Scientific Intelligence. [No. 10, new sjshie*. 



Dry. Wet. 



4 p. m 90 ... .... .80-10 



6 p. m, 85 77-8 



1859. 



March 26th, 2 p. m. — Colinjaparah, Coolookaparah, Palaniapullum, 

 Hail with rain for \ hour, size of Marbles. 

 The larger Hail Stones weighed £ to § rupee. 

 „ 28th, 2 p. m. — In 3 Villages of the Curracolum Adigarom 6 



or 7 miles N. of Trevandrum. 

 „ 29th, 5J p.m.— Nadkanee (3000 feet) S. face or Rampart of 

 Palghat opening, fall of Hail, size of small 

 marbles. 



1859. 



March 30th, 4 p.m. — Hail at Condoor, Eerattipettah, and Poon- 

 jat, 25 miles E. of Allepey, size of marbles. 

 „ 30th, Chooreeparah, 4 p. m. near the bottom of the Colun- 

 gode hills, for 6 minutes, size of small 

 marbles. 



April 5th, 1 and 2 p. m. — Thodawully, 30 miles E. of Cochin 

 near the Ghats, lasted half an hour. 

 „ 12th, 4 p. m. — At Poodishary and Murroothumparah, about 



3 miles S of Chittoor, size of beetle nut. 

 „ 14th, — About this date a fall of hail at Coolato- 



ray, 22 miles S. E. of Trevandrum. 

 „ 19th, 4 p. m. — Nadkanee on the Colungode mountains at 



3,000 feet, size of marbles, white colour. 

 „ 19th, 3 p. M. — Colinjaparah, size of marble. 

 Surveyor Anderson thus describes this fall of Hail. 

 " I beg leave to inform that on the 19th instant at 3 p. m., 

 there was a strong shower of rain here, with a heavy wind, and 

 after the lapse of about 15 minutes, hail stones about the size o^ 

 a pigeon's egg fell in large numbers, weighing about 1 rupee's 

 weight, and on enquiry I was given to understand that there was 

 very little rain at Palghaut, Chittoor, Nellapilly, and Moolaytho- 

 ray and other places, and no hail whatever in either of the above 

 places was discovered. I believe no hail fell further than about 

 2 miles east of this place. The hail was of a clear white colour 

 resembling crystal, and of various forms and shapes ; there were 



