Meteorological Observations. 



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Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

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

 month of May, 1854. 



Solar radiation, Weather, &c. 





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Prevailing direction 

 of the Wind. 



General aspect of the Sky. 



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Inc. 







1 



131.8 





S. occasionally high. 



Cloudy till 2 a. m. cloudy till 6 a. m. 

 scattered V\i till 11 a. m. cloudy 

 afterwards. 



2 



133.9 



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S. (sharp.) or S. E. 



Cloudy the whole day with occasional 

 lightning and thundering, also raining 

 at 8 and 9 p. m. 



3 



124.0 



0.66 



N. E. or S. (stormy) 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. cloudy afterwards 

 with rain between 9 and 10 p. m. 



4 



125.2 



•• 



S. 



Scattered clouds of various kinds till 5 

 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 



5 



146.0 



•• 



S. orS.E.orN.(high) 



Overcast till 7 a. m. scattered W or <^i 

 till 4 p. m. cloudy afterwards with rain 

 and lightning at 7 and 8 p. m. 



6 



126.0 



1.06 



S. E. (sharp) orN.E. 

 [or S. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. scattered M or ^— i 

 or r\'\ afterwards. 



7 



Sunday. 









8 



146.0 



•• 



S. 



Cloudless till 7 a. m. scattered ^i till 

 5 p. m. overcast afterwards with rain 

 and lightning at 8 p. m. 



9 



140.5 



0.52 



S. 



Cloudless till 8 a. m. scattered ^i till 4 

 p. m. overcast afterwards with thunder, 

 lightning and rain between 7 and 9 p.m. 



10 



145.0 



57 



s. 



Cloudy the whole day, also drizzling at 



10 P. M. 



11 



150.0 



•• 



S. or W. 



Overcast till 1 a. m. cloudless till 5 a. m. 

 scattered M and ^-i till 1 p. m. cloud- 

 less afterwards. 



12 



136.0 



•• 



S. 



Cloudy till 3 a. m. cloudless till 8 p. m. 

 overcast afterwards. 



13 



149.4 



•• 



S. 



Cloudy till 1 a. m. cloudless till 8 p. m. 

 cloudy afterwards. 



14 



Sunday 









15 



141.0 



•• 



E. or S.E. or. S. 



Cloudy till 2 a. m. scattered ^— i till 1 

 p. m. cloudless till 5 p. m. scattered M 

 afterwards. 



16 



138.7 



•• 



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



Cloudy nearly the whole day, also driz- 

 zling at 11 a. m. 



17 



140.0 



•• 



S. 



Scattered M or ^-i or V» i till 2 p. m. 

 overcast afterwards. 



18 



131.0 



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S. 



Cloudy till 8 a. m. cloudless afterwards. 



19 



139.0 



, , 



S. E. or S. 



Cloudless till 2 a. m. cloudy afterwards. 



20 



150.0 



.. 



S. 



Cloudless. 



