Meteorolog lea I Observa tions. 



xxi 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta , 

 in the month of March 1870. 

 Solar Radiation, Weather. &c. 



1 



0) <x> 



Wind. 









^ 1 g 



i 





<c 



Prevailing 



CD 





General aspect of the Sky. 



Is 



p 





ax* 



rH rH 1 



direction. 



■H <l 



c3 o 



P % 



> 











Inches 





lb 



Miles 





1 



125.8 





S.S.W.& w.s.w 





101.7 



Clear. Foggy at 6 a.m. 



2 



128.5 





s. s. w. 





170.6 



Clear. Slightly foggy at 6 



3 



127.2 





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





169.0 



A. M. 



Chiefly clear. 



4 



129.0 





W.byN.&S.byW. 





121.0 



Chiefly clear. 



6 



129.0 





s. w. & s. s.w. 



[SSW 





96.0 



Chiefly clear. Foggy from 

 2 to 7 A. M. 



6 



124.0 





WbyS,WS W& 





92.6 



Clear to 1 p. m., \i to 6 p. 

 m., clear afterwards. Slightly 

 foggy from 5 to 7 a. m. 



7 



127.5 





sw.ssw&wsw 



[NNW. 





117.9 



Clear to 8 a. m., \i to 6 p. 

 m., stratoni to 9 p. m., clear 

 afterwards. 



8 



124.5 





W.byS,S.S. W.& 





150.5 



Clear to 3 a.m. v_i to 9 a. 

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









[W.byS 





ii., clear afterwards. 



9 



123.7 





WNW,WbyN& 



[W.S.W. 





118.0 



Clear to 10 a. m., \i to 6 

 p. M., clear afterwards. Slight- 

 ly f°ggy at 8 and 9 p. m. 



10 



125.0 





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





138.0 



Clear to 6 a. m., \i to 3 p. 

 m., clear to 7 p. m., \i after- 

 wards. 



11 



126.4 



... 



S.S.W.&W.byS. 





125.3 



Clear to 10 a. m. \i to 9 p. 

 m., clear afterwards. Slightly 

 foggy at 8 & 9 p. m. 



12 



120.0 



0.03 



S.W. & S. s.w. 

 [byW 



2.4 



144.7 



Clear to 3 a. m., clouds 

 of different kinds afterwards. 

 Brisk wind between 3 and 4 

 p. m. Lightning to S. S. E. at 

 7. p. m. Light rain at 7h a. m. 

 & at 2, 3, 6 & 8| p. M . " 



13 



125.5 





s.w,s.s.w.&s. 



6.4 



206.4 



Clouds of different kinds. 

 High wind between 5 & 6 p. 

 m. Thunder lightning & light 

 rain at 5y & 9 p. m. 



14, 



128.7 





s, w, & s. w. 



0.8 



190.6 



Chiefly clear. 



15 



131.4 



... 



s.s.w. & s.w. 





120.1 



Scuds from S S W to 4 a. m., 

 clear to 11 a. m., ^i to 6 p.m. 

 \i afterwards. 



16 



130.6 





s. s. w. 





186.3 



Clear to 5 a. m., \i after- 

 wards. 



17 



124.5 





S.S.W & S by E 



2.4 



160.3 



Stratoni to 2 p. m., overcast 

 afterwards. Brisk wind from 

 8| to 10 p. m. 



18 



114.0 





W. & W. by S. 





192.4 



Overcast to 4 p. m.. Vi af- 

 terwards. Drizzled at 7, 9 & 



10 A. M., & 4 P. m. 



