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 August 1868. 

 Solar Badiation, Weather, &c. 



o § 



as 



£ * q 

 O d o 



Wind. 



Prevailing 

 direction. 



o 

 1 136.0 



132.0 



132.0 

 135.0 



127.8 



135.6 



133.5 

 123.5 



Inches 

 0.07 S. W. & S. S. W, 



2.19 



0.31 



0.15 



0.34 



0.16 



0.72 

 0.24 



3.06 



S,S.S.E.&SbyW, 



S.&S. byW. 



SbyE,SW&SSW 

 S.W,E.&E.S.E 



E. &E. S.E. 



S.E. &E. 



S.S.E. 

 Variable. 



w. s. w. 



W.S.W&variable. 



2£ 



lb 

 0.4 



3.8 



03 O 



3.5 



2.2 



1.7 



Miles 

 239.6 



191.2 



73.5 



75.9 

 72.1 



249.0 



177.4 



247.2 

 130.2 



83.2 

 124.9 



General aspect of the Sky. 



Stratoni to 7 a. m. Scattered 

 ~i to 5 p. m. Scatd. \i after- 

 wards. Thunder at 1^ a. m. 

 Lightning at midnight, 1| & 4 

 a. m. Light rain at 2j & 3| a. m. 



\i & ^i to 3 a. m. Overcast 

 to 2 p. m. Stratoni afterwards. 

 High wind at 4§ & 9£ a. m. 

 Thunder 5, 7 & 8 a. m. Light- 

 „ at 5 a. m. & 11 p. m. Bain 

 from 5 to 11 a. m. 



Stratoni to 7 a. m. ^i & \i 

 afterwards. Lightning to N. at 

 8 & 11 p. m. Eain from 5| to 7 



M. 



Chiefly ~i. Thunder & Light- 

 ning at 11| p. m. Drizzled at 7. 

 a. m. & 6| p. M. 



v^i to 6 a. ^i to 5 p. m. 

 Overcast to 8 p. m. Stratoni 

 afterwards. Strong wind at 4£ & 

 6|p. m. Eain from 4^ to 7 p. m. 



Stratoni & Overcast. Brisk 

 wind from 8 a. m. to 1^ p. m. 

 Eain at 2, 6, 8. & noon & at 8 & 9 



P. M. 



Stratoni & ^i. Brisk wind at 

 21 & 7 p. m. Drizzled at 1 a. m. 

 & at 1 & 2\ p. m. Eain at 5| & 



r P. M. 



Chiefly Overcast. Eain from 

 midnight to 5 a. m. & from 7 



m. to 2 p. m. 



Clear to 5 a m. «^i to 7 p. m., 

 clear afterwards. Thunder at 2 

 & 3 p. m. Lightning at 7 & 10 

 p. M. Eain between 2$ & 4 p. m. 



W to 2 a. m. \i to 7 a. m. ^i 

 afterwards. Lightning from 8 to 



11 P. M. 



\i to 2 a. m. Overcast to 10 

 m. W & \_i to 6. p. m. Over- 

 cast afterwards. Thunder from 



to 5 a. m., & at 6 & 11 p. m. 

 Lightning from midnight to 5 

 a. m. & at 11 p. m. Eain from 3 

 |to 8 a. m. & at 7 & 8 p. m. 



