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Meteorological Observations. 
Abstract of the Results of the Hourly Jileteorological Observations 
taken at the Surveyor General's Of ice, Calcutta, 
in the month of May, 1862 . 
Solar Radiation, Weather, &c. 
1 b a 
Max. Solar 
radiation. 
Rain Gauge 
5 feet above 
Ground. 
Prevailing direction 
of the Wind. 
General Aspect of the Sky. 
20 
135.0 
• • • 
E. & S. 
Cloudless till 6 A. M. Scatd. V— i & ^i 
till 3 p. M. cloudy afterwards; also 
very slightly raining between 8 & 9 
P. M. 
21 
126.4 
• • • 
E. & N. E. 
Cloudy till 7 A. M. Scatd. M till 2 p. M. 
cloudless afterwards. 
22 
136.0 
• • • 
s. & s. w. 
Cloudy till 5 a. m. Scatd. till 5 P. H. 
cloudless afterwards. 
23 
133.0 
in 
s. w. 
Cloudless till 5 A. M. Scatd. n i & \-i 
afterwards. 
24 
25 
128.5 
Sunday. 
S. & E. 
Cloudless till 5 a. m. Scatd. i & ^i 
till 3 P. m. cloudless afterwards. 
2G 
139.0 
0.22 
s. 
Cloudless till Noon, cloudy till 8 p. M. 
cloudless afterwai’ds j also raining 
between 6 & 7 P, M. 
27 
139.0 
in 
S. & E. 
Cloudless. 
28 
139.3 
• • « 
S. 
Cloudless. 
29 
142.0 
• • • 
S. & calm. 
Cloudless till Noon, Scatd. i & 
till 7 P. M. cloudless afterwards. 
30 
139.0 
0.08 
S. & S. E. 
Cloudless till 2 p. m. Scatd. clouds till 
7 P. M. cloudless afterwards; also 
raining between 4 & 5 p. M. 
31 
130.0 
in 
s & s. w. 
Cloudless till 4 a. m. Scatd. i till 
4 p. M. cloudy afterwards. 
