Himalayan Journals — Volume 2 / Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc.

by Joseph Dalton Hooker

APRIL
DORJILING
No. of
Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens.
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3 Jillapahar, 7430 ft. 9.50 a.m. 57.0 40.2 16.8 .266
3 1849 … Noon 59.8 44.1 15.7 .305
1 … … 2.40 p.m. 60.2 44.4 15.8 .308
7 Dr. Campbell's 6932 ft. 9.50 a.m. 61.8 53.3 8.5 .417
2 1850 … Noon 65.4 52.8 12.6 .411
4 … … 4 p.m. 57.5 53.7 13.8 .423
3 … … Sunset 56.9 51.4 5.5 .392
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23 … … Mean 59.8 48.6 11.3 .360
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CALCUTTA
No. of
Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens.
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3 Jillapahar, 7430 ft. 9.50 a.m. 90.3 71.3 19.0 .758
3 1849 … Noon 97.0 64.5 32.5 .607
1 … … 2.40 p.m. 97.7 73.4 24.3 .812
7 Dr. Campbell's 6932 ft. 9.50 a.m. 86.7 66.3 20.4 .644
2 1850 … Noon 91.3 68.8 22.5 .699
4 … … 4 p.m. 88.6 72.1 16.5 .778
3 … … Sunset 82.8 73.0 9.8 .800
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23 … … Mean 90.6 69.9 20.7 .728
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Dorjiling.—Humidity 0.684 Calcutta 0.523
,, Weight of vapour 3.98 gr. ,, 7.65 gr.

MAY DORJILING No. of Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens. ——————————————————————————————————- 3 Smith's Hotel, 6863 ft. Misc. 57.2 55.0 2.2 .443 1848 45 Colinton,* 7179 ft. Misc. 60.4 57.9 12.5 .466 1849 ——————————————————————————————————- 48 … … Mean 58.8 56.5 12.4 .455 ——————————————————————————————————-

CALCUTTA No. of Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens. ——————————————————————————————————- 3 Smith's Hotel, 6863 ft. Misc. 88.6 78.4 10.2 .951 1848 45 Colinton,* 7179 ft. Misc. 90.0 77.2 12.8 .917 1849 ——————————————————————————————————- 48 … … Mean 89.3 77.8 11.5 .934 ——————————————————————————————————-

Dorjiling.—Humidity 0.926 Calcutta 0.698
,, Weight of vapour 5.22 gr. ,, 9.90 gr.

JUNE DORJILING No. of Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens. ——————————————————————————————————- 40 Colinton* 7179 ft. Misc. 60.9 57.6 13.3 .483 ——————————————————————————————————-

CALCUTTA No. of Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens. ——————————————————————————————————- 40 Colinton* 7179 ft. Misc. 85.5 78.4 7.1 .952 ——————————————————————————————————-

Dorjiling.—Humidity 0.895 Calcutta 0.800
,, Weight of vapour 5.39 gr. ,, 10.17 gr.

JULY
DORJILING
No. of
Obs. Place Elev. Hour Tp. D.P. Diff. Tens.
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18 Jillapahar, 7430 ft. 9.50 a.m. 63.2 61.4 1.8 .548
25 1848 … Noon 65.0 62.6 2.4 .570
24 … … 2.40 p.m. 64.7 62.3 2.4 .565
16 … … 4 p.m. 63.8 61.5 2.3 .550
31 The Dale,* 6952 ft. 6 a.m. 60.2 58.7 1.5 .537
31 1848 … 2 p.m. 66.3 63.3 3.0 .621
31 … … 6 p.m. 63.0 60.9 2.1 .575
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176 … … Mean 63.7 61.5 2.2 .567
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