Meteorological Observations. 
ci 
Abstract of the Results of the Houi'ly Meteorological Observations 
taken at the Surveyor General's Office , Calcutta , 
in the month of April , 1862. 
Solar Radiation 
Weather, &c. 
| Date. 
Max. Solar 
radiation. 
Rain Gauge 
5 feet above 
Ground. 
Prevailing direction 
of tlie Wind. 
General Aspect of the Sky. 
1 
0 
128 0 
Indies. 
• • • 
S. 
Scald, clouds till 3 p. M. cloudless after- 
2 
132.0 
s. 
wards. 
Cloudless till 7 A. M. Scatd. i till 3 
3 
127.0 
s. 
p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 5 a. M. Scatd. i till 3 
4 
121.8 
... 
s. 
p. M. cloudy afterwards; also drizzling 
at 6 & 10 P. M. 
Cloudless till 6 p. m. Scatd. 'A & i 
5 
128.0 
s. 
afterwards. 
Scatd. clouds till 6 p. m. cloudless after- 
6 
7 
132.0 
Sunday. 
s. w. 
wards. 
Cloudless till 5 A M. Scatd. \i till Noon, 
8 
133.4 
s. W. & W. 
cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 5 A M. Scatd. N —i till 11 
9 
131.0 
s. w. & s. & w. 
a. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. M & 'A till 
10 
127.0 
W. & S. 
6 p. M. cloudless afterwards. 
Scatd. \i & N —i till till 7 a. m. cloudless 
11 
140.0 
s. & s. w. 
11 a. M. Scatd. i afterwards. 
Cloudless. 
12 
137.4 
s & s. w. 
Cloudless. 
13 
14 
140.0 
Sunday, 
S. & S. W. 
Cloudless. 
15 
138.0 
s. & W. 
Cloudless. 
16 
137.0 
s. 
Cloudless. 
17 
134.4 
s. 
Scatd. i & n i. 
18 
131.8 
s. & S. W. 
Cloudless. 
19 
137.0 
s. 
Scattered clouds till 3 P. M. cloudless 
20 
21 
128.0 
Sunday. 
S. 
afterwards. 
Scattered clouds till 6 P. M. cloudless 
22 
118.0 
0.11 
S. & S. E. 
afterwards. 
Scatd. i & till 2 p. m. cloudy after- 
23 
125.4 
S. & S. E. 
wards ; also raining between 9 & 10 
P. M. 
Cloudless till 8 A. M. Scatd. ^i till 2 
24 
133.0 
0.12 
S. 
p. M. cloudy alterwards. 
Scatd. i 3 P. M. cloudy afterwards ; 
also thunder, & lightning & a little 
rain between 8 & 9 P. M. 
M Cirri, v_i Cirro strati, "i Cumuli, «-i Cumulo strati, Vvi Nimbi, —i Strati, 
W Cirro cumuli. 
