Meteorological Observations. 



xxi 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 



in the mouth of March 1866. 



Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 



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GO-- 





5 ^T! 



W 



»o 



Prevailing 



direction of the 



Wind. 



General Aspect of the Sky. 





o 



Inches 





i 



1 



14(5.0 





N. W. & W. & S. 



Clear. 



2 



142.0 





w. 



Clear. 



3 



142.8 





w. & s. w. 



Clear. 



4 



141.G 





W. A: S. W & S. 



Clear. 



5 



148.5 





W. & S- 



Clear. 



6 



142.0 





w. 



Clear. 



7 



141.5 





s. & s. w. 



s. & w. 



Clear. Sends from S. between 4 &7a.m. 

 Clear to 4 a. m., scatd. v_i to 9 a. m., 



8 



142.4 







clear afterwards. 



9 



136.4 





s. w. 



Clear, slightly foggy from 4 to 6 A. M. 



10 



137.2 





S.&K 



Clear, slightly foggy from 3 to 8 a. m. 



11 



140.0 





N.&W. 



Clear, slightly foggy at 4 a. m. 



12 



142.0 





S. &N. 



Clear. 



13 



137.0 





S. & S. W. 



Clear to 2 a. m., overcast to 6 a. m., 

 clear afterwards. 



14 



140.0 





s. &w. 



Clear, slightly foggy at 1 a. m. 



15 



141.0 





s. & w. 



Clear, slightly foggy from 3 to 5 a. m. 



1(> 



150.0 





s. w. & w. 



Scatd. clouds to 8 a. m., clear after- 

 wards. 



17 



137.0 





S.&BT. 



Clear to 7 a. m. \ i to 7 p. m., clear 

 afterwards. 



18 



134.7 





s. &. s. w. 



\i to 8 p. m., clear afterwards. 



11) 



142.0 





w. & s. & s. w. 



\i to 8 a. m., clear afterwards. 



20 



149.0 





S.W.&W.&N.W. 



Clear, foggy from 4 to 7 a. m. 



21 



142.0 





w. & s. w. & s. 



Clear to 1 p. m., scatd. M to 6 p. m., 

 clear afterwards. 



22 



142.0 





s. w. & w. & s. 



Clear. 



23 



146.0 





s. &w. 



Clear. 



24 



140.5 





s. 



Clear. 



25 



141.0 





s. & s. w. 



Scatd.^i to 9 a. m., clear afterwards. 



2G 



146.0 





s. 



Clouds of different kinds. 



27 



142.5 





s. 



Clear. 



38 



137.0 





s. 



Clear to 6 a. m., scatd.^i to 5 p. M., 

 overcast afterwards. Thin rain Light- 

 ning, and Thunder at 10 & 11 p. m. 



29 



132.0 





s. 



Overcast to 6 a. m., scatd. ^i to 8 p. M. 

 over cast afterwards Thin rain at 



11 P. M. 



\i Cirri, — i Strati, 

 ^i Cirro cumuli. 



i Cumuli, M Cirro-strati, r\ i Cumulo strati, ^^i jNmibi, 



