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which time the ground was strewed all over and appeared one 

 mass of white. 



" Upon further enquiry that I made I was given to understand 

 that two days previous-" rain fell towards the 

 * 14th April. eastern Talooks, viz., Woodmulcutta, Pulney, 



&c., in the Coimhatore and other adjacent villages when none fell 

 here. The hail shower extended only up to Chittoor 3 miles 

 on the E., Codoovoyoor 3 miles on the W., Palnagarum \\ miles 

 on the N., Puttanehaive 3 miles on the S. The hail shower was 

 not felt at Colinjumpanay, Nulleapilly, 6 to 8 miles E. or at Moo- 

 laythoray. It seems to have rained within a limited space, and 

 extending chiefly E. and W. The people about this place say 

 they never witnessed such large sized stones." 



1855. 



Feby. 24th, 3Jp.m.— Uttree' Mullay. 



Thunder storm with vivid lightning followed 

 immediately by fall of hail, which lasted 

 for \ an hour. The hail stones of various 

 sizes, from that of a large lime to the size 

 of peas, Dry Wet. 



1856. 



March 21st — Uttree Mullay. 



Hail from 2 \ to 3 p. m., 4 sizes, from that of 



beetle nut to that of peas. 



Dry. Wet. Diff. 



9 a.m. 65J 64±.... 1. 



4 p. m. 67 65 2. 



April 11th, Putticaud, 5 p.m. — Hail of various sizes, largest 



size of a small lime. 



Dry Wet. 



A.rrv t, (4 p. m, 91«....77°..,.14 Q 



AtTntclioor„„j 6p(Mi g9 _ #77 il2 



1857. 



March 16th, — Valum Thavalum, extreme N. of the Chit- 

 toor District, 5j p. m., for J an hour, size of 

 Musquet ball. Rain, but no hail, at Chittoor 

 12 miles S. and where the Hygrometerwas at 



