VI.
FRAGMENTS OF A METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.
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[Deg. F.: Degrees in scale of Fahrenheit.]
+-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+ |Date.|Hour of|Deg. F.| Remarks. | | | Day. | | | +-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+ |1851.| | | | | Jan.| | | | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 53·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 73·4 | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 48·2 | | | | | | | | 13 |sunset | 71·6 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 57·2 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 73·4 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 57·2 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 71·6 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunset | 73·4 | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | 19 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 50 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 71·6 | | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 44·6 | | | | | | | |22 to|No observation.| | | 26 | | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 66·2 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 59 |Cold wind in the afternoon. | | | | | | | 29 |sunrise| 66 | | | | | | | | 30 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 31 |sunset | 69·8 | | | | | | | | Feb.|No observation.| | | | | | | |March| | | | | | | | | |First|No observation.| | | half| | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | |Sky cloudy (Kanó). | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 64·4 | | | | | | | | |1.0 | 109 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 19 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 70·3 | | | | | | | | 21 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 68 |Thick fog in the morning, the sun not coming | | | | |forth till past noon. | | | | | | | |noon | 91·4 | | | | | | | | 23 | | |Morning foggy. | | | | | | | 24 |noon | 95 |Morning clear, northerly wind arose. | | | | | | | 25 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 26 |noon | 100·4 | | | | | | | | 27 |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | | 28 |No observation.|Sky turbid and dull, easterly wind. | | | | | | | 29 |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | |April| | | | | | | | | | 1 |noon | 96·8 |Same sky, overcast with thick clouds; wind, as| | | | |in general, easterly. | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 69·8 | (Kúkawa.) | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 78·8 |Sky a little overcast. | | | | | | | |noon | 105·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 93·2 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 100 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 69·8 | | | | | | | | |noon | 104· | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 69·8 | | | | | | | | |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 91·4 | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 68 | | | | | | | | |noon | 100·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 74 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 89·6 | | | | | | | | 20 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 73·4 | | | | | | | | |noon | 95 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 71·6 | | | | | | | | |noon | 96·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 98·6 | | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 68 | | | | | | | | |noon | 96·8 | | | | | | | |24 to|No observation.| | | 28 | | | | | | | | | 29 |sunset | 89·6 | | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 69·8 | | | | | | | | |noon | 99 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 89·6 | | | | | | | | May | | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunrise| 70·3 | | | | | | | | |noon | 100·4 | | | | | | | | 2 |1 p.m. | 104 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 74 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 104 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 91·4 | | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 73·4 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 105·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 95 | | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 84·2 |Sky dull and cloudy, gradually becoming more | | | | |overcast. | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 105·8 |Three o’clock p.m. a few claps of thunder | | | | |without lightning, and with only a little | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 6 |sunrise| 80·6 | | | | | | | | |noon | 105·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 91·4 | | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 76 | | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 95 | | | | | | | | |noon | 106·2 | | | | | | | | 9 |noon | 107·6 | | | | | | | | 10 |noon | 106·7 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 78 | | | | | | | | |noon | 106·7 | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 80·6 |Very strong wind; in the afternoon a thunder- | | | | |storm, with some rain at four o’clock p.m. | | | | | | | |noon | 105·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 80·6 | | | | | | | | |noon | 100·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 90·5 |In the evening thick clouds. | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 80·6 | | | | | | | | |noon | 104 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 100·4 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |noon | 105 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 79·7 |Atmosphere very oppressive. | | | | | | | |noon | 104 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 95 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 81·5 |Heavy gale from N.W. in the forenoon. | | | | | | | |noon | 104 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 92·3 | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 82·4 | | | | | | | | |noon | 105·8 | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 78·8 | | | | | | | | |noon | 104 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 93·2 | | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 78 | | | | | | | | |noon | 107·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 92·3 | | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |noon | 104 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 107·6 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 96·8 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |noon | 104 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 95 |Lightning in the evening. | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |noon | 104 |At three o’clock p.m. a tornado and a little | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 90·5 | | | | | | | | 24 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 97·7 | | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 79·7 | | | | | | | | |noon | 96·8 | | | | | | | | 26 |noon | 97·7 |Sky thickly overcast; a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 93·2 | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 78·8 | | | | | | | | |noon | 104 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 93·2 |In the evening lightning. | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 84·2 | Sky not clear. | | | | | | | 29 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 30 |noon | 99·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 31 |sunrise| 75·2 | | | | | | | | |noon | 99·5 |In the afternoon the sky became thickly | | | | |overcast, and a little rain fell. | | | | | | | |sunset | 90·5 | | | | | | | | June| | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunrise| 78·8 |In the evening a thunder-storm, towards the | | | | |south and the north, came down upon us, | | |noon | 98·6 |accompanied with heavy rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 99·5 | | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 79·7 | | | | | | | | |noon | 98·6 |Tornado near us. | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 74·3 | | | | | | | | |noon | 104·9 | | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 74·3 | | | | | | | | |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 75·2 |Weather extremely sultry; at 2 p.m. a heavy | | | | |thunder-storm, with much rain. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 111·2 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 101·3 | | | | | | | | 6 |sunrise| 73·4 | | | | | | | | |noon | 93·2 |At 10 p.m. frightful tempest, with much rain. | | | | | | | 7 |No observation.|In the evening thunder-storm in the distance. | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 73·4 | | | | | | | | 9 |sunrise| 75·2 |At four o’clock in the afternoon a tornado, | | | | |with a short but heavy shower. In the night | | | | |another storm, but no rain near us. | | | | | | | |sunset | 82·4 | | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 71·6 |In the afternoon a storm, with but little | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 11 | | |Sky cloudy. | | | | | | | 12 |2 p.m. | 82·4 |Atmosphere humid and rainy, felt quite chilly,| | | | |sun did not come forth till after noon. | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 69·5 | | | | | | | | |noon | 89·6 |In the afternoon thunder-storm towards the | | | | |south. | | | | | | | |sunset | 75·1 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 79·7 | | | | | | | | |noon | 91·4 |About 2 p.m. a tornado, with a little rain | | | | |later in the afternoon. | | | | | | | |sunset | 77·0 | | | | | | | | 15 |noon | 95·1 |8 p.m. a tornado, but not much rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |noon | 90·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 80·6 |During the night tornado with rain. | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 75·2 |Fine clear morning. | | | | | | | |noon | 91·4 |7 p.m. heavy thunder-storm. | | | | | | | 18 |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 78·8 | | | | | | | | |noon | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 20 | | |In the evening a tornado with heavy rain. | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 70·7 | (Yóla.) | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 65·3 |1 o’clock p.m. a storm broke forth with great | | | | |violence, in consequence of which it became | | | | |quite cool. | | | | | | | |sunset | 67 | | | | | | | | 22 |No observation.|In the morning, sun lurid and atmosphere | | | | |moist, afterwards very hot. | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 71·6 | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | |No observation.| | | 25 | | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 76 |In the evening a heavy tornado, accompanied | | | | |with rain, lasting from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. 27th.| | | | | | | June| | | | |27 to|No observation.| | | July| | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |noon | 77 |Rain in the evening and during the night. | | | | | | | 9 |1 p.m. | 80·6 |Sky thickly overcast. | | | | | | | 10 |5.30 | |Heavy rain lasting till 7½ a.m. | | |a.m. | | | | | | | | | 11 |1.30 | 82·4 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunrise| 79·7 | | | | | | | | 12 | | |In the afternoon heavy thunder-storm with | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 13 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 77 |Sky cloudy; 7 p.m. storm accompanied by very | | | | |heavy rain, lasting till midnight. | | | | | | | 15 | | |Sky cloudy in the morning; sun came forth at 8| | | | |a.m.; a little rain the following night. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Sky thickly overcast; storm in the night. | | | | | | | 17 | | |A little before sunset a storm, accompanied by| | | | |heavy rain. | | | | | | | 18 | | |Weather clear. | | | | | | | 19 | | |Soon after sunrise a storm broke forth | | | | |accompanied by rain, lasting till noon. | | | | | | |20 to| | | | |No observation.| | | 23 | | 93·2 | | | | | | | | 24 |noon | | (Kúkawa.) | +-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+
END OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
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Transcriber's note:
Dotless _yā’_ ى has been transcribed as _yā’_ ي.
Changes in the ERRATA have been done, as well as the following:
pg xi, Changed: "Douple Peak of Mount Míndif" to: "Double"
pg 5, Changed: "where the “kálbo,” with its large" to: "“kálgo,”"
pg 7, Changed: "great many kálbo-trees here" to: "kálgo-trees"
pg 17, Changed: "the neighbouring village of Kálbo" to: "Kálgo"
caption of plate 2, Changed: "Feby. 10th. 1850." to: "1851."
pg 122, Added ” after: "“mádaki-n-Kanó."
pg 254, Changed: "such as Ebn Sáid" to: "Sʿaid"
pg 262, Changed: "would seem, of Eb´n Sʿaíd" to: "Ébn"
pg 263, Changed: "mentioned by Eb´n Khaldún" to: "Ébn"
pg 290, Changed: "interesting pagan intructors" to: "instructors"
pg 299, Caption, Added ” after: "clay bench, “dágali,"
pg 314, Changed: "the contrary, was evidenty" to: "evidently"
pg 479, footnote 121, Changed: "reduced Bágelé, After" to: "reduced Bágelé. After"
pg 492, Changed: "frontier-provinces by recripocal incursions" to: "reciprocal"
pg 494, Changed: "that from the the sultan of Stambúl" to: "that from the sultan of Stambúl"
pg 643, Added ” after: "“keghámma-ram."
pg 653, footnote 207, Changed: "قبيله كَِليتِه" to: "كَليِتِه"
Minor changes in punctuation have been done silently.
Other spelling inconsistencies have been left unchanged.