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Note. — The weather table that follows covers the period of RennelV s third expedition 
and is referred to on p. 44. 
MAY 1765. Dacca & y e Baramputrey. 
Winds. 
Winds. 
D. 
AM. 
PM. 
Weather. 
D. 
AM. 
PM. 
Weather. 
R.i 
Var . . . 
| 
.... 
Fine W r . all day. Ev. 
16 . 
S. Calm . . 
Calm 
Excessive hot all day. 
close. Some Rain 
in y e Night. 
17 
Var e . & 
Calm 
Mostly excessive hot. 
( Wind in y e Morning 
Remarkable fine 
18 
( Calm 
Var e . & 
Morning drizling Rain 
2 
3 from > 
NE, y° 
Weather. 
[ SSW. 
Squally. 
Aft. close & sultry. R. 
3 
) rem. of y e day 
4 
l W. & 8 
W. 
19 
NE 
ENE .. 
Heavy Rain. R. 
5 
W 
Weather very hot all 
20 
Var e . fron 
1 NE to 
Flying Showers, Wind 
day. 
East. 
fresh. R. 
R.6 
Squall . . 
w 
Morning very hot. 
21 
(SE. 
SSW. 
This day a hard Gale 
At Noon squally & 
is. 
SW. 
var. as p. margin. R. 
rainy. 
(SW 
(SSW 
NNW 
Squall. 
Fresh Breezes all Day. 
R-7 
Variable 
Much Rain. 
22 
At Night a slight 
Squall. R. 
R 8 
cs. 
Var e . SE 
Much Rain. At Night 
23 
SBE .. 
SE . .. 
Much Rain. R. 
1 SSE 
a hard Gale at SE. 
24 
SEBS .. 
SE 
Very fresh Gales. Drv 
W r . 
R-9 
( SSW. 
W. 
Morning cool. After- 
IS. 
S. 
noon hard Squall & 
25 
SSW 
SE 
Fresh Gales & cool 
Rain. 
■ 
Weather. 
26 
SE. Eh . . 
SSE .. 
Cool Weather. Very 
10 
SE 
NBE Var e . 
Morning dry. At Noon 
Cloudy. 
hard Gales SE. Aft. 
& Night squally. 
rsE 
C 
Morning fair. At Noon 
No Rain. 
27 l 
\ s 
SSE 
Squall from y e NE & 
Lne 
Rain. R. 
11 
S. SE . . 
NNW . . 
Fresh Gales. At 10 
PM a Squall. 
28 ; 
r ne 
Calm 
Forenoon cool & Cloudy. 
1 SE 
Var. 
Aft. & Ev. very hot. 
12 
SW 
vSSW . . 
Fresh G. & Cloudy. 
Dry W r . 
29 
/s 
1 SE 
Calm 
Forenoon cool. Aft. & 
Night very hot. 
13 
SSW. SW 
wsw . . 
Mostly fresh Gales. 
SSW . . 
30 
Calm 
SW 
Morning Foggy. Sultry 
D 
SBE. S . . 
Weather as yesterday. 
Calm 
Weather. 
R.15 
SE. s . . 
Calm 
Morning cool. Aft. 
3 1 
(SE 
Calm 
Morning Foggy. All 
very hot. 
( Calm 
ssw 
day very hot. 
Rain 13 Days in May. 
8 Days very hot Weather. 
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