Meteorological Observations. 



xxi 



Abstract of the lies nits of Ike ' Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of March 1869. 

 Solar Radiation, "Weather, &c. 





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QQ-2 





313 





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rtS 1 



Wind. 



Prevailing 



direction. 



as 





General aspect of the Sky. 



10 







120.0 



Inches 



125.0 

 127.0 







0.04 



120.4 





121.5 



1.19 



117.5 





123.5 





126.5 

 110.0 



1.04 



125.0 

 131.0 





127.8 





[S.byW. 

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



s. s. w. & s. w. 



S. by W. 



Variable. 



s. &s. s.w. 



Variable. 



S. E. & variable. 

 S.E.&S. 



S. &N. 



S. S. E. &variable 



[& s. s. w. 



N.N.E.,W.S.W. 

 S.byW.&S.S. W. 



s. S.W. 



lb 



7.0 



2.0 



20.0 



0.4 

 6.0 



10.0 



Miles 

 106.5 



150.2 



212.0 



118.3 



116J 



182.4 

 116.5 



85.0 

 138:4 



0.3 



0.2 



95.7 

 136.2 



150.8 



Clear to 2 a. m., Vd to 7 a. 

 m., 'clear to 1 p. m., °i to 6 p. m., 

 clear afterwards. 



Chiefly clear. 



Clear to 2 a. m., scuds to 9 

 a. m., oi to 7 p. m., clear after- 

 wards. Foggy at 6 a. m. Light- 

 ning at 11 p. m. 



Clouds of different kinds to 11 

 a. m., stratoni to 7 p. m., clear 

 afterwards. High wind at 11|- a. 

 m. Thunder at 4 & 5 a.m. Light- 

 ning at 4, 5 & 11 a. m. & at 7 

 p. m. Light rain at 4 &11J a.m. 



Clouds of different kinds to 

 8 a. m. ^ito 6 p. m. Vv_i after, 

 wards. Brisk wind at 11^ p. m. 

 Thunder at 11 p. m. Lightning 

 at 10 & 11 p. m. 



Chiefly stratoni. Storm at 10 

 p. m. Thunder at midnight & 1 

 a. m. & at 10 & 11 P. M. Light- 

 ning at midnight, & 1 a. m. & 

 from 9 to 11 p. m. Eain at mid- 

 night & at 10 & 11 p. m. 



Stratoni to 6 a. m. V>i to 6 p. 

 m. clear afterwards. 



Vv_i to 5 a. m. W to 11 a. M. 

 \i to 2 p. m., ^i to 6 p. m. clear 

 afterwards. High wind at h. 

 20 m. Thunder & drizzled at 

 midnight. Lightning to S at 4 

 & 5 A." M. 



Chiefly clear & M. 



Clear to 4 a. m., stratoni to 8 

 a.m., overcast to 11a.m., clouds 

 of different kinds afterwards. 

 High wind from 8j to 10 a. m. 

 Foggy at 7 & 8 a. M. Thunder 

 & Lightning at 8. & 9 a. m. & at 

 8 p. m. Eain from Sh to 11 a. m. 

 & at 1| & 8| p. m. " 



\itol0 a.m., clear afterwards. 



Clear to 9 a. m., ~i to 4 p. m. 



. 7 to p. m., clear afterwards. 



Clear to 4 a. m., \i & ^i after- 

 wards. Slightly foggy a t4&5A.M. 



