Meteorological Obsevva lions. 



X xxvm 



Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observation* 

 taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 

 in the month of May 1870. 

 Solar Radiation, Weather. &c. 





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fee >■ . 

 ^5 



Wind. 





6 



Prevailing 



9 



r2 a 



General aspect of tlie Sky, 



63 



p 



J2 « 



— 1 i-H 



direction. £ £ 



Ph 



<3 O 



P T3 







o Inches 





lb 



Miles 





1 



129.0 





s. 





92.7 



Stratoni to 6 a. m., W &v_i 

 to 10 a. m., stratoni & Vd 

 afterwards. 



2 



130.0 





SSW,SW&SbyW 



... 



167.6 



Stratoni to 6 a. m., clear to 

 noon, ^i to 5 p. M., \i after- 

 wards. 



3 



129.9 





S.S.W,S&SbvW. 



1.0 



238.9 



Chiefly clear. 



4 



128.0 





S.S.W.& S.byW. 



2.0 



331.5 



Chiefly clear. Brisk wind 

 from 5 to 10 p. m. 



5 



135.6 



... 



S. by W. &S.SW. 



0.8 



319.0 



Chiefly clear. Brisk wind 

 from 4| to 7. m. 



6 



130.0 





s. 



0.4 



251.5 



Chiefly clear. 



7 



131.8 





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



0.2 



268.0 



Stratoni to 5 a. m., clear to 

 9 a. m., \ i to 7 p. m., stratoni 

 afterwards. 



8 



135.0 





S. S. W.&SbyYf 



0.2 



246.1 



Clear to 6 a. M., \i to 6 p. 

 m., scuds afterwards. 



9 



135.0 





S SW& s 





205.6 



Scuds to 4 a. m., clear to 5 

 p. m., \i afterwards. 



10 



130.0 





S.& SbyW. 





166.6 



Stratoni to 4 a. m., \i to 1 

 p. m., '"i to 4 p. m., clear af- 

 terwards. 



11 



133.0 



... 



S byW &S 





205.7 



Clear to 6 a. M.,\i to 11 A. 

 m., clear afterwards. 



12 



132.2 



... 



S. & S. by W. 



0.2 



258.3 



Clear to noon, \i to 7 p. m., 

 clear afterwards. 



13 



131.0 





S. &S.byE. 



0.8 



259.7 



Chiefly clear. 



11 



130.8 





S. & S. by E. 





263.0 



Clear to 8 a. m., \i after- 

 wards . 



15 



131.5 



... 



S.byW&S. 



0.4 



275.5 



v_i to 7 a. m., stratoni to 

 noon, \i afterwards. 



16 



135.0 





S. 





244.8 



Stratoni to 3 a. m., Vd to 2 

 p. m., \i to 6 p. m., clouds of 

 different kinds afterwards. 



17 



128.7 





S,SSW&SbyE. 



0.4 



273.2 



Chiefly clear. 



18 



130.2 





S. byE, &S. 



2.0 



313.5 



Stratoni to 4 a. m., scuds 

 to 10 a. m.. clear to 7 p. m., 

 stratoni afterwards. Brisk 

 wind from 1 to 5y p.m. Light- 

 ning at 8 & 9 p. m. 



18 



135.8 



0.39 



S. by E. & S. 



7.9 



317.5 



Clear to 7 a.m., ^i to 6 p.m., 















overcast afterwards. High 

 wind between 6 & 7 p. m. 

 Thunder at 7 p. m. Lightning 

 from 7 to 9 p. m., Slight rain 















from 6 Mo 9 | p. m. 



