No. 4. —1848.] 



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EEMARKS. 



August, 1847. — Temperature equable, weather pleasant, sky- 

 clear, with detached cirrus and cirro cumulus ; in the evenings 

 clouds collect to the N. and N.E., in which direction thunder was 

 heard on two nights. S.W. wind prevalent, generally gentle, and 

 interrupted by calms at night and in the morning ; tanks dry. 



September. — Weather very pleasant, sky clear, two strata of 

 clouds constantly observed, the lower drifting along with the 

 monsoon, the upper stationary. Rain (with one exception) in the 

 form of scarcely perceptible showers. Thunder heard on three 

 occasions, far to the east. S.W. blowing continuously from 2nd 

 to 11th, wind very high, at night and in the mornings calms 

 frequently observed ; tanks dry. 



October. — Very rainy month, thunder observed on fourteen days, 

 but only on two occasions did the storm pass over Puttalam. S.W. 

 still prevalent, but interrupted by those from the N. and N.E. 

 and also by calms, which occur almost every morning and during 

 the night. Between the rainy days atmosphere astonishingly clear, 

 distant objects appearing very sharply defined, false sunsets, and 

 halos observed on several occasions ; appearance of the sky in the 

 evening very beautiful. 



November. — Eain almost every day, frequently heavy ; light- 

 ning observed very frequently in the evening, generally towards 

 the south, sometimes all round ; only five storms approached 

 Puttalam ; wind variable, with frequent calms at evening, morning, 

 and during night. 



December. — A rainy month ; lightning far to the south fre- 

 quently observed during the evening ; three storms passed near 

 Puttalam ; first ten days dull and cloudy, after that generally 

 clear ; wind variable, generally from the N. The S.W. has quite 

 ceased ; weather delightful in the intervals between the rainy 

 days. 



