Meteorological Observations. 
XI11 
Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 
taken at the Surveyor General's Office, Calcutta , 
in the month of May 9 1861. 
Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 
Date. 
£ g 
O • rH 
S? • r—( 
H ^ 
Rain Gauge 
5 feet above 
Ground. 
Prevailing direction 
of the Wind. 
General Aspect of the Sky. 
1 
O 
139.0 
Inches. 
• • • 
E. & S. E.&S. 
Cloudy till 3 a. M. cloudless till Noon, 
2 
139.0 
S. 
cloudy afterwards ; also slightly 
drizzling at 6 P. M. 
Cloudless till 10 a. m. Scatcl. n i till 8 
3 
136.2 
0.41 
S. E. & S. & E. 
p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudy with rain at 1 & 2 a. m. & 4 & 
4 
117.0 
t • • 
S.&E. 
6 P. M. 
Cloudy & slightly drizzling between 9 
5 
6 
Sunday. 
132.0 
• • • 
S. 
& 11 P. M. 
Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. i till 3 
7 
127.0 
s. 
p. m. cloudy afterwards. 
Scatd. clouds. 
8 
135.0 
• • • 
s. 
Cloudy ; also drizzling at 2 & 3 A. M. & 
9 
0.22 
S. & E. & N. W. 
9 P. M. 
Cloudy with rain at 1 & 2 P. M. & also 
10 
124.2 
0.82 
S. 
from 7 to 11 p. M. 
Cloudy with rain at 5 A. M. 
11 
126.4 
w. 
Cloudy till 5 A. M. cloudless till 9 A. 
12 
13 
Sunday. 
137.0 
11 % 
S. & E. & calm. 
M. Scatd. clouds till 7 P. M. cloud¬ 
less afterwards ; also drizzling at 6 
p. M. 
Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. clouds till 
14 
138.8 
S. & S. W. 
7 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 7 a. m. Scatd. ^i till 7 P. 
15 
126.0 
S. & S. E. 
M. cloudless afterwards ; also drizz* 
ling between 5 & 6 p. m. 
Cloudless till 4 a. m. Scatd. clouds af- 
16 
140.2 
0.12 
S.&s. E. & S. W. 
terwards ; also drizzling at 11 p. m. 
Scatd. clouds of divers kinds ; also 
17 
134.4 
S. 
raining at Midnight. 
Cloudless till 7 a. m. Scatd. i till 7 
18 
E. & S. 
p. m. cloudy afterwards ; also driz¬ 
zling at 10 P. M. 
Cloudy ; also drizzling at 2 & 3 & 9 A. 
19 
20 
Sunday. 
0.16 
S. &E.&S. E. 
M. & also at 4 P. M. 
Scatd. clouds ; also raining between 10 
21 
... 
Ml 
• •t 
E. 
& 11 A. M. 
Scatd. clouds. 
