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Meteorological Observations. 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 



taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta > 



in the month of August 1868. 



Monthly Results. 



Mean height of the Barometer for the month... 

 Max. height of the Barometer occurred at 10 a. m. on the 

 Min. height of the Barometer occurred at 3 a. m. on the 

 Extreme range of the Barometer during the month 

 Mean of the daily Max. Pressures ... 

 Ditto ditto Min. ditto ... ... . 



Mean daily range of the Barometer during the month . 



Inches. 





... 29.586 



31st. 



... 29.879 



13th. 



.. 29.392 





... 0.487 





.. 29.640 





... 29.529 



, 



... 0.111 



Mean Dry Bulb Thermometer for the month 

 Max. Temperature occurred at 3 p. m. on the 5th. 

 Min. Temperature occurred at 4 a. m. on the 11th. ... 

 Extreme range of the Temperature during the month 

 Mean of the daily Max. Temperature ... 



Ditto ditto Min. ditto, 

 Mean daily range of the Temperature during the month. 



83.3 

 92.4 

 75.5 

 16.9 



87.6 



79.9 



7.7 



Mean Wet Bulb Thermometer for the month ... 



Mean Dry Bulb Thermometer above Mean Wet Bulb Thermometer 



Computed Mean Dew-point for the month 



Mean Dry Bulb Thermometer above computed mean Dew-point . . 



Mean Elastic force of Yapour for the month 



80.7 

 2.6 



78.9 

 4.4 



Inches. 

 0.967 



Troy grain. 



Mean Weight of Vapour for the month ... ... ... 10.39 



Additional Weight of Yapour required for complete saturation ... 1.54 

 Mean degree of humidity for the month, complete saturation being unity 0.87 



Inches. 



Pained 25 days,— -Max. fall of rain during 24 hours ... ... 8.19 



Total amount of rain during the month ... ... .-• ^.83 



Total amount of rain indicated by the Gauge attached to the anemo- 

 meter during the month ... ... ... "• — 21.^7 



Prevailing direction of the Wind W. S. W. & b. W, 



