Meteorological Observations. 
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Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 
taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 
in the month of January, 18G1. 
Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 
| Date. 
Max, Solar 
radiation. 
Rain Gauge 
5 feet above 
Ground. 
Prevailing direction 
of the Wind. 
General Aspect of the Sky. 
1 
o 
127.0 
Inches. 
N. W. & W. 
Cloudless till 9 A. w. Scatd. \i & X-i 
2 
135.0 
N. & N. W. & E. 
afterwards ; also slightly foggy be- 
tween 8 p. M. & midnight. 
Cloudless till 5 A. M. Scatd. M & i 
3 
13G.8 
N. W. & 1ST. 
till 6 P. M. cloudless afterwards; also 
foggy between midnight & 3 A. M. ; 
also after 9 P. M. 
Cloudless. 
4 
138.0 
W. & N. & N. W. 
Cloudless. 
5 
139.0 
N. & W. & S. W. 
Cloudless. 
6 
7 
Sunday. 
126.6 
S. &E. 
Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. \i & i 
8 
137.0 
S. & S. E. 
till 6 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudy till 4 A. M. cloudless & foggy 
9 
139.0 
S. & S. E. 
till 9 a. M. Scatd, clouds till 6 p. m. 
Scatd. i afterwards. 
Cloudless till 7 a. m. Scatd. clouds till 
10 
12G.0 
0.5G 
S. 
6 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudy till 8 p. m. cloudless afterwards ; 
11 
121.0 
S. & N. 
also raining at 6 & 7 a. m. & at 7 p. m. 
Cloudless till 1 a. M. cloudy till 8 a.m. 
12 
133.0 
N. 
Scatd. M & 'w till 7 r. m. cloudless 
afterwards. 
Cloudy till 10 A. M. Scatd. ^-i till 6 
13 
14 
Sunday. 
135.0 
N. & N. E. 
p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 5 A. M. cloudy till 11 
15 
136.0 
N. 
A. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Scatd. clouds till 7 A. M. cloudless after- 
1G 
133.0 
N. & S. W. 
wards. 
Cloudless till 10 a. m. Scatd. \-i till 9 
17 
135.8 
W. & N. W. 
p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless. 
18 
139.0 
s. & w. 
Cloudless till G A. M. Scatd. clouds 
19 
121.0 
W.&S. E.&S.W. 
afterwards. 
Cloudy ; also drizzling at 10 P. M. 
20 
21 
Sunday. 
110.5 
W. &S. E. 
Scatd. clouds till 5 p. M. cloudless af- 
22 
135.8 
N. & N. E. & W. 
terwards ; also drizzling at 5 A. m. 
Cloudless till 5 a. M. Scatd. i till 6 
23 
E. 
P. M. cloudy afterwards. 
Cloudy & constantly drizzling. 
24 
138.0 
... 
N. & S. 
Cloudy till 6 a. m. cloudless afterwards. 
