550 Reduction of the Meteorological Register, 



TABLE XVI. A. 



Variation of the Wind at different Hours, in the Month of August, 1844, 





Result of Observations. 





Hours. 





W 



£ 





H 



& 







J 







Ya 



fc 



* 



CQ 



on 



CO 



£ 



H 



o 





Sunrise, . . .... 



1 







1 



4 



7 







1 



6 



10 





9h. 50m. .. 



1 



2 



3 



8 



10 



2 







4 



l 





Noon, .. .... 



] 







1 



11 



6 



4 



1 



7 









2h. 40m 















13 



6 



3 



3 



5 



1 





4h. p. m. .. .... 



1 







1 



7 



7 



5 



1 



7 



2 





Sunset, .. .... 



1 



2 



1 



10 



2 



2 



1 



5 



7 





Total of each 6 -j- 



5 



4 



7 



53 



38 



16 



7 



34 



21 



= 186 



Proportion of each 



.83 



I .66 



1.16 



8.83 



6.33 



2.66 



1.16 



5.66 



1 3.5 



~U 



The aspect of the sky was as follows : cloudy 1 2§, cumuli strati 1\, 

 rainy 3f, nimbi 4, cirro cumuli 1, cumuli J, cirro strati 0J, drizzling 

 0J, generally clear 0i. 



TABLE XVI. B. 



Aspect of the Sky at different Hours, during the Month of August, 1844. 



He 



Resu 



It of Observations. 











■= 1 





I 



















a 

























<x> 







.z 





















rt 



3 

 3 



















u 



03 



3 



Is 



S-C 



0) 



a 

 O 



EO 



O 



5 



3 

 « 



O 

 5- 



5 



"3 



a 

 o 



1 



3 



o 



.s 



T3 

 3 

 O 



c3 



>> 



O 



I 



s 



tsj 

 N 



'u 



Q 





,. 



1 







4 



8 







3 



u 





4 









.. 











1 



12 







2 



13 





3 















J 







12 



l 



4 



7 





5 



1 



















9 







3 



14 





5 









.. 







I 







6 







5 



17 



, . 



2 



1 





•• 



2 



1 



1 











5 



15 



•• 



5 



2 





•• 





3 



(j 



47 



1 



22 



77 



•• 



24 



3 



= 189 



.. 



.5 



.5 



.1 



7.5 



.16 



3.69 



12.66 





.4 



.5 



= 31 



Sunrise, 

 9h. 5m. 

 Noon, 

 2h. 40m. 

 4h. p. m. 

 Sunset, 



Total of each 6 -f- 



Proportion of each. 



September 1844. 

 No high wind. 



The winds were variable during this month, south and south-west 

 being the prevailing points. The following are the proportions of 

 each wind: south-west 6, south 5 J, south-east 4, east 2f, west 4, 

 north-west 2£, north 1.16, north-east 1, and 3£ calm in 30 days. 



N.B. — This, which is usually an unhealthy month in Calcutta, was 

 remarkably exempt from sickness. 



