Meteorological Observations. xciii 
Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Meteorological Observations 
taken at the Surveyor General 1 s Office , Calcutta f 
in the month of March } 1862. 
Solar Radiation, Weatlier, &c. 
| Date. 
Max. Solar 
radiation. 
Rain Gauge 
5 feet above 
Ground. 
Prevailing direction 
of the Wind. 
General Aspect of the Sky. 
o 
Inches 
1 
2 
140.5 
Sunday. 
• • • 
S. 
Cloudless. 
8 
134.0 
• • • 
N. & S. W. 
Cloudless. 
4 
136.0 
• • « 
s. w. 
Cloudless. 
5 
139.0 
• • • 
S. W. & S. 
Cloudless till 9 a. M. Scatd. v —i & ^i 
till 7 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
6 
122.4 
• • • 
s. 
Cloudless till 7 a. m. Scatd. clouds till 
7 P. M. cloudless afterwards ; also 
slightly drizzling at 7 P. M. 
7 
135.0 
s. 
Scatd. i & ^i. 
8 
9 
133.4 
Sunday. 
• • • 
s. 
/ 
Cloudless till 8 a. M. Scatd. i & 
till 5 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
10 
130.0 
0.11 
s. & s. w. 
Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. V— i & 
till 3 P. M. cloudy afterwards j also 
raining at 9 p. m. 
11 
131.0 
• • « 
N. & S. E. & S. 
Cloudy till 9 a. m. Scatd. i till 4 
P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
12 
130.0 
* • • 
N. & W. 
Scatd. ^i& i till 7 a. m. cloudless 
afterwards ; also foggy at 10 & 11 P. M. 
13 
135.0 
N. & N. E. 
Cloudless. 
14 
136.0 
% • » 
E. & N.E. & N. W. 
Cloudless till 7 P. M. Scatd. ^-i after¬ 
wards. 
15 
16 
135.5 
Sunday. 
im 
N. W. & N. 
Scatd. i till 8 P. m. cloudless after¬ 
wards. 
17 
140.0 
• • • 
E. & W. 
Cloudless till 1 p. M. cloudy afterwards. 
18 
136.0 
• • • 
W. &. S. W. 
Scatd. i till 4 a. m. cloudless till 10 
a. m. Scatd. i till 5 p. m. cloudless 
afterwards. 
19 
136.0 
• M 
N. W. & N. 
Cloudless till 7 a. M. Scatd. M & i 
till 6 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
20 
136.0 
• It 
S. W. & N. 
Cloudless. 
21 
137.4 
N. 
Cloudless. 
22 
23 
143.0 
Sunday. 
• • • 
S. E. & N. 
Cloudless till 1 P. m. Scatd. M after¬ 
wards. 
24 
139.4 
• • • 
S. 
Cloudless till 8 A. m. Scatd. clouds till 
8 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
25 
135.0 
Mt 
s. 
Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. ^i & 
till 1 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
26 
135.0 
s. & s. w. 
Cloudless. 
27 
129.0 
• M 
s. & s. w. 
Scatd. & ^-i till 3 p. m. cloudy af¬ 
terwards. 
M Cirri, W Cirro strati, Cumuli, Cumulo strati, Vv-i Nimbi, —i Strati 
Cirro cumuli. 
