LocalityDateEleva-
tion
(feet)
Depth
(ft. in.)
Temperature
of sunk
Thermometer
Extreme
Temperature
of Air
observed
Approx.
Mean
Temp.
of Air
deduced
Diff.
between
Air and
sunk
Therm.
Base of Tonglo
Simsibong
Tonglo saddle
Tonglo summit
Simonbong
Nanki
Sakkiazong
Mywa guola
Banks of Tambur
higher up river
Wallanchoon
Yangma village
Yangma river
Bhomsong
Tchonpong
Jongri
Buckeem
Choongtam
Junction of
Thlonok and Zemu
Tungu
Tungu
Lamteng
Choongtam
Lachoong
Yeumtong
Momay
Yeumtso
Lachoong
Great Rungeet
Leebong
Kursiong
Leebong
Punkabaree





Jillapahar
(Mr. Hodgson’s)





Superintendent’s house
May 19
May 20
May 21 to 22
May 23
May 24
Nov. 4 to 5
Nov. 9 to 10
Nov. 17 to 18
Nov. 18 to 19
Nov. 19 to 20
Nov. 23 to 25
Nov. 30 to Dec. 3
Dec. 2 to 3
Dec. 24 to 25
Jan. 4
Jan. 10 to 11
Jan.12
May 19 to 25

June 13 to 16
July 26 to 30
Oct. 10 to 15
Aug. 1 to 3
Aug. 13 to 15
Aug. 17 to 19
Sept. 2 to 8
Sept. 10 to 14
Oct. 16 to 18
Oct. 24 to 25
Feb. 11 to 13
Feb. 14 to 15
Apr. 16
Apr. 22
May 1
| Aug. 15 to 16
| Aug. 15 to 16
| Aug. 20 to 22
| Aug. 20 to 22
| Sept. 9
| Sept. 9
| Oct. 6
| Oct. 20
| Feb. 18 to 28
| Mar. 1 to 13
| Apr. 18 to 20
| Apr. 30
Apr. 21 to 30
3,000
7,000
10,008
10,079
5,000
9,300
8,353
2,132
2,545
3,201
10,386
13,502
10,999
1,596
4,978
13,194
8,665
5,268

10,846
12,751
12,751
8,884
5,268
8,712
11,919
15,362
16,808
8,712
818
6,000
4,813
6,000
1,850
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
7,430
6,932
2 0
2 0
2 6
2 6
2 6
3 0
3 0
3 0
3 0
3 0
2 0
2 0
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7

2 7
2 5
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
5 0
7 7
5 0
7 7
5 0
7 7
7 7
7 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
78
61·7
50·7[[434]]
49·7
69·7
51·5
53·2
73·0
71·0
64·5
43·5 to 45·0
37·3 to 38·0
41·4 to 42·0
64·5 to 65·0
55·0
34·5
43·2
62·5 to 62·7

51·2
59·0 to 56·5
50·8 to 52·5
62·2 to 62·5
72·1
66·3 to 66·0
55·5 to 56·1
52·5 to 51·5
43·5 to 43·0
60·2
65·0
50·8 to 52·0
64·5
61·8 to 62·0
80·0
62·0 to 62·8
61·5 to 62·3
61·6 to 61·7
60·7
60·2
60·5
60·0
58·5
46·0 to 46·7
46·3 to 48·3
55·3 to 56·0
57·4
58·8 to 60·2
67·5 to 67·0
59·0 to 59·5
47·5 to 57·5
47·5 to 53·2
51·2 to 55·5
33·0 to 50·5
37·8 to 55·0
41·0 to 85·0
48·0 to 65·0
44·3 to 60·0
25·0 to 49·7
20·0 to 46·0
23·0 to 40·0
42·8 to 71·3
33·0 to 54·8
3·7 to 34·0
40·0 to 29·8
48·0 to 78·3

38·2 to 57·2
38·0 to 62·3
34·5 to 53·3
47·5 to 78·2
54·8 to 82·0
43·5 to 68·7
39·5 to 59·5
31·0 to 62·5
4·0 to 52·0
39·0 to 62·6
56·0 to 71·0
41·5 to 56·0
63·0 to 60·0
54·0 to 67·8
68·2 to 78·0
58·0 to 66·0
58·0 to 66·0
58·7 to 67·8
58·7 to 67·8
56·2 to 65·0
56·2 to 65·0
52·0 to 61·0
49·7 to 55·2
36·0 to 52·8
34·5 to 53·3
46·0 to 61·3
46·0 to 61·3
48·5 to 65·8


52·5
52·5
52·5
41·2
46·1
63·4
55·6
51·6
37·4
33·0
27·9
57·1
43·9
15·3
32·4
63·2

49·8
50·0
41·1
57·0
72·0
57·0
47·2
41·6
30·6
52·0
63·5
46·0
63·0
60·0
76·0
61·5
61·5
61·7
61·7
60·0
60·0
58·5
56·5
43·0
46·0
54·0
55·0
58·0


– 1·8
– 1·8
– 1·8
+ 9·7
+ 7·1
+ 9·6
+15·4
+12·9
+ 7·6
+ 4·7
+ 3·6
+ 6·6
+11·1
+19·2
+10·8
– 0·6

+ 1·4
+ 7·7
+10·7
+ 5·3
+ 0·1
+ 9·2
+ 8·6
+10·4
+12·6
+ 8·2
+ 1·5
+ 5·4
+ 1·5
+ 1·9
+ 4·0
+ 0·9
+ 0·4
– 0·1
– 1·0
+ 0·2
+ 0·5
+ 1·5
+ 2·0
+ 6·4
+ 1·3
+ 1·7
+ 2·4
+ 1·5

[434] Sheltered by trees, ground spongy and wet.

SERIES III. Plains of Bengal

LocalityDateEleva-
tion
(feet)
Depth
(ft. in.)
Temperature
of sunk
Thermometer
Extreme
Temperature
of Air
observed
Approx.
Mean
Temp.
of Air
deduced
Diff.
between
Air and
sunk
Therm.
Kishengunj
Dulalgunj
Banks of Mahanuddy river
Ditto
Ditto
Maldah
Mahanuddy river
Ganges
Bauleah
Dacca
May 3 to 4
May 7
May 8
May 9
May 10
May 11
May 14
May 15
May 16 to 18
May 28 to 30
131
130
100
100
100
100
100
100
130
72
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
2 7
§82·8 to 83·0
§81·3
†79·3
†87·5
†88·0
†88·8
†87·8
†88·0
87·8 to 89·8
84·0 to 84·3
70·0 to 85·7
74·3 to 90·3
75·0 to 91·5
77·8 to 92·5
78·5 to 91·5
75·3 to 91·3
71·0 to 91·7
73·0 to 87·8
78·0 to 106·5
75·3 to 95·5
82·0
82·0
83·0
83·0
82·3
82·3
82·3
82·3
80·5
83·3
+0·8
–0·7
–3·7
–4·5
–5·7
–6·5
–4·5
–5·7
+7·3
+0·9

SERIES IV. Khasia Mountains

LocalityDateEleva-
tion
(feet)
Depth
(ft. in.)
Temperature
of sunk
Thermometer
Extreme
Temperature
of Air
observed
Approx.
Mean
Temp.
of Air
deduced
Diff.
between
Air and
sunk
Therm.
Churra
Churra
Kala-panee
Kala-panee
Kala-panee
Kala-panee
Moflong
Moflong
Moflong
Syong
Syong
Myrung
Myrung
Myrung
Myrung
Nunklow
Nunklow
Pomrang
Pomrang
June 28 to 25
Oct. 29 to Nov. 16
June 28 to 29
Aug. 5 to 7
Sept. 13 to 14
Oct. 27 to 28
June 30 to July 4
July 30 to Aug. 4
Oct. 25 to 27
July 29 to 30
Oct. 11 to 12
July 9 to 10
July 26 to 29
Oct. 12 to 17
Oct. 21 to 25
July 11 to 26
Oct. 17 to 21
Sept. 15 to 23
Oct. 6 to 10
4,226

5,302



6,062


5,725

5,647



4,688

5,143
2 7

2 7



2 7


2 7

2 7



2 7

2 7
*71·8 to 72·3
68·3 to 64·0
69·2
70·0 to 70·4
*70·2
*66·3
65·0
67·3
63·2
69·2 to 69·3
67·0
66·2 to 66·3
68·3
66·0 to 64·8
64·8 to 64·0
70·5 to 71·3
68·8 to 68·3
70·3 to 68·5
68·3
64·8 to 72·2
70·7 to 49·3
64·2 to 71·2
72·2 to 61·8
65·5 to 69·8
64·0 to 56·0
61·0 to 68·3
64·0 to 75·8
63·7 to 55·7
60·0 to 78·5
65·7 to 55·5
60·0 to 73·8
78·0 to 64·2
70·0 to 55·5
66·0 to 53·0
65·5 to 81·5
75·7 to 58·0
73·0 to 57·0
73·7 to 58·2
69·9
61·7
67·2
64·9
66·0
60·0
64·0
68·5
64·1
69·2
62·8
67·5
71·1
63·0
60·5
71·5
66·1
65·5
65·0
+2·2
+4·5
+2·0
+5·2
+4·2
+6·3
+2·2
–1·2
–0·9
+0·1
+4·2
–1·2
–2·8
+2·4
+3·9
–0·5
+2·5
+3·9
+3·3

* Hole full of rain-water. † Soil, a moist sand. § Dry sand.

SERIES V. Jheels, Gangetic Delta, and Chittagong

LocalityDateEleva-
tion
(feet)
Depth
(ft. in.)
Temperature
of sunk
Thermometer
Extreme
Temperature
of Air
observed
Approx.
Mean
Temp.
of Air
deduced
Diff.
between
Air and
sunk
Therm.
Silchar
Silhet
Noacolly
Chittagong
Chittagong
Chittagong, flagstaff hill
Hat-hazaree
Sidhee
Hattiah
Seetakoond
Calcutta†
Nov. 27 to 30
Dec. 3 to 7
Dec. 18 to 19
Dec. 23 to 31
Jan. 14 to 16
Dec. 28 to 30
Jan. 4 to 5
Jan. 5 to 6
Jan. 6 to 9
Jan. 9 to 14
Jan. 16 to Feb. 5
116
133
20
191

151
20
20
20
20
18
2 7 77·7 to 75·8
73·5 to 73·7
73·3
72·5 to 73·0
73·3 to 73·7
72·0 to 71·8
71·3
71·0
*67·7
73·3 to 73·7
76·0 to 77·0
55·0 to 81·7
63·0 to 74·5
58·5 to 76·5
53·2 to 75·0
61·3 to 78·7
55·2 to 74·2
50·5 to 62·0
52·7 to 70·2
50·2 to 77·5
55·2 to 79·5
§56·5 to 82·0
69·1
69·5
69·5
63·8
65·5
65·3
65·0
65·0
64·5
70·2
69·3
+7·7
+3·1
+3·8
+9·0
+8·3
+6·6
+6·3
+6·0
+3·2
+3·3
+7·2

* Shaded by trees. † Observations at the Mint, etc., by Mr. Muller.
§ Observations for temperature of air, taken at the Observatory.