'File 22/3 Daily readings of maximum and minimum temperatures'

IOR/R/15/2/1691

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The record is made up of 1 file (291 folios). It was created in 19 Oct 1929-11 Dec 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The file is almost entirely comprised of statistical report sheets containing data about daily weather conditions in Bahrain, sent to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Pilot Balloon Observatory on a fortnightly basis. The measurements are recorded two times a day (morning and afternoon). At first, only minimum and maximum temperatures are sent. From September 1934 (f 52) humidity measurements are also recorded. From October 1934 (f 55) rainfall is also recorded. The statistics sheets contain a remarks column which notes additional characteristics of the weather (for example, wind, storms, dust haze, fog). From August 1943 the Bahrein Petroleum Company also sent its statistical data to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , including wind velocity and direction (from f 203).

The file also contains correspondence from the Indian Meteorological Department to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, enquiring in October 1929 whether any groups in Bahrain take records of the state of the sea. The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's response states that no sea records are taken (ff 1-4). A letter from a Mr deGrenier, dated 21 April 1933, enquires after statistical data relating to a storm the previous evening. The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's reply states that .51 inches of rain fell, with record winds of 80 miles per hour (ff 31-32). Annual rainfall figures between 1929 and 1940 can be found on ff 140-43.

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1 file (291 folios)
Arrangement

The papers in the file are arranged in chronological order, with the earliest at the front of the file to the latest at the end. Office notes appearing at the end of the file (ff.274-82) start from July 1939 and mirror the file's chronological order.

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Foliation: The file's foliation begins on the file cover and runs to the last paper in the file, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page. The following foliation anomalies occur: ff.1,1A-B; ff.102,102A; ff.155,155A; ff.156,156A-C; ff.162,162A; ff.198,198A.

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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/R/15/2/1691
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English Office File: 22

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19 Oct 1929-11 Dec 1944 (CE, Gregorian)

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