Part 43

+-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+ |Date.|Hour of|Deg. F.| Remarks. | | | Day. | | | +-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+ |1851.| | | | | July| | | | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 78·8 |Sky overcast, a few drops of rain; 8.30 a.m. a| | | | |heavy thunder-storm, with rain till 11 | | | | |o’clock. | | | | | | | |noon | 79·7 | | | | | | | | 29 |noon | 87·8 |In the night some more rain. | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |noon | 93·2 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 89·6 | | | | | | | | 31 |sunrise| 74 |A thunder-storm early in the morning; 10 a.m. | | | | |a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | |noon | 89·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | Aug.| | | | | | | | | | 1 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 2 |noon | 95 | | | | | | | | 3 | No therm. |Heavy thunder-storm in the night of the 2nd, | | | obs. |with the most plentiful fall of rain which we | | 4 | |had during this season. In the night of the | | | | |4th another very heavy fall of rain, lasting | | | | |till the morning, and not accompanied by any | | | | |thunder or lightning. | | | | | | | 5 | | |9.15 a.m. a heavy shower lasting till 11 | | | | |o’clock, preceded by gusts of wind, and | | | | |followed by a few claps of thunder. | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 73·4 | | | | | | | | 6 |noon | 84·2 |In the morning sky overcast. | | | | | | | 7 |noon | 78·8 |At 10.30 a.m. rain. | | | | | | | 8 |noon | 89·6 |The morning fine; about noon sky overcast; | | | | |about 2 p.m. heavy thunder-storm with much | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 9 |sunrise| 71·6 |In the morning rainy; afterwards the sun broke| | | | |forth. | | | | | | | 10 | No therm. |Fine weather. | | | obs. | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| |11 a.m. very heavy shower, but only of short | | | | |duration. | | | | | | | |noon | 73·4 | | | | | | | | 13 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | |About 11 o’clock a.m. rain; and again in the | | | | |after noon. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | 17 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 19 |noon | 88·7 |Fine weather. | | | | | | | 20 | | |In the night a thunder-storm, with heavy rain.| | | | | | | 21 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 22 |noon | 89·6 |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | 23 |noon | 91·4 |At 9 p.m. heavy thunder-storm, with a | | | | |tolerable quantity of rain. | | | | | | | 24 |noon | 87·8 |A cold northerly wind. | | | | | | | 25 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 26 | | |7½ a.m. a heavy thunder-storm, with moderate | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 27 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | 29 | | |Fine weather. | | | | | | | 30 |noon | 89·6 | | | | | | | | 31 |No observation.| | | | | | | |Sept.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Fine weather. | | | | | | | 2 |noon | 77 |10 o’clock, thunder-storm, with heavy rain. | | | | | | | 3 | | |In the morning, till near noon, rain; | | | | |afterwards fine weather. | | | | | | | 4 |noon | 87·8 |In the afternoon some rain. | | | | | | | 5 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 6 |noon | 89·6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | |A good deal of rain, at times heavier, at | | | | |others gentle. | | | | | | | 8 |noon | 86 | | | | | | | | 9 |noon | 89·6 | | | | | | | | 10 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 11 | | |Heavy dew. | | | | | | | 12 |noon | 91·4 | | | | | | | | 13 |noon | 89·6 |Sky overcast. Sun gradually broke forth. | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | 15 | | |Heavy gale. | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 72·5 | | | | | | | | 17 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 18 |2 p.m. | 98·6 | (Town of Yó.) | | | | | | | 19 |2 p.m. | 98·6 | | | | | | | | 20 |2 p.m. | 96·8 |Heavy easterly gale. | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 21 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | 23 |2.30 | 89·6 |Thunder-storm, with a little rain. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | |24 to|No observation.|27th, storm, with considerable rain in the | | 29 | | |afternoon. | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 69·8 | (Kánem.) | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 102·2 |A hot northerly wind from the desert. | | | | | | | Oct.| | | | | | | | | | 1 |2 p.m. | 106·7 | | | | | | | | 2 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 3 |noon | 101·3 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 104 | | | | | | | | 4 |noon | 100·4 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 104 | | | | | | | | 5 |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | | |6.15 | 96·8 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 6 |noon | 100·4 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 105·8 | | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 68 | | | | | | | | |noon | 102·2 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 105·5 | | | | | | | | 8 |noon | 103 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 105·8 | | | | | | | | 9 |noon | 101 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 104 |About 2 o’clock p.m. a thunder-storm towards | | | | |S.E.; about sunset a little rain. | | | | | | | |noon | 104 | | | | | | | | 10 |2 p.m. | 111 |A thunder-storm. A little rain in the evening.| | | | | | | 11 |noon | 101·3 |At noon thunder-storm gathering on all sides. | | | | |At 2 p.m. a little rain. | | | | | | | 12 |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | | 13 | | |Strong northerly gale. | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 15 |noon | 101·3 | | | | | | | |16 to|No observation.| | | 21 | | | | | | | | | 22 |noon | 100·4 | | | | | | | | 23 |2 p.m. | 108 | | | | | | | | 24 |2 p.m. | 109·4 | | | | | | | | 25 |1 p.m. | 109 | | | | | | | | 26 |2 p.m. | 107·6 | | | | | | | | 27 |noon | 105·8 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 108·5 |After 3 o’clock, a thunder-storm from the | | | | |south; rain towards the west. | | | | | | | 28 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 29 |2 p.m. | 100·4 | | | | | | | |30 to| | | | Dec.|No observation.| | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 |1 p.m. | 96·8 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 64·4 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 96·8 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 4 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 5 |1.30 | 82·4 |(Díkowa.) Thick fog in the morning, as was | | |p.m. | |often the case at this season. | | | | | | | 6 |1.30 | 95 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 7 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 8 |1.30 | 94 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 9 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 51·8 | | | | | | | | 15 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 55·4 | | | | | | | | 17 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 18 |5.30 | 55·4 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 52·7 | | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 51·8 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 86 | | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 51 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 51·8 | | | | | | | |23 to|No observation.| | | 25 | | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 56·3 | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 56·3 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 74·3 | | | | | | | | 28 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 61·7 | | | | | | | | 31 |No observation.| | | | | | | |1852.| | | | | | | | | | Jan.| | | | | | | | | | 1 |No observation.|(Wúliya, Músgu.) | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 60·8 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | |noon | 96·8 | | | | | | | | 4 |noon | 95 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 82·4 | | | | | | | | 5 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 6 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 100·4 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 8 |6 a.m. | 59 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 91·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 9 |sunrise| 57·2 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 96·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 78·8 | | | | | | | | 10 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 62·6 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 95 |In cool shade. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | | | 100·4 |In ventilated tent. | | | | | | | |sunset | 82·4 | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 87·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 56·5 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 84·2 |In very cool shade, with cool northerly | | |p.m. | |breeze. | | | | | | | |sunset | 74·3 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 56·3 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 51 | | | | | | | | |noon | 87 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 70·7 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 52·7 | | | | | | | | |noon | 91·4 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 55·4 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 89·6 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 57·2 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 86 | | | | | | | | 19 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 58 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 75·2 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 56·3 | | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | 24 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 56·3 | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 52·7 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 93·2 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 75·2 | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 57·2 | | | | | | | | 28 |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | | 29 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | 30 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 31 | | | | | | | | | | Feb.| | | | | | | | | | 1 |No observation.| (Kúkawa.) | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 56·3 | | | | | | | | |noon | 75·2 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 65·3 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | |12.45 | 70·7 | | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 55·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 71·6 | | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 61·7 | | | | | | | | |noon | 78 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 72·5 | | | | | | | | 6 |sunrise| 63·5 | | | | | | | | |12.15 | 80·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 75·8 | | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 62·6 | | | | | | | | |noon | 84·2 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 62·6 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 81·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 78·3 | | | | | | | | 9 |sunrise| 63·5 | | | | | | | | |noon | 87·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 79·7 | | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 64·4 | | | | | | | | |noon | 87·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 79·7 | | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 68·0 | | | | | | | | |noon | 95·0 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 81·5 | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 70·2 | | | | | | | | |noon | 92·0 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86·0 | | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 69·8 | | | | | | | | |noon | 98·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 70·7 |Heavy gale. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 98·6 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 69·8 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 98·6 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 69·8 | | | | | | | | |12.45 | 98·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 71·6 | | | | | | | | |12.45 | 102·2 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86·0 | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 69·8 | | | | | | | | |1.45 | 101 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 70·7 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 98·6 |The evening foggy. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 67·3 | | | | | | | | |12.45 | 102·2 | | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 68 |All this time much sickness in Kúkawa. | | | | | | | |1.15 | 99·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 66·2 | | | | | | | | |1.45 | 89·6 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 79·7 | | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 68·0 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 88·7 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 78·8 | | | | | | | | 24 |sunrise| 67 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 87 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 64·4 | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 65·5 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 89 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 80·6 | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 66·2 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 91 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 80·6 | | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 67 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 91·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 82·4 | | | | | | | |March| | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunrise| 67·3 | | | | | | | | |12.30 | 91·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86·0 | | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 69 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 96·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 71·6 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 100·4 | | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 71·6 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 95 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 5 |1.30 | 97·7 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 6 |sunrise| 78·8 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 99·5 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 80·6 | | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 71·6 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 94 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 84·2 | | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 71·6 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 96·8 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 9 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 70·5 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 98·2 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 89 | | | | | | | | 11 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 12 |1.30 | 94 | | | | | | | | 13 | | |Logón birni. About 2.30 p.m. a little rain. | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 71·6 | | | | | | | | 15 |2 p.m. | 94·1 | | | | | | | | 16 |1.30 | 98·2 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 75·2 |Sky overcast; thick clouds. | | | | | | | 18 |1 p.m. | 96·8 | | | | | | | | 19 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 20 |1.30 | 92·8 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 57·7 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 83·3 | | | | | | | | 22 |1.30 | 100 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 58 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 101·5 | | | | | | | | 24 |sunrise| 62·6 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 102·2 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 69·4 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 98·6 | | | | | | | |26 to|No observation.| | | 30 | | | | | | | | | | 31 |noon | 104·7 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 107·4 |Bákadá. | | | | | | |April| | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunrise| 63 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 106·2 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 91·8 | | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 66·6 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 105·3 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·8 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 73 |The first thunder-storm of the rainy season. | | | | |The sky, in the morning, thickly overcast; the| | | | |air moist. The sun broke through the clouds | | | | |after 9 o’clock; but half-an hour past noon | | | | |the thunder-storm broke forth at a short | | | | |distance towards the south, from whence it | | | | |proceeded, reaching us at 1 p.m. | | | | | | | |12.30 | 102·7 |From 1 o’clock to 1.23 large drops of rain, | | | | |followed by heavy gusts of wind. | | |1.30 | 87·8 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 85·1 | | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 73 | | | | | | | | |noon | 100·4 |About 11 o’clock thick rain-clouds gathering, | | | | |but no rain. | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 81·5 |About 5 o’clock in the morning the thunder- | | | | |storm broke forth, with light rain lasting | | | | |till about 8 a.m. Then the sun broke through | | | | |the clouds, while the thunder continued. At | | | | |9.30 a.m. again a little rain; the sky | | | | |remaining overcast the rest of the day. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 91·4 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 90·5 | | | | | | | | 6 |sunrise| 76·3 |Sky thickly overcast; storm towards the north.| | | | | | | |1.15 | 105·4 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 72 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 106·7 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 109·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 94·6 | | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 76·5 |Sky overcast; at 11 o’clock a little rain | | | | |began, often interrupted, the thunder-storm | | | | |gradually turning to the north. | | | | | | | |noon | 94·5 | | | | | | | | |1.15 | 104 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 92·5 |About 8 p.m. a thunder-storm arose from the | | | | |east, accompanied by much wind, but only | | | | |little rain; night very oppressive. | | | | | | | 9 |sunrise| 80 |The sky overcast; atmosphere oppressive. About| | | | |8 o’clock a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 98·6 | | | | | | | | 10 |1 p.m. | 104 |About 3 a.m. a thunder-storm, without wind, | | | | |but accompanied by considerable rain, which | | | | |lasted for about an hour and a half. | | | | | | | 11 |sunset | 100 | | | | | | | | |sunrise| 76·3 |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 103 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87·4 |In the evening a thunder-storm gathered from | | | | |the west, but bringing only a few drops of | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 75·6 |Sky overcast; sultry. About 2 p.m. a thunder- | | | | |storm in the distance eastward, gradually | | |1.30 | 95·5 |approaching, and sending forth, at sunset, | | |p.m. | |uninterrupted peals of thunder and flashes of | | | | |lightning, with only a few drops of rain, but | | |sunset | 99·3 |heavy squalls of wind lasting till about 8 | | | | |p.m.; a heavy shower followed, lasting for | | | | |about two hours. | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 70·5 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 101·7 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 91·4 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 73·4 | | | | | | | | |noon | 101·7 |About noon the sky became thickly overcast, | | | | |and at 1 p.m. a few large drops fell, followed| | |2.30 | 94 |by a shower for about ten minutes; the sky | | |p.m. | |remained overcast. | | | | | | | |sunset | 88·2 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 76·6 |About 7 o’clock in the morning a few drops | | | | |fell, but afterwards the sky cleared up; and | | |1.30 | 96·8 |in the afternoon a fresh breeze arose. In the | | |p.m. | |following night a little rain. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 101·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 90 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 80·2 |In the morning the sky overcast, and a little | | | | |rain fell. | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 99·7 |About noon a heavy wind arose from S.E., and | | | | |the sky became again thickly overcast. | | | | | | | |sunset | 80·6 | | | | | | | | 17 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 18 | | |At 2 o’clock in the morning a heavy N.E. wind | | | | |arose. | | | | | | | 19 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 20 | | |Sultry day. | | | | | | | 21 |1.20 | 104·4 |At 2 p.m. a thunder-storm gathered from S.E. | | |p.m. | |At 3.30 o’clock it began raining, first | | | | |slightly, but from 3.45 to 4.15, a heavy | | | | |shower followed, greatly refreshing the | | | | |temperature. The rain then ceased, while the | | | | |thunder continued, with heavy squalls from | | | | |E.N.E.; but at sunset the rain began afresh, | | | | |and lasted for full two hours. | | | | | | | 22 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 23 |1.15 | 100·4 |The sun broke through the thunder-clouds about| | |p.m. | |8 a.m. | | | | | | | 24 |noon | 102·2 |The sky overcast, but no rain. | | | | | | | 25 |12.30 | 95·4 |At 4 p.m. a heavy shower, but of short | | | | |duration, followed but not preceded by | | | | |thunder. | | | | | | | 26 |1.45 | 101·8 |Sky thickly overcast; the sun breaking through| | |p.m. | |the clouds at 9.30 a.m., the atmosphere | | | | |remaining sultry. In the afternoon a thunder- | | | | |storm accompanied by heavy squalls of wind, | | | | |but no rain. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Atmosphere sultry. | | | | | (Más-eñá). | | | | | | | 28 | | |In the afternoon a thunder-storm gathered, but| | | | |brought us only a few drops of rain in the | | | | |evening. | | | | | | | 29 | | |The sky the whole day overcast; in the | | | | |afternoon a storm gathered in the south, but | | | | |not accompanied by rain. | | | | | | | 30 | | |In the afternoon a thunder-storm arose, | | | | |followed by a considerable rain the following | | | | |night, lasting about two hours. | | | | | | | May | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Sky overcast; the sun breaking through the | | | | |clouds about 10 a.m., but only for a few | | | | |moments. At 4 p.m. thick thunder-clouds, with | | | | |much heat-lightning, but no rain. | | | | | | | 2 | | |About 5.30 p.m. dark thunder-clouds gathered, | | | | |but passed by westward. | | | | | | | 3 | | |A little before 9 p.m. thunder-clouds from | | | | |S.W., with heavy squalls, followed at 9 | | | | |o’clock by a heavy shower, lasting about two | | | | |hours. | | | | | | | 4 | | |No thunder-storm. | | | | | | | 5 |1 p.m. | 90·5 |Fine weather. | | | | | | | |sunset | 88·2 | | | | | | | | 6 |1 p.m. | 93·6 |Beautiful weather. | | | | | | | 7 |1.30 | 95 |Beautiful morning, in the afternoon heavy | | | | |squalls of wind. | | | | | | | 8 |1.30 | 96·8 |Fine day. | | | | | | | 9 |1.15 | 95·7 | | | | | | | | 10 |1.30 | 97·3 | | | | | | | | 11 |2 p.m. | 98·6 | | | | | | | | 12 |2 p.m. | 98·1 | | | | | | | | 13 | | |At 9.30 a.m. a heavy gale. | | | | | | | 14 |1.45 | 95 |Sky thickly overcast, the sun shining forth | | |p.m. | |only now and then; at about 11 a.m. the | | | | |weather cleared up, but became again overcast | | | | |in the afternoon; and at 2 o’clock a thunder- | | | | |storm gathered, but without bringing us much | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | |4.30 | 96·6 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 15 | | |The sky overcast the whole day. At 1.45 p.m. | | | | |distant thunder towards the east; at 4 p.m. it| | | | |began raining, and continued till five with | | | | |considerable violence, then ceased and began | | | | |again with sunset, accompanied by thunder now | | | | |and then, and lasting in a uniform way till | | | | |8.30 the next morning. | | | | | | | 16 |2 p.m. | 86 |The sky having cleared up a little before noon| | | | |again became overcast in the afternoon. | | | | | | | 17 | | |Sky thickly overcast; the sun breaking through| | | | |the clouds about 10 o’clock. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 88·7 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 18 | | |The weather dull. | | | | | | | 19 |2 p.m. | 91·4 |Fine day. | | | | | | | 20 | | |No thunder-storm. | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 75·2 |At noon light thunder-clouds gathered, | | | | |bringing a heavy gale, but no rain, and the | | | | |weather soon cleared up. | | | | | | | 22 | | |No storm. | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 68 |Fine fresh morning. | | | | | | | 24 |sunrise| 77 |Fine weather, light clouds gathered in the | | | | |course of the afternoon, and in the evening | | |1.15 | 96 |heat-lightning. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 25 |2 p.m. | 96·8 |Windy; sky a little overcast. | | | | | | | | | |In the afternoon after 5 o’clock thunder- | | | | |clouds from west, as well as N.E., and in the | | | | |latter direction much heat-lightning without | | | | |thunder. After sunset a little rain, very | | | | |little in the town, more outside. | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 74·3 |Sky a little overcast, in the evening a | | | | |thunder-storm, but not accompanied by rain in | | | | |the interior of the town. | | | | | | | |2.30 | 89·6 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 78·8 |Sky a little overcast. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 96·8 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 75·2 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 95·4 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 92·3 |After sunset heat-lightning and wind. | | | | | | | 29 |sunrise| 72·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 96·1 |At 5 p.m. a little rain with sunshine; a | | | | |single thunder clap being heard. | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 74·7 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 95·5 |At 2 p.m. heavy gusts of wind. | | | | | | | 31 | | |Weather clear. | | | | | | | June| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Sky overcast, at 6.45 a.m. a little rain, with| | | | |distant thunder. Afterwards the weather | | | | |cleared up. | | | | | | | 2 | | |Sky overcast, the sun not coming forth before | | | | |5 p.m. | | | | | | | 3 | | |Sky overcast, chilly atmosphere, with a strong| | | | |south-easterly wind, till at length the sun | | | | |broke through the clouds and scattered them. | | | | | | | 4 | | |About 9 p.m. a thunder-storm gathered, | | | | |accompanied by only a little rain. | | | | | | | 5 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 6 | | |At 3.30 p.m. a very heavy thunder-storm, with | | | | |violent squalls of wind from the north, | | | | |followed by a heavy shower, but of short | | | | |duration. | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 75·2 |Sky thickly overcast. | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 76·3 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 95·5 |Thick clouds, portending a storm; the sun | | |p.m. | |broke through the clouds at 9 a.m. In the | | | | |evening heat-lightning towards the west. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Weather clear. | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 77·4 | | | | | | | | |1.45 | 95·4 |In the afternoon thunder-clouds gathering, and| | |p.m. | |at 4 p.m. a light rain. | | | | | | | 11 |2 p.m. | 95 |After 4 p.m. a thunder-storm from the south, | | | | |but without rain. | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 74·1 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 92·7 |In the evening heat-lightning towards W.N.W. | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |1.45 | 93·2 |In the afternoon thunder clouds gathering with| | | | |distant thunder towards the west at 3.30. At | | | | |5.30 heavy rain towards the north, but none in| | | | |the town (Más-eñá). | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 80·6 |Sky overcast from 3 p.m.; heavy thunder-storm | | | | |towards N.E. It began raining with us at 3.30,| | |1.30 | 93·2 |mostly heavily, at times more gently, till 7 | | |p.m. | |o’clock in the evening. Also the following | | | | |night a little rain. | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 74·5 |Sky thickly overcast, at 6.25 a.m. again a | | | | |little rain, the sun breaking through the | | | | |clouds at 1 p.m. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 86 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 74·5 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 70·7 |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 87 |In the evening heat-lightning towards N. and | | | | |N.E. | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 77·5 |Sky overcast; the sun breaking forth only now | | | | |and then. About 6 p.m. a thunder-storm | | | | |gathered from the west, but did not reach us; | | | | |while another storm rose from E.S.E., but | | | | |likewise ended in nothing but heat-lightning, | | | | |and passed by without any rain. | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 73·4 |Sky thickly overcast; the sun breaking forth | | | | |only now and then. At 4 p.m. thunder-storm | | |2 p.m. | 89·6 |from the west, but without bringing rain. | | | | |Heavy squalls of wind after sunset. | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 73·8 |(N.B. broke the last thermometer I had with me| | | | |at the time.) 2.30 p.m. distant thunder heard,| | | | |a heavy thunder-storm gathering from the east,| | | | |overclouding the whole sky, but without | | | | |bringing us any rain. In the evening heat- | | | | |lightning. | | | | | | | 20 | | |Weather clear. | | | | | | | 21 | | |5 p.m. a thunder-storm with a heavy gale, but | | | | |without rain. | | | | | | | 22 | | |Sky overcast; the sun not breaking through the| | | | |clouds before the afternoon, and only from | | | | |time to time. In the evening heat-lightning | | | | |towards W. and E.N.E. | | | | | | | 23 | | |The sky in the morning clearer, till at 12.30,| | | | |a thunder-storm gathered from S.W., when at 1 | | | | |p.m. a few drops fell, and at 2.30 a little | | | | |more rain. | | | | | | | 24 | | |The morning clear; at 6 p.m. a thunder-storm | | | | |gathering in the east, but only bringing a few| | | | |drops of rain. | | | | | | | 25 | | |In the preceding night a moderate fall of | | | | |rain, lasting about two hours; about 3.30 p.m.| | | | |a heavy gale arose, and the sky became | | | | |overcast towards the east. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Weather clear. | | | | | | | 27 | | |3 p.m. a thunder-storm from W.S.W.; however | | | | |only a few drops fell, the storm going | | | | |southward. | | | | | | | 28 | | |The morning fine, the sky being covered with | | | | |cumuli. About 4 p.m. a heavy thunder-storm | | | | |gathered from the west, where it discharged | | | | |itself without bringing us more than a few | | | | |drops. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Sky in the morning clear, in the afternoon | | | | |cloudy, in the night a little rain. | | | | | | | 30 | | |Sky overcast; about 5 p.m. a thunder-storm | | | | |gathered, but without rain in the beginning, | | | | |till the clouds having discharged themselves | | | | |towards the west and the north, it began | | | | |raining with us at 7 p.m., the rain lasting | | | | |half an hour with great violence, after which | | | | |it continued more moderately. | | | | | | | July| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |A violent shower near morning, lasting about | | | | |an hour and a half; the whole morning showers | | | | |continued to fall in drops till 11 a.m., when | | | | |the sun broke through the clouds about 2 p.m. | | | | | | | 2 | | |The forenoon clear till about 3 p.m. a thick | | | | |thunder-storm gathered from S.W., but | | | | |dispersed in a southerly and north-westerly | | | | |direction, without bringing us a single drop | | | | |of rain. | | | | | | | 3 | | |At 5.30 p.m. a thunder-storm gathered from the| | | | |south, followed by a violent shower, lasting | | | | |about twenty minutes, and after an interval by| | | | |two other showers not quite so heavy. | | | | | | | 4 | | |About sunset a thunder-storm from east, | | | | |followed by heavy rain, which after a short | | | | |interval began once more, and continued till | | | | |about morning. | | | | | | | 5 | | |The sky in the morning thickly overcast, and a| | | | |little rain fell. | | | | | | | 6 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 7 | | |About noon a thunder-storm gathered from west,| | | | |and about 3 p.m. a few drops fell; followed at| | | | |4 o’clock by a violent rain, lasting half an | | | | |hour, and a little later some more rain. | | | | | | | 8 | | |Sky the whole day overcast, the atmosphere | | | | |oppressive, and about noon a little rain. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Sky overcast, the sun only occasionally | | | | |breaking through the clouds, and a few drops | | | | |of rain fell; at 3 p.m., some more rain, and | | | | |at 6 in the evening a heavy shower, lasting | | | | |till eleven o’clock without any thunder or | | | | |lightning. | | | | | | | 10 | | |The sky at times overcast, at others clear. | | | | | | | 11 | | |Sky in the morning clear; about noon thunder- | | | | |clouds gathered from the south, and about 1.30| | | | |p.m. a heavy shower fell, lasting with equal | | | | |violence for an hour, then less heavy till 5 | | | | |o’clock. | | | | | | | 12 | | |The sky not clear, the atmosphere moist, till | | | | |the weather cleared up about noon, when it | | | | |became warmer. About ten o’clock in the | | | | |evening a heavy gale arose, followed by rain, | | | | |which lasted till morning. | | | | | | | 13 | | |Sky overcast, till about noon, the sun broke | | | | |through the clouds. In the evening a thunder- | | | | |storm gathered from the south, accompanied | | | | |with heavy rain, lasting a quarter of an hour,| | | | |then more moderate, and again a very heavy | | | | |shower. | | | | | | | 14 | | |Sky in the morning not clear, till the sun | | | | |broke brightly through the clouds. In the | | | | |evening heat-lightning. | | | | | | | 15 | | |Sky in the morning clear; about noon, when a | | | | |cold wind had risen, overcast; at 6.30 p.m. a | | | | |powerful thunder-storm gathered from S.E. | | | | |accompanied by rain, which lasted till 7.45 | | | | |p.m. with equal violence, and more temperate | | | | |till 9.20. | | | | | | | 16 | | |The day fine, but rather oppressive about | | | | |noon; no thunder-storm. | | | | | | | 17 | | |The sky in the morning overcast with cumuli; 4| | | | |p.m. a heavy thunder-storm gathering from S.W.| | | | |and another from north, at the same time | | | | |followed by rain at 6.20, lasting with more or| | | | |less violence till 8.10, and after a short | | | | |interval continuing once more. | | | | | | | 18 | | |The sky overcast in the morning. | | | | | | | 19 | | |At 5 p.m. a black thunder-storm gathering from| | | | |S.W. followed by heavy rain, lasting from 6.30| | | | |to 9 o’clock, the first hour with great | | | | |violence. | | | | | | | 20 | | |At 5.45 a.m. the rain commenced again, and | | | | |continued till 8.45. At 1 p.m. again a little | | | | |rain; at 3 o’clock another light fall, and | | | | |from 8 o’clock in the evening till about 1 | | | | |o’clock after midnight, but not heavy. | | | | | | | 21 | | |In the morning the sky cloudy, and a few drops| | | | |of rain fell; afterwards a black thunder-storm| | | | |gathering, but no rain. | | | | | | | 22 | | |The sky tolerably clear; in the evening a | | | | |thunder-storm gathered from the north, but | | | | |passed by without bringing us any rain except | | | | |a few drops. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Near morning rain, lasting for about an hour, | | | | |when the clouds cleared away, but gathered | | | | |again in the course of the afternoon, without,| | | | |however, bringing us any rain. | | | | | | | 24 | | |In the morning light clouds hovering over us, | | | | |while the distant horizon was clear; in the | | | | |evening a black thunder-storm gathered from | | | | |east, but bringing us only a few drops of rain| | | | |from 8.15 to 8.30 o’clock. | | | | | | | 25 | | |The sky in the morning overcast, cleared up | | | | |about noon. Wide halo round moon in evening. | | | | | | | 26 | | |About 4 o’clock in the morning a light shower,| | | | |and the sky remained thickly overcast till | | | | |about 8 o’clock, when the clouds dispersed, | | | | |and we had a fine day. | | | | | | | 27 | | |The sky in the morning clear, in the afternoon| | | | |rain-clouds from S.S.E., bringing heavy rain | | | | |in the evening, lasting from 5.30 till 10 | | | | |o’clock with considerable violence for the | | | | |first three-quarters of an hour, then less | | | | |violent. | | | | | | | 28 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Sky a little overcast. In the night rain, | | | | |lasting about one hour, and accompanied by a | | | | |very violent gale. | | | | | | | 30 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 31 | | |4 p.m. a thunder-storm gathered from the | | | | |south, but passed by towards the west, without| | | | |bringing rain. | | | | | | | Aug.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Weather clear. | | | | | | | 2 | | |The morning not clear; afterwards the sun | | | | |broke forth. A little before sunset a thunder-| | | | |storm gathered from S.S.E. and after 6.30 it | | | | |began raining, the rain continuing the whole | | | | |night, but only gently. | | | | | | | 3 | | |At 5.30 a.m. it began again raining, at times | | | | |more gently, at others with greater violence, | | | | |but altogether only little. About 10 a.m. the | | | | |sun broke forth. | | | | | | | 4 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 5 | | |About 6 p.m. a thunder-storm gathered from | | | | |N.E., and another from the west; both, | | | | |however, passed by without bringing rain. | | | | | | | 6 | | |In the afternoon a thunder-storm gathered, | | | | |bringing moderate rain, which lasted from 5.30| | | | |to 10 p.m. | | | | | | | 7 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 8 | | |About noon a heavy thunder-storm gathered from| | | | |east, and broke forth at 12.30 with great | | | | |violence, but lasting only ten minutes; the | | | | |rain commenced again at 2.22, and lasted till | | | | |2.40, accompanied by a heavy gale; in the | | | | |evening from 7.45 till 8.20 another heavy | | | | |shower. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Weather dark and rainy; a few drops of rain in| | | | |the morning, and at 11.20 a light rain, | | | | |followed by warm sunshine. | | | | | | | 10 | | |The rain which had lasted great part of the | | | | |night ceased a little before 7 o’clock in the | | | | |morning. | | | | | | | 11 | | |About noon rain-clouds passed over our heads | | | | |bringing us but a few drops. | | | | | | | 12 | | |In the preceding night light rain not | | | | |accompanied by thunder; at 10 a.m. more rain, | | | | |and at 2 p.m. more heavy; at 4.22 another | | | | |fall. The sky remained overcast, with heavy | | | | |clouds the whole day long. | | | | | | | 13 | | |A heavy shower in the morning, lasting about | | | | |two hours, followed by another fall of less | | | | |duration; the sky remained overcast almost the| | | | |whole of the day, and in the afternoon a | | | | |little more rain. | | | | | | | 14 | | |About noon a heavy shower, lasting half an | | | | |hour; more rain in the afternoon. | | | | | | | 15 | | |The sky the whole day thickly overcast, rain | | | | |falling several times. | | | | | | | 16 | | |About 6 a.m. a heavy shower lasting about half| | | | |an hour. | | | | | | | 17 | | |A fine genial day; about noon sky became | | | | |overcast, and at 12.30 a few drops fell, later| | | | |in the afternoon more rain. | | | | | | | 18 | | |Sky at times overcast; a little rain. | | | | | | | 19 | | |Rainy day; it began raining at 11 a.m. and | | | | |continued till 3 p.m. | | | | | | | 20 | | |About 11 o’clock a little rain, round about us| | | | |much more. | | | | | | | 21 | | |At 2 p.m. a little rain. | | | | | | | 22 | | |No rain (Kúkawa). | | | | | | | 23 | | |At 3 p.m. a considerable fall of rain. | | | | | | | 24 | | |At 4 p.m. a light rain. | | | | | | | 25 | | |About noon a thunder-storm gathered, but | | | | |without rain. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Sky about noon overcast, but no rain. | | | | | | | 27}| | | | | }| | | | | 28}| | | | | }| | | | | 29}| | |No rain. | | }| | | | | 30}| | | | | }| | | | | 31}| | | | | | | | | |Sept.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |Weather clear. | | | | | | | 2 | | |About noon a thunder-storm gathering; in the | | | | |afternoon light rain. | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 74·3 |Sky in the afternoon overcast, but no rain. | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 78·5 |A few drops in the morning. | | | | | | | 5 | | 78 |No rain. | | | | | | | 6 | | 76·6 |At 10.30 a thunder-storm gathered, accompanied| | | | |by moderate rain. | | | | | | | 7 | | 74 |A warm genial day. | | | | | | | 8 to| | |No rain. | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 11 |2 p.m. | 98 |At 4 p.m. a thunder-storm without rain. | | | | | | | 12 |2 p.m. | 98 |Fine. | | | | | | | 13 | | |In the afternoon a cold heavy gale. | | | | | | | 14 |1 p.m. | 94·5 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 80 | | | | | | | | 16 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 17 |1.30 | 97 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 80 |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 79 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 97 | | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 78 |Sky overcast; sun came forth about noon, but | | | | |again overcast; towards the east a thunder- | | | | |storm; with us but a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 79 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 97 |About 5 o’clock in the afternoon a thunder- | | |p.m. | |storm in the evening; few drops. | | | | | | | 22 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | 27 | | |A light rain early in the morning. | | | | | | | 28 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 29 |1.30 | 97 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 80 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 100·3 | | | | | | | | Oct.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 98 |After sunset a heavy thunder-storm; only a few| | | | |drops of rain. | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 78·5 | | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 78 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 100 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 6 to|No observation.| | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 11 | | |In the preceding night a thunder-storm, with | | | | |moderate rain. | | | | | | | 12 | | |Weather clear. | | and | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | |At 10 a.m. a heavy gale, with a few drops of | | | | |rain, the rain clouds passing by towards S.E. | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 72 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 96 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 16 | | |Sky overcast; cleared up about noon. | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 75 | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 72 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 98 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 72 | | | | | | | | 20 | | |In the evening a heavy gale, as if preceding a| | | | |thunder-storm. | | | | | | | 21 | | |In the afternoon a thunder-storm, with a light| | | | |rain at 3 o’clock, lasting about a quarter of | | | | |an hour, and followed by a second fall. | | | | | | | 22 | | |In the afternoon a thunder-storm, but without | | | | |rain, near us. | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 70-72 |} | | | | |} | | to | | |} A strong wind all these days. | | | | |} | | 31 |1.30 | 95-98 |} | | |p.m. | |} | | | | | | | Nov.| | | | | | | | | | 1 to|No observation.| | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 68 | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 67·5 | | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 66 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 65·4 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 65 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 89 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 64·5 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 89 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 63 | | | | | | | |18 to|No observation.| | | 20 | | | | | | | | | 21 |1.30 | 85 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 22 |1.30 | 84·5 | | | |p.m. | | | +-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+