Meteorological Observations. 
lxxxv 
Abstract of the Results of the Sourly Meteorological Observations 
taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta, 
in the month of March, 1861. 
Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 
| Date. 
Max, Solar 
radiation. 
Rain Gauge 
5 feet above 
Ground. 
Prevailing direction 
of the Wind. 
General Aspect of the Shy. 
1 
o 
148.0 
Inches. 
s. w. & s. 
Cloudless. 
2 
142.4 
E. & S. 
Cloudless. 
3 
4. 
Sunday. 
140.5 
S. 
Cloudless till 6 A. M. Scatd.' till 10 
5 
137.2 
s. 
A. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. i & 
6 
136.0 
s. 
till 7 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 6 a. m. Scatd. M & v— i 
7 
139.2 
s. 
till 6 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless. 
8 
135.0 
E. & IT. 
Cloudless. 
9 
138.4 
... 
S. E. &1T. E. 
Cloudless till 6 A. ir. Scatd. i & nj 
10 
11 
Sunday. 
139.0 
0.28 
IT. & W. 
afterwards ; also slightly drizzling at 
8 P. H. 
Cloudless till 4 A. M. Scatd. ^-i till 4 
12 
IT. 
p. M. cloudy afterwards ; also rain 
between 5 & 8 P. M. 
Cloudy till 6 p. m. cloudless afterwards. 
13 
138.2 
... 
IT. & W. 
Cloudless till 10 A. M. Scatd. ^-i till 6 
14 
135.6 
IT. & W. & S. W. 
p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 4 p. m. Scatd. \i & \_i 
15 
141.8 
S. W. &S. &W. 
till 9 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless. 
16 
140.4 
... 
s. 
Cloudless till Noon. Scatd. ^i till 4 
17 
18 
Sunday. 
139.0 
... 
S. & W. & IT. 
p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 6 a. M. Scatd. V— i till 5 
19 
135.9 
w. 
P. M. cloudless till 9 P. M. Scatd. ^-i 
afterwards. 
Cloudless till 11 A. M. cloudy after- 
20 
0.60 
S, E. & S. W. 
wards. 
Cloudy with rain between 8 & 11 A. m. 
21 
137.0 
... 
S.&S. E. & S. W. 
Cloudy till 6 A. M. cloudless till 10 
22 
S. & S. W. 
A. M. Scatd. i till! r. M. cloudless 
afterwards. 
Cloudy. 
23 
134.9 
S. W.&S. &W. 
Scatd. i & 
24 
25 
Sunday. 
138.0 
S. & S. W. 
Scatd. clouds. 
26 
135.0 
... 
S. & S. W. 
Scatd. clouds till 4 A. m. cloudless after- 
27 
139.0 
... 
S. W. &S. & S.E. 
wards. 
Cloudless. 
