[Deg. F.: Degrees in scale of Fahrenheit.]
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|Date.|Hour of|Deg. F.| Remarks. |
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|1854.| | | |
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| Jan.| | | |
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| 1 | | |Cold. |
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| 2 |sunrise| 62·2 | |
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| |2 p.m. | 88·5 | |
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| 3 |sunrise| 61 |Clear sky. |
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| |1.30 | 87·5 | |
| |p.m. | | |
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| 4 |sunrise| 66 |Sky overcast; cleared up towards sunset. |
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| 5 |sunrise| 60 |Clear sky; cold. |
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| |sunset | 77·5 | |
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| 6 | | |Clear sky; cold. |
| | | | |
| |sunset | 77·5 | |
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| 7 |sunrise| 59·5 | |
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| |2 p.m. | 85 | |
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| |sunset | 87 | |
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| 8 |sunrise| 61·5 |A fine day. Both these days warmer at sunset |
| | | |than in the afternoon. |
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| |2 p.m. | 75 | |
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| |sunset | 77·5 | |
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| 9 |2 p.m. | 85 |Sky overcast. |
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| 10 |sunrise| 64 | |
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| 11 |sunrise| 64 | |
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| |2 p.m. | 85 | |
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| |sunset | 80 | |
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| 12 |sunrise| 66 | |
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| 13 |sunrise| 55 |Very cold day. |
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| 14 | | |Not quite so cold. |
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| 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. |
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| 16 | | |Cold wind. |
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| 17 | | |No observation. |
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| 18 | | |Tolerably cold. Sky somewhat clearer. |
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| 19 |sunrise| 60 | |
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| |sunset | 76 | |
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| 20 | | |Sky overcast; very cold and cheerless. |
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| |2 p.m. | 66 |2.30 p.m. a few drops of rain. |
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| |sunset | 62 | |
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| |sunrise| 51 | |
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| 21 |2.30 | 77 |Sky clear. |
| |p.m. | | |
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| |sunset | 69 | |
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| 22 |sunrise| 48 |Sky clear. (Broke this day in reality my last |
| | | |thermometer.) |
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| 23 | | |Clear. |
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| 24 | | |Tolerably clear. |
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| 25 | | |Fine day. Morning delightful. |
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| 26 | | |Morning clear. |
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| 27 | | |Forenoon not quite clear. |
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| 28 | | |No observation. |
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| 29 | | |Cold and windy. |
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| 30 | | |Clear and cold. |
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| 31 | | |Clear. |
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| Feb.| | | |
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| 1 | | |Not quite clear. In this month very few |
| | | |particular observations, but in general the |
| | | |mornings proved colder than those in January. |
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|March| | |In the first days of March a very heavy gale |
| | | |in the forenoon. |
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| 3 | | |In the morning clear, then overcast. |
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| 4 | | |Clear. |
| | | | |
| 5 | | |Clear morning. |
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| 6 | | |Heavy northerly gale the whole day long, |
| | | |carrying much sand. |
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| 7 | | |Clear. |
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| 8 | | |Clear. |
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| 9 | | |Sky not clear. |
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| 10 | | |Overcast; the sun scarcely ever came forth. A |
| | | |few drops of rain. |
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| 11 | | |Overcast. |
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| 12 | | |Windy, not clear. Heavy gale during the night.|
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| 13 | | |Cloudy. In the course of the day a very heavy |
| | | |gale arose. |
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| 14 | | |Overcast; no wind; evening clear. |
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| 15 | | |Clear. |
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| 16 | | |Clear in the forenoon, then dull. |
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| 17 | | |Overcast. |
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| 18 | | |Clear. |
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| 19 | | |In the afternoon sky dull. |
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| 20 | | |Sky clear in the morning. |
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| 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. |
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| 23 | | |A warm sunny day. |
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| 24 | | |Dull sky. |
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| 25 | | |The sky the greater part of the day overcast; |
| | | |towards evening a little sunshine. About 11 |
| | | |o’clock at night some dropping. |
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| 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] |
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| 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. |
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| 29 | | |Day clear, but windy; not too warm. |
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| 30 | | |Sunny, but strong gale blowing. |
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| 31 | | |At times sunny, then dull, rather windy. |
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|April| | | |
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| 1 | | |Dull; a little dropping in the afternoon. |
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| 2 | | |Clearer. About sunset a heavy gale sprang up. |
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| 3 | | |A warm day. |
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| 4 | | |Fine cool morning, with the usual northerly |
| | | |gale; in the afternoon quiet. |
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| 5 | | |Warm day. |
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| 6 | | |Morning cool. |
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| 7 | | |Fresh wind. |
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| 8 | | |Very cool night. |
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| 9 | | |Warm day; no wind. About sunset overcast. |
| | | | |
| 10 | | |Night not so cool. About 1 o’clock p.m. heavy |
| | | |gust of wind. |
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| 11 | | |Warm. About 2 o’clock p.m. violent gusts of |
| | | |wind. |
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| 12 | | |A warm day. |
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| 13 |No observation.| |
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| 14 | | |About noon a southerly gale. |
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|15-18| | |No observation. |
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| 19 | | |The sun very troublesome. |
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| 21 | | |Sky dull; windy. |
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| 27 | | |Night very warm. Sky in the morning not clear.|
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| 28 | | |Fine morning; day very warm. |
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| 30 | | |Very warm day. At 9.30 p.m. a light and short |
| | | |fall of rain, followed by a breeze. |
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| May | | | |
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| 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. |
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| 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°. |
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| 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. |
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| 8 | | |Sky dull. |
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| 9 | | |Sky still dull; in the afternoon clearer. |
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| 10 | | |Day dull and cloudy, evening clear. |
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| 11 | | |A hot wind from the desert in the afternoon. |
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| 12 | | |Hazy and overcast in the afternoon. |
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| 13 | | | |
| | | |Clear. |
| 14 | | | |
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| 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.” |
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| 22 | | |Very cold morning. |
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| 23 | | |Cold morning. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 28 | | |Warm day; a thunder-storm in Áribínda. |
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| 29 | | |Clear day. |
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| 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. |
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| June| | | |
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| 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. |
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| 2 | | |Cool and fresh; fine day. |
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| 3 | | |Fine warm day. |
| | | | |
| 4 | | |In the morning a thunder-storm towards the W.;|
| | | |at 8 o’clock a heavy gale. |
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| 5 | | |A clear day, afterwards windy. At 5 o’clock |
| | | |p.m. a thunder-storm arose, but without rain |
| | | |near us. |
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| 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. |
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| 9 | | | |
| | | |Fine. |
| 10 | | | |
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| 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. |
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| 14 | | | |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 19 | | |Fine. |
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| 20 | | |Clear. |
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| 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. |
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| 23 | | |Warm. |
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| 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. |
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| July| | | |
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| 1 | | |About 8 o’clock a.m. a strong gale. |
| | | | |
| 2 | | |Clear. |
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| 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. |
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| 12 | | | |
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| 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. | | |
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[Footnote 130: All the people assured me that the preceding year the
rain-fall about this time of the year had been much more considerable.
They generally reckon four rainy days in March and three in April, and
call this season the Nisán.]