Part 47

+-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+ |Date.|Hour of|Deg. F.| Remarks. | | | Day. | | | +-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+ |1854.| | | | | | | | | | Jan.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Cold. | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 62·2 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 88·5 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 61 |Clear sky. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 87·5 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 66 |Sky overcast; cleared up towards sunset. | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 60 |Clear sky; cold. | | | | | | | |sunset | 77·5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | |Clear sky; cold. | | | | | | | |sunset | 77·5 | | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 59·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 85 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87 | | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 61·5 |A fine day. Both these days warmer at sunset | | | | |than in the afternoon. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 75 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77·5 | | | | | | | | 9 |2 p.m. | 85 |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 64 | | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 64 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 85 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 80 | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 66 | | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 55 |Very cold day. | | | | | | | 14 | | |Not quite so cold. | | | | | | | 15 | | |Sky overcast in the morning; about noon | | | | |clearer, then again overcast; thunder in the | | | | |distance. Towards evening heat lightning; only| | | | |a few drops of rain after midnight. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Cold wind. | | | | | | | 17 | | |No observation. | | | | | | | 18 | | |Tolerably cold. Sky somewhat clearer. | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 60 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 76 | | | | | | | | 20 | | |Sky overcast; very cold and cheerless. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 66 |2.30 p.m. a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 62 | | | | | | | | |sunrise| 51 | | | | | | | | 21 |2.30 | 77 |Sky clear. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 69 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 48 |Sky clear. (Broke this day in reality my last | | | | |thermometer.) | | | | | | | 23 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 24 | | |Tolerably clear. | | | | | | | 25 | | |Fine day. Morning delightful. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Morning clear. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Forenoon not quite clear. | | | | | | | 28 | | |No observation. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Cold and windy. | | | | | | | 30 | | |Clear and cold. | | | | | | | 31 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | Feb.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Not quite clear. In this month very few | | | | |particular observations, but in general the | | | | |mornings proved colder than those in January. | | | | | | |March| | |In the first days of March a very heavy gale | | | | |in the forenoon. | | | | | | | 3 | | |In the morning clear, then overcast. | | | | | | | 4 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 5 | | |Clear morning. | | | | | | | 6 | | |Heavy northerly gale the whole day long, | | | | |carrying much sand. | | | | | | | 7 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 8 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Sky not clear. | | | | | | | 10 | | |Overcast; the sun scarcely ever came forth. A | | | | |few drops of rain. | | | | | | | 11 | | |Overcast. | | | | | | | 12 | | |Windy, not clear. Heavy gale during the night.| | | | | | | 13 | | |Cloudy. In the course of the day a very heavy | | | | |gale arose. | | | | | | | 14 | | |Overcast; no wind; evening clear. | | | | | | | 15 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Clear in the forenoon, then dull. | | | | | | | 17 | | |Overcast. | | | | | | | 18 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 19 | | |In the afternoon sky dull. | | | | | | | 20 | | |Sky clear in the morning. | | | | | | | 21 | | |Sky overcast with clouds, a dropping continued| | | | |during the whole of the morning. At 8½ in the | | | | |evening moderate rain. A more regular rain at | | | | |11 o’clock, lasting till 1 o’clock. After | | | | |midnight, followed by a heavy tornado. | | | | | | | 22 | | |The dropping continued in the morning. Sky | | | | |thickly overcast, drops of rain falling now | | | | |and then. | | | | | | | 23 | | |A warm sunny day. | | | | | | | 24 | | |Dull sky. | | | | | | | 25 | | |The sky the greater part of the day overcast; | | | | |towards evening a little sunshine. About 11 | | | | |o’clock at night some dropping. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Sky dull; some dropping the whole of the day. | | | | |About 11 o’clock at night a regular rain began| | | | |to fall, lasting till about 2 o’clock in the | | | | |morning. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Dull and cool; dropping continued the whole | | | | |day long, and dark clouds had been collecting | | | | |about noon; a regular rain set in about 2 | | | | |o’clock p.m., lasting till 5 o’clock.[130] | | | | | | | 28 | | |Between 1 and 2 o’clock in the morning again a| | | | |light rain, lasting about an hour. After | | | | |sunrise the sky became clearer, and at 9 | | | | |o’clock a.m. the sun burst forth; heavy gale | | | | |the whole day long. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Day clear, but windy; not too warm. | | | | | | | 30 | | |Sunny, but strong gale blowing. | | | | | | | 31 | | |At times sunny, then dull, rather windy. | | | | | | |April| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Dull; a little dropping in the afternoon. | | | | | | | 2 | | |Clearer. About sunset a heavy gale sprang up. | | | | | | | 3 | | |A warm day. | | | | | | | 4 | | |Fine cool morning, with the usual northerly | | | | |gale; in the afternoon quiet. | | | | | | | 5 | | |Warm day. | | | | | | | 6 | | |Morning cool. | | | | | | | 7 | | |Fresh wind. | | | | | | | 8 | | |Very cool night. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Warm day; no wind. About sunset overcast. | | | | | | | 10 | | |Night not so cool. About 1 o’clock p.m. heavy | | | | |gust of wind. | | | | | | | 11 | | |Warm. About 2 o’clock p.m. violent gusts of | | | | |wind. | | | | | | | 12 | | |A warm day. | | | | | | | 13 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 14 | | |About noon a southerly gale. | | | | | | |15-18| | |No observation. | | | | | | | 19 | | |The sun very troublesome. | | | | | | | 21 | | |Sky dull; windy. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Night very warm. Sky in the morning not clear.| | | | | | | 28 | | |Fine morning; day very warm. | | | | | | | 30 | | |Very warm day. At 9.30 p.m. a light and short | | | | |fall of rain, followed by a breeze. | | | | | | | May | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |The sky in the evening thickly overcast with | | | | |clouds. | | | | | | | 2 | | |Cloudy; the sun burst forth about 3 o’clock | | | | |p.m. All this time along the Niger a heavy dew| | | | |in the evening and during the night. | | | | | | | 3 | | |A clear day. | | | | | | | 4 | | |A clear day. 3 o’clock p.m. thunder in the | | | | |distance, towards S. and S.E. 3.45 a regular | | | | |rain, lasting 10 m. Round about us thunder | | | | |and rain, lasting till evening. At 5 o’clock | | | | |p.m. another light rain and dropping till | | | | |sunset. | | | | | | | 5 | | |Morning tolerably clear. At 3 p.m. clouds | | | | |gathered in the east; thunder in that | | | | |direction. Gradually a storm ascended from the| | | | |south like a battery, breaking forth with a | | | | |tremendous gust of wind. At 7 o’clock p.m. the| | | | |thunder clouds returned from the N., whither | | | | |they had withdrawn, and a most violent shower | | | | |of rain came down, lasting for an hour with | | | | |unabated violence, then more moderate till 9 | | | | |o’clock p.m. At 1 p.m. temperature constantly | | | | |between 104° and 108°. | | | | | | | 6 | | |Sky still overcast, the sun bursting forth | | | | |about 8 o’clock a.m. Evening clear. | | | | | | | 7 | | |The whole day sky overcast, the atmosphere | | | | |about sunset very oppressive. | | | | | | | 8 | | |Sky dull. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Sky still dull; in the afternoon clearer. | | | | | | | 10 | | |Day dull and cloudy, evening clear. | | | | | | | 11 | | |A hot wind from the desert in the afternoon. | | | | | | | 12 | | |Hazy and overcast in the afternoon. | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | |Clear. | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | |Clear in the morning; hot wind from the desert| | | | |in the afternoon. About 1 p.m. temperature | | | | |between 105° and 108°. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Strong north-easterly wind, called “erífe.” | | | | | | | 22 | | |Very cold morning. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Cold morning. | | | | | | | 24 | | |(Bamba.)—Sky thickly overcast, a heavy rain | | | | |towards the S., beyond the Niger. Gradually a | | | | |heavy gale came up; rainy. Even with us a few | | | | |drops of rain fell. 9½ o’clock a.m. a heavy | | | | |shower, lasting a quarter of an hour. The sun | | | | |broke through the clouds about 3 o’clock p.m. | | | | | | | 25 | | |Sky in the morning tolerably clear, since noon| | | | |overcast with clouds. About 2 p.m. a light | | | | |rain of short duration. About 3 p.m. another | | | | |thunder-storm arose, but passed by without | | | | |rain, only the thunder-claps being heard. 5 | | | | |o’clock another thunder-storm, with a powerful| | | | |sand-storm, but no rain. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Sky overcast. At 2 o’clock p.m. a light | | | | |shower, followed by a second. On the southern | | | | |side of the Niger a great deal more rain fell.| | | | |Later in the afternoon the sky became clearer,| | | | |but the whole of the evening much heat | | | | |lightning, towards N. & N.E. | | | | | | | 27 | | |2½ p.m. a heavy thunder-storm rose from the | | | | |E., but passed by without rain, carrying with | | | | |it an immense quantity of sand. | | | | | | | 28 | | |Warm day; a thunder-storm in Áribínda. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Clear day. | | | | | | | 30 | | |Rainy day; in the earlier part of the day | | | | |twice a little rain. At 3.30 p.m. a very heavy| | | | |gale arose, but bringing us only sand. Rain in| | | | |Áribínda. | | | | | | | June| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |The air became much cooler. Several | | | | |thunderstorms in the afternoon, the second | | | | |approaching from the N. at 6 o’clock p.m., | | | | |followed by a light fall of rain at 6.15, | | | | |continuing, with a short interruption, till 10| | | | |o’clock at night, and cooling the hot sandy | | | | |soil. | | | | | | | 2 | | |Cool and fresh; fine day. | | | | | | | 3 | | |Fine warm day. | | | | | | | 4 | | |In the morning a thunder-storm towards the W.;| | | | |at 8 o’clock a heavy gale. | | | | | | | 5 | | |A clear day, afterwards windy. At 5 o’clock | | | | |p.m. a thunder-storm arose, but without rain | | | | |near us. | | | | | | | 6 | | |Very warm day. | | | | | | | 7 | | |Exceedingly warm; in the evening heat- | | | | |lightning in every direction. | | | | | | | 8 | | |2.30 after midnight a thunder-storm rose, | | | | |followed by light rain, lasting from 3.30 to | | | | |8.30 a.m. Then followed a heavy gale. | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | |Fine. | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | |Cloudy in the afternoon; heat lightning in the| | | | |evening. | | | | | | | 13 | | |A thunder-storm gathered at 2 o’clock after | | | | |midnight, accompanied by a heavy gale, but no | | | | |rain. Sky the whole day hazy. | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | |At 3 o’clock in the morning a thunder-storm | | | | |approached from the N., but only a few drops | | | | |of rain fell. | | | | | | | 16 | | |About 4 o’clock in the morning a thunder-storm| | | | |gathered, without thunder and lightning, but | | | | |considerable rain, lasting till 8.30. | | | | | | | 17 | | |Fine. | | | | | | | 18 | | |About sunset a threatening thunder-storm | | | | |arose, but passed by without any rain. In the | | | | |night, however, tolerable rain without much | | | | |wind. | | | | | | | 19 | | |Fine. | | | | | | | 20 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 21 | | |About 9 o’clock a.m. the sun broke through the| | | | |cloudy sky. In the evening heat lightning; no | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 22 | | |A little cloudy; very hot; heat lightning in | | | | |the evening. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Warm. | | | | | | | 24 | | |A little cooler. | | | | | | | 25 | | |Cloudy; several times a few drops of rain, | | | | |with thunder towards the W. 3.30 p.m. a heavy | | | | |thunder-storm approached, passed by towards | | | | |the N., where much rain fell. | | | | | | | 26 | | |About 5 o’clock p.m. a thunder-storm passed | | | | |over our heads without rain, but accompanied | | | | |by a heavy gale of wind. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Clear and fine morning, about noon very warm, | | | | |in the evening heat lightning. About 8 o’clock| | | | |p.m. a thunder-storm without rain; after | | | | |midnight a second, gathering from S.W., with a| | | | |little rain. | | | | | | | 28 | | |Fine day; clouds and heat lightning in the | | | | |evening. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Clear morning; afterwards very warm. About 2 | | | | |p.m. a storm gathered from the E., and brought| | | | |a light rain of short continuance; returned | | | | |afterwards from the W., and approached with a | | | | |heavy rain at 4.30 p.m.; lasting half an hour.| | | | | | | 30 | | |Fine clear morning; no rain. | | | | | | | July| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |About 8 o’clock a.m. a strong gale. | | | | | | | 2 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 3 | | |Fine cool morning. | | | | | | | 4 | | |About sunset a thunder-storm approached | | | | |gradually from the E., but without rain. | | | | | | | 5 | | |3 p.m. rain, in the beginning lighter, then | | | | |more considerable, coming from the N. At 5 | | | | |o’clock another heavy fall of rain, lasting | | | | |about 20 minutes. | | | | | | | 6 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 7 | | |Early in the morning a thunder-storm passed by| | | | |without any rain. | | | | | | | 8 | | |About sunset a thunder-storm from the E., | | | | |accompanied by a light rain, lasting till late| | | | |at night. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 10 | | |A fine clear morning. | | | | | | | 11 | | |About 10 o’clock p.m. a thunder-storm, which | | | | |had long been gathering, broke forth with | | | | |heavy rain, which with less vehemence | | | | |continued the whole night long, accompanied by| | | | |a heavy gale. | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | |About 10 o’clock thick clouds overcast the | | | | |sky, but were scattered by a heavy gale. At | | | | |2.30 in the morning a heavy rain broke forth, | | | | |not accompanied by thunder, lasting about 20 | | | | |m. | | | | | | | 14 | | |The sky thickly overcast in the morning, in | | | | |the afternoon clear. | | | | | | | 15 | | |About 6 o’clock in the morning a heavy | | | | |thunder-storm gathered, breaking forth with a | | | | |heavy rain at 6.30, lasting with equal | | | | |violence till about 8 o’clock, then gentler | | | | |till 10.30. | | | | | | | 16 | | |The sky beautifully clear in the morning, in | | | | |the afternoon occasionally overcast with | | | | |clouds. | | | | | | | 17 | | |Clear. At 10 o’clock in the evening a thunder-| | | | |storm gathered from S.E., but brought us only | | | | |moderate rain. | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | |Clear. | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | |5 o’clock in the morning a very black battery | | | | |of thunder-clouds approached from the S.E., | | | | |bringing a heavy tornado, but only a few drops| | | | |of rain. | | | | | | | 21 | | |In the night, from 21st to 22nd, a moderate | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 22 | | |Cool morning, great humidity. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 24 | | |In the morning heavy rain-clouds, but no rain.| | | | |In the afternoon a thunder-storm gathered from| | | | |the E., but the clouds were scattered. | | | | | | | 25 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 26 | | |3.30 p.m. a thunder-storm in the E., beyond | | | | |the river. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Warm day. About 4 o’clock p.m. a heavy | | | | |thunder-storm gathered from W., but was | | | | |scattered; then a second one from the N., with| | | | |violent rain, lasting from 6.30 till 8 | | | | |o’clock. After half an hour’s respite another | | | | |thunder-storm broke forth, with heavy wind and| | | | |rain, the dropping continuing till near | | | | |morning. | | | | | | | 28 | | |The sky overcast, the sun breaking through the| | | | |clouds at 4 o’clock p.m. | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | |At 9.30 p. m. a heavy thunder-storm arose, | | | | |although it had been clear before, and a | | | | |violent rain followed. | | | | | | | 31 | | |Sky the whole day overcast, cleared up in the | | | | |afternoon. | | | | | | | Aug.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 2 | | |Day dark and cloudy, the sun breaking through | | | | |the clouds about noon. Fine evening. | | | | | | | 3 | | |Drops of rain continued to fall the whole | | | | |morning, the sun breaking through the clouds | | | | |at 2.30 p.m. | | | | | | | 4 | | |8 o’clock a.m. the sky thickly overcast, | | | | |rainy. Rain set in at 8.45, continued with | | | | |interruption; at 3.30 p.m. a very heavy | | | | |shower, lasting half an hour with great | | | | |violence, afterwards more gentle. | | | | | | | 5 | | |Day rainy. | | | | | | | 6 | | |4.50 p.m. a light rain. | | | | | | | 7 | | |Lightning early in the morning, followed at | | | | |5.45 by a moderate rain without wind, lasting | | | | |till 7.10; then single drops of rain. The sun | | | | |broke through the clouds at noon; a fine | | | | |afternoon. | | | | | | | 8 | | |A fine day; no rain. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Sky the whole day overcast; after 3 p.m. | | | | |threatening thunder-clouds gathered, | | | | |discharging a violent rain, lasting till 5 | | | | |o’clock; then more moderate, but setting in | | | | |with fresh violence at 6 and lasting till 7 | | | | |o’clock. | | | | | | | 10 | | |Dry. | | | | | | | 11 | | |Clear in the morning, overcast at noon, and | | | | |drops of rain. At 3 o’clock heavy thunder- | | | | |clouds, but without rain. | | | | | | | 12 | | |At 3.5 p.m. a thunder-storm, but only moderate| | | | |rain, lasting half an hour. | | | | | | | 13 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 14 | | |The whole day sky overcast, but no rain. | | | | | | | 15 | | |A few drops of rain in the morning, during the| | | | |afternoon sunshine. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Sky thickly overcast. The rain commenced at | | | | |6.30 a.m., lasting almost the whole of the | | | | |day, at times light, at others violent. | | | | | | | 17 | | |(Gando.)—In the course of the morning the sun | | | | |broke through the clouds. In the afternoon | | | | |rain with interruption, after sunset a heavy | | | | |rain lasting almost the whole of the night. | | | | | | | 18 | | |The rain began towards morning with increased | | | | |violence; a little rain in the course of the | | | | |following night. | | | | | | | 19 | | |A heavy rain in the morning, lasting half an | | | | |hour, then dropping till 9 a.m.; afterwards | | | | |the sun broke through the clouds. | | | | | | | 20 | | |Tolerably clear in the morning, at times a few| | | | |drops of rain, a thunder-storm in the | | | | |afternoon; regular rain from 4 p.m. till 8 | | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | 21 | | |Tolerably clear; from 11.30 a.m. drops of rain| | | | |till about 2 p.m. Afterwards the sun broke | | | | |through the clouds. The afternoon clear. | | | | | | | 22 | | |2 o’clock a.m. a heavy shower, lasting till | | | | |4.30, then a little rain occasionally. At 3 | | | | |o’clock p.m. a thunder-storm from N.W. with | | | | |rain at intervals, more continuous from 4 | | | | |o’clock p.m. till about sunset. | | | | | | | 23 | | |About noon a thunder-storm in the distance; | | | | |1.50 p.m. a light rain till 3 o’clock; at 4 | | | | |p.m. the sun broke through the clouds. | | | | | | | 24 | | |Sky cloudy. About 9 o’clock p.m. a few drops | | | | |of rain, lightning and thunder. | | | | | | | 25 | | |Overcast. At 7 o’clock the sun broke forth, | | | | |fine and genial. 1 o’clock p.m. a light shower| | | | |of rain; from 2 to 4 o’clock another light | | | | |shower. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Fine day. At sunset a thunder-storm gathered; | | | | |at 8 o’clock p.m. a light rain; then | | | | |repeatedly in the course of the night. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Rain in the morning till 7 o’clock a.m. Just | | | | |after sunset a thunder-storm, with moderate | | | | |rain; then at 9 o’clock a second one | | | | |excessively violent, lasting about an hour and| | | | |a half. | | | | | | | 28 | | |6.45 a.m. a light thunder storm, with moderate| | | | |rain, lasting till 8 o’clock, then the weather| | | | |tolerably clear. At midnight a violent shower.| | | | | | | 29 | | |Day tolerably clear. | | | | | | | 30 | | |2 p.m. heavy rain. | | | | | | |Sept.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |In the evening violent thunder-storm, but | | | | |without any rain. | | | | | | | 2 | | |In the night heavy rain, lasting almost till | | | | |morning. | | | | | | | 3 | | |Dry. | | | | | | | 4 | | |At 4.30 p.m. heavy storm, little rain. | | | | | | | 5 | | |Clear. In the afternoon and evening a thunder-| | | | |storm, with much heat-lightning, but only a | | | | |few drops of rain. | | | | | | | 6 | | |At 11 o’clock p.m. a heavy thunder-storm with | | | | |heavy rain, but only of short duration. | | | | | | | 7 | | |Dry. | | | | | | | 8 | | |In the latter part of the night, towards | | | | |morning, heavy rain; then after a little | | | | |interruption another shower till 8.30 a.m. | | | | | | | 9 | | |At sunset a thunder-storm from the S. passed | | | | |by towards the W., bringing us but little | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 10 | | |Weather clear. At 10 p.m. thunder-storm with | | | | |but little rain. | | | | | | | 11 | | |Cloudy. About 9 o’clock p.m. a heavy shower. | | | | | | | 12 | | |In the evening heat-lightning in the S.W.; no | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 13 | | |At 7 o’clock p.m. rain of long continuance. | | | | | | | 14 | | |In the evening thunder-storm, but no rain. | | | | | | | 15 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 16 | | |In the evening heat-lightning; no rain. | | | | | | | 17 | | |Thunder-storm, but no rain, in the evening. | | | | | | | 18 | | |Very warm day; in the evening again dry. | | | | | | | 19 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 20 | | |Very fine morning. | | | | | | | 21 | | |In the afternoon heavy thunder-clouds passed | | | | |by with a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | 22 | | |About 7 o’clock a.m. a little dropping; | | | | |afterwards the dark clouds were scattered. | | | | |About 9 o’clock p.m. a thunder-storm gathered;| | | | |only a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | |Dry. | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | |Heat-lightning in the evening. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Heat-lightning in the evening. | | | | | | | 27 | | |In the evening cloudy; heat lightning. After 9| | | | |o’clock a thunder-storm gathered with a heavy | | | | |gale, but little rain about 10 o’clock. | | | | | | | 28 | | |Heat-lightning in the evening. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Dry. | | | | | | | Oct.| | | | | | | | | | 1-4 |No observation.|No rain. | | | | | | | 5 | | |At 10 o’clock p.m. a heavy gale, followed by a| | | | |tolerable fall of rain, lasting till 3 | | | | |o’clock. | | | | | | | 6-8 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 9 | | |(Moríki).—In the night from the 8th to 9th, | | | | |heavy fall of dew, like rain. | | | | | | |10-30| | |No observation. | | | | | | |1855.| | | | | | | | | | Jan.| | | | to |No observation.| | | Ap. | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | |April| | | | | | | | | | 15 |12.30 | 103 |(Kúkawa).—Rainclouds. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | | | |Repeated thunder. A few drops of rain. | | | | | | | 17 |2 p.m. | 103 | | | | | | | | 18 | | |Not clear. | | | | | | | 19 |2 p.m. | 107 | | | | | | | |20-24|No observation.| | | | | | | | 25 |2.15 | 108 |Warm day, with southerly wind. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 26 |2 p.m. | 112·5 | | | | | | | | 27 |2 p.m. | 113 | | | | | | | | 28 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 29 |sunrise| 82 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 113 | | | | | | | | 30 |2 p.m. | 112·5 | | | | | | | | May | | | | | | | | | | 1-3 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 4 | | |In the evening heat-lightning towards the S. | | | | |and S.E. | | | | | | | 7 |2 p.m. | 106 | | | | | | | | 10 | | |3.30 p.m. a tempest, with a sand-storm, a few | | | | |drops of rain, more towards the N.E. A heavy | | | | |gale. After sunset a heavy thunder-storm, but | | | | |without rain. | | | | | | | 11 | | |In the night a thunder-storm, with much | | | | |lightning, and a heavy gale. | | | | | | | 15 | | |A hot day. Heat-lightning in the evening. | | | | | | | 16 | | |2.30 p.m. a thunder-storm from N., passing to | | | | |the W. Thunder and lightning, but no rain. | | | | | | | 17 | | |Heat-lightning in the evening. | | | | | | | 18 | | |From 4 o’clock till 7 o’clock a.m. a light | | | | |rain with interruption, accompanied by a | | | | |strong gale. | | | | | | | 19 | | |Early in the morning a light rain. | | | | | | | June| | | | | | | | | | 5 | | |At noon a thunder-storm gathering; 12.30 p.m. | | | | |a light rain; 4 p.m. another light rain. | | | | | | | 6 |2 p.m. | 104 | | | | | | | | 7 |2 p.m. | 109 | | | | | | | | 9 |2.30 | 108 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 10 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 11 |2.15 | 108 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 12 |2.30 | 110 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 13 |1.45 | 107·5 |(Kalála, near Bilma.)—A little after midnight | | |p.m. | |a heavy gale arose; 1.45 p.m. a little rain. | | | | | | | 14 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 15 |2.30 | 110 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 16 |2 p.m. | 112 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 73 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 83 | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 69 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 109 | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 76·5 | | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 79 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 109 | | | | | | | | 21 |2.30 | 111·5 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 24 |2.30 | 109 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 25 |2.30 | 109 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 101·5 | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 86 | | | | | | | | 27 | | |Warm day. | | | | | | | |2.30 | 114 |Heavy gale in the night. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 29 | | |Very heavy sand-storm early in the morning. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 109 |A heavy gale. | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 81 | | | | | | | | July| | | | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 68 | | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 68 | | | | | | | | 22 |1 p.m. | 111 | | | | | | | | 24 |2 p.m. | 112 | | | | | | | | 27 |2.30 | 108 | | | |p.m. | | | +-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+