Chapter XXX: Appendix: X

FRAGMENTS OF A METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

[Deg. F.: Degrees in scale of Fahrenheit.]

+-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+ |Date.|Hour of|Deg. F.| Remarks. | | | Day. | | | +-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+ |1852.| | | | | | | | | | Nov.| | | | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 41 |Outside Kúkawa at the village Kalíluwa. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 91 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 50 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 74 | | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 52 | | | | | | | | |1.15 | 91 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 81 | | | | | | | | 29 |sunrise| 64 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 93 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 81 | | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 58·5 | | | | | | | | Dec.| | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunrise| 57·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 87 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 59 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 75 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 52 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 88 |Heavy E. gale. | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 51 | | | | | | | | |1 p.m. | 88 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 77 | | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 47 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 94 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 82·3 | | | | | | | | 6 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 7 |1.30 | 81·2 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 70·2 | | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 52 |Heavy northerly gale. | | | | | | | |sunset | 69·5 | | | | | | | | 9 |sunrise| 48 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 82·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 75 | | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 56 |Foggy in the morning. | | | | | | | |sunset | 73·5 | | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 54 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 75 | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 53 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 72·5 | | | | | | | | 13 |1.20 | 84 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 14 |1.45 | 83 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 57 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 81 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 76 | | | | | | | | 16 |1.30 | 83 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 72·30 | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | |No observation.| | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 19 |1.30 p | 81 | | | |m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 73 | | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 50 | | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 52 |Cold N.E. gale; very heavy. | | | | | | | |1.40 | 77 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 40 |Very cold, but no wind. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Foggy morning. | | | | | | | 24 |sunrise| 55 | | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 43 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 78 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 26 |sunset | 72 | | | | | | | |27 to|No observation.|Sky all this time cloudy. | | 31 | | | | | | | | | | Jan.| | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunset | 73 | | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 55 | | | | | | | | 3 to|No observation.| | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 11 |1.30 | 85 |Fine morning. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 56 |Fine morning. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 87·5 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 54 |Strong wind. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 75 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 54 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 76 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 51 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 76 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 55 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 57 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 77 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 55 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 77 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 57 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 80 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 71·5 | | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 56·5 | | | | | | | | 21 |2 p.m. | 86 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 56 |Cold wind. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 75 | | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 47·2 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 75 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 24 |sunrise| 50·4 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 80·2 | | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 50 | | | | | | | | |1.45 | 85·7 |Fine day. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 48·5 | | | | | | | | |1.45 | 85·2 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 51·5 | | | | | | | | |1.50 | 89·4 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 59·6 | | | | | | | | |1.45 | 89·5 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 29 | | | | |No observation.| | | 30 | | | | | | | | | 31 |sunset | 75 | | | | | | | | Feb.| | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunrise| 59·5 | | | | | | | | }|sunrise| 58-60 | | | 2 }| | | | | }|1.30 | 90 | | | to}|p.m. | | | | }| | | | | 24}|sunset | 76 | | | | | | | | 25 | | |In the evening heat-lightning towards N. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Cloudy, the sun shining forth at times; in the| | | | |afternoon the whole sky towards the S. | | | | |overcast with thick clouds; in the evening | | | | |cool and fresh as if after a rain. Heat- | | | | |lightning. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Windy. | | | | | | |March| | | | | | | | | | 3 |1.15 | 95 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 9 |1.30 | 96 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 66 | | | | | | | | 11 |sunset | 85 |Cloudy; heavy gale. | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 75 |Clear. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 97 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 92 |The evening and the following night very | | | | |sultry. | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 72 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 92 |The whole day heavy gale. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 70 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 92 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 70 |Weather clear. | | | | | | | |sunset | 88 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 72 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 96 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 72 |Fine morning. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 96·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 91·5 | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 72 |Fine morning. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 98·3 | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 75 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 99 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 92 | | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 72 |Very fine morning. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 98·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 92 | | | | | | | | 21 |sunset | 90 | | | | | | | | 22 |1.15 | 101 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 74 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 106 | | | | | | | | 24 |1.30 | 103·5 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 25 |1.15 | 100·5 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 26 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 27 |3 p.m. | 100 | | | | | | | | 28 |3 p.m. | 103 | | | | | | | | 29 |sunrise| 79·5 | | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 81 | | | | | | | | |2.15 | 103·5 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |5.30 | |Heavy gale, sky thickly overcast; no rain with| | |p.m. | |us, but heat-lightning. | | | | | | | 31 |No observation.| | | | | | | |April| | | | | | | | | | 1 |8 p.m. | |Sky thickly overcast; thunder-storm the | | | | |following night, but no rain. | | | | | | | 2 | | |Sky thickly overcast in the morning; a few | | | | |drops of rain. | | | | | | | 3 | | |(Some rain early in the morning.) | | | | | | | 4 |1.30 | (94) |In the cool hall of a clay house. | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | | | 104·5 |In shade outside. | | | | | | | |sunset | 80 | | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 70 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | (95) | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | | | 105·7 | | | | | | | | 6 |sunrise| 71·3 | | | | | | | | 7 |1.30 | (95) | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | | | 105·7 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 94 | | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 77·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 90 | | | | | | | | 9 |sunrise| 72 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 105·7 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 89 | | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 68 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 106 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 89 | | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 70 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 105 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | |sunset | 85 | | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 64 | | | | | | | | |1.30 | 106 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 108 | | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 66 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 109 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 90 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 107·5 | | | | | | | | |2.45 | 110 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 93 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 77·4 |Strong wind. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 108 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 95 | | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 81 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 110·5 | | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 72 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 110·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 93 | | | | | | | | 18 |sunrise| 77 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 108·5 |Sky towards W. overcast with clouds. | | | | | | | |sunset | 94 | | | | | | | | 19 |sunrise| 80 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 106·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 93 |4.30 p.m. a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | 20 |sunrise| 79 |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | 21 |2 p.m. | 103 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 98 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 78 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 102 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 95 | | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 78 | | | | | | | | 24 |2 p.m. | 106·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 93 |Cloudy in the afternoon. | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 82 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 106 |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | |sunset | 96 | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 81·7 |Thunder-clouds from east, only a few drops of | | | | |rain; heat-lightning. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 106 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 95 | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 82 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 110 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 97 | | | | | | | | 28 |2 p.m. | 110 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 98 | | | | | | | | 29 |sunrise| 83 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 98·5 | | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 85 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 110 |In the afternoon a thunder-storm rose from E. | | | | |5.15 p.m. heavy gale and a little rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 92 | | | | | | | | May | | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunrise| 82 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 109 |During the night heavy wind, but no rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 97 | | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 80 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 106 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 98 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 82 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 109 |During the night wind, heat-lightning. | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 82 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 108 |In the afternoon sky cloudy; in the evening | | | | |heat-lightning. | | | | | | | |sunset | 98 | | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 81·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 105 |Sky overcast and cloudy, but no rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 97 | | | | | | | | 6 |sunrise| 83 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 106 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 98 |9 o’clock, p.m. all on a sudden, a heavy | | | | |shower, lasting about one hour. | | | | | | | 7 |sunrise| 77 |Air refreshed; windy. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 101 | | | | | | | | 8 |No observation.|No rain. | | | | | | | 9 |sunrise| 80 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 109 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 95 | | | | | | | | 10 |sunrise| 84 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 105 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 102 |A most oppressive and disagreeable evening. | | | | | | | 11 |sunrise| 82·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 104 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 |About sunset thunder-storm from N.; good fall | | | | |of rain lasting about one hour, refreshing the| | | | |air. | | | | | | | 12 |sunrise| 76 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 103 | | | | | | | | 13 |sunrise| 99 |In the afternoon thunder-storm with very heavy| | | | |rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 96·5 | | | | | | | | 14 |sunrise| 75 | | | | | | | | 15 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 16 |sunrise| 80·5 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 93 |In the afternoon clouds. | | | | | | | 17 |sunrise| 79 |Clouds towards the S. | | | | | | | 18 |No observation.| (Gandó.) | | | | | | | 19 |2 p.m. | 104 |Fine cool morning; in the afternoon thunder- | | | | |storm, but no rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 92·3 | | | | | | | | 20 | | |In the afternoon thunder-storm from N.; after | | | | |sunset a slight shower with us, lasting about | | | | |half an hour. | | | | | | | 21 |sunrise| 80·5 | | | | | | | | 22 |sunrise| 83·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 102 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 92 | | | | | | | | 23 |sunrise| 82·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 104 | | | | | | | | |4 p.m. | 99 |About 4 p.m. thunder-storm from N. with | | | | |moderate rain about 5 o’clock. | | | | | | | |5 p.m. | 79 | | | | | | | | 24 |sunrise| 78 |A slight fall in the morning; cloudy. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 95 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 88 | | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 78·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 107 |About 4 p.m. thunder-storm in the S. | | | | | | | |sunset | 92 | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 77·5 |Early in the morning a few drops of rain. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 96 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 89 | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 78 |Early in the morning a slight thunder-storm | | | | |with a little rain; the whole day sky | | | | |overcast. | | | | | | | |sunset | 84 | | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 79 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 90·5 | | | | | | | | 29 |sunrise| 80 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 94·4 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 82·4 | | | | | | | | 30 |sunrise| 75 |Early in the morning a little rain. | | | | | | | |sunset | 89·5 | | | | | | | | 31 |sunrise| 79·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 99 |At 5 p.m. thunder-storm accompanied by heavy | | | | |rain, lasting till late at night. | | | | | | | June| | | | | | | | | | 1 |sunrise| 73·5 | | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 90 |Sky gloomy. | | | | | | | |sunset | 86 | | | | | | | | 2 |sunrise| 76 | | | | | | | | |7 a.m. | 73 |Thick clouds gathering. From 7.30 a.m. rain | | | | |half an hour tolerably heavy, then gentle till| | | | |9 o’clock, when the sun shone forth. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 90 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 87 | | | | | | | | 3 |sunrise| 77 |A thunder-storm in the distance. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 92 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 89 | | | | | | | | 4 |sunrise| 73 |In the night thunder-storm, with much rain, | | | | |lasting till late in the morning. | | | | | | | 5 |sunrise| 78 |Thunder-storm gathered from E.; 6.5 a.m. it | | | | |began raining, the first hour heavy, then | | |7 a.m. | 73 |gentle till about 9 o’clock. Thunder-storm | | | | |late in the evening, with a few drops of rain.| | | | | | | 6 |No observation.|Fine morning. | | | | | | | 7 | | |8 a.m. the sun broke through the clouds. | | | | | | | |2 p.m. | 91 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 84·5 | | | | | | | | 8 |sunrise| 75 |Very fine morning. | | | | | | | 9 | | |About 3 o’clock in the morning a moderate | | | | |shower. | | | | | | | 10 | | |About midnight from 10th to 11th a little rain| | | | |accompanied by heat-lightning, but no | | | | |thunderstorm. | | | | | | | 11 | | |In the afternoon thunder-clouds gathering, but| | | | |the rain went southwards. | | | | | | | 12 | | |At 4½ o’clock a.m. a thunder-storm gathering | | | | |from E., followed by violent rain. | | | | | | | 13 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 14 |sunset | 98 | | | | | | | | 15 |sunrise| 87 | | | | | | | | 16 |No observation.|The following night a little rain. | | | | | | | 17 | | |The sun broke through the clouds about 8 a.m. | | | | | | | 18 | | |Fine morning; in the afternoon thunder-storm | | | | |from the E. passed by. | | | | | | | 19 | | |About 4 o’clock p.m. thunder-storm from the | | | | |E., but no rain. | | | | | | | 20 | | |In the afternoon thunder-storm at some | | | | |distance. | | | | | (Say.) | | | | | | | 21 | | |In the afternoon overcast. After sunset a | | | | |thunder-storm gathered from E.N.E., refreshing| | | | |the air; much wind but no rain. | | | | | | | 22 | | |In the following night thunder-storm, but no | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 23 | | |The sky clearer. | | | | | | | |1.30 | 100 | | | |p.m. | | | | | | | | | 24 | | |Sky overcast. 7 a.m. severe thunder-storm | | | | |gathered, setting in with a violent gale, | | | | |followed by heavy rain, lasting about three | | | | |hours. | | | | | | | |sunset | 84 | | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 73·5 |Fine morning. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Cloudy and stormy. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Sky thickly overcast, the clouds proceeding | | | | |from N. 6.45 a.m. to 7.25 moderate rain, | | | | |afterwards gentle till 9 o’clock. | | | | | | | 28 | | |Sky overcast. About noon a few drops. About | | | | |1.30 p.m. heavy rain. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Sky thickly overcast in the morning, | | | | |afterwards cleared up. | | | | | | | 30 | | |Fine morning, tolerably clear. In the | | | | |afternoon a thunder-storm in the distance; | | | | |late in the evening a second one gathered from| | | | |E. and reached us after 11 o’clock, with | | | | |extraordinary force for the first hour, then | | | | |more gentle till 2 o’clock a.m. | | | | | | | July| | | | | | | | | | 1 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 2 | | |Sky about noon thickly overcast and atmosphere| | | | |oppressive; cleared up in the afternoon. | | | | | | | 3 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 4 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 5 | | |Sky overcast. 8.30 a.m. a thunder-storm | | | | |gathered, accompanied by violent rain till | | | | |9.45, afterwards lasting with intermission | | | | |till 12.30. | | | | | | | 6 | | |Fine weather. | | | | | | | 7 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 8 | | |In the afternoon a heavy thunder-storm, but no| | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Sky overcast, rainy. 10 a.m. the sun broke | | | | |through the clouds. | | | | | | | 10 | | |4 p.m. a thunder-storm gathered from N. | | | | |proceeded westward, bringing us only a few | | | | |drops. | | | | | | | |sunset | 80 | | | | | | | | 11 | | |In the afternoon a thunder-storm, but only a | | | | |few drops of rain. | | | | | | | 12 | | |No thunder-storm; windy. (Libtáko.) | | | | | | | 13 | | |During the following night heavy thunder- | | | | |storm, but no rain here. | | | | | | | 14 | | |About 4 o’clock p.m. thunder-storm towards S.,| | | | |but not a drop of rain. | | | | | | | 15 | | |In the afternoon again thunder-storm without a| | | | |drop of rain. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Cool. | | | | | | | 17 | | |After 2 p.m. thunder-storm in the distance, | | | | |the whole sky becoming gradually overcast. | | | | |From 5.15 p.m. moderate rain till 8.30, and | | | | |afterwards a slight fall. | | | | | | | 18 | | |Atmosphere refreshed. In the evening moderate | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 19 | | |At 2 p.m. considerable rain, with frequent | | | | |interruptions, but no thunder-storm. | | | | | | | 20 | | |Sky in the morning very cloudy, but no rain. | | | | | | | 21 | | |Wind westerly; no rain. | | | | | | | 22 | | |At 7.40 a.m. a black thunder-storm gathering | | | | |from the E., followed by moderate rain lasting| | | | |till 10 o’clock. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Sky mostly overcast. About 5 p.m. thunder- | | | | |storm towards N.W., then turned by E. towards | | | | |S., and reached us about 8 p.m. again from the| | | | |W.; first moderate rain, afterwards very | | | | |heavy, but not accompanied by wind, continuing| | | | |till 11 o’clock at night. | | | | | | | 24 | | |Fine sunny day; no rain. | | | | | | | 25 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 26 | | |About 2 a.m. heavy thunder-storm, followed by | | | | |rain lasting till 7 o’clock. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Late in the evening thunder-storm followed | | | | |after midnight by moderate rain, at times | | | | |interrupted. | | | | | | | 28 | | |At 6.30 a.m. a heavy thunder-storm gathering | | | | |from E., followed by heavy rain, lasting till | | | | |noon. Sky did not clear up till near sunset. | | | | | | | 29 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 30 | | |Heavy dew at night, fine morning, scarcely a | | | | |cloud to be seen. At 9 o’clock p.m. a violent | | | | |thunder-storm with heavy rain. | | | | | | | 31 | | |The sun broke through the clouds about 7 a.m.,| | | | |and the day remained fine till 3 o’clock p.m.,| | | | |when the clouds gathered, and at 4 p.m. were | | | | |followed by a very heavy shower, lasting about| | | | |hour with the utmost violence, after which it | | | | |became more moderate, lasting till long after | | | | |midnight. | | | | | | | Aug.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |In the afternoon cloudy, but no rain. | | | | | | | 2 | | |Very fine day, but the heat gradually | | | | |oppressive; clouds gathering in the afternoon.| | | | |At 9 o’clock p.m. heavy gusts of wind and | | | | |moderate rain till morning. | | | | | | | 3 | | |At 2 p.m. thunder-storm in S.W.; about 9 p.m. | | | | |violent thunder-storm with heavy rain, lasting| | | | |about ½ hour, followed by a second rain very | | | | |slight, but lasting till morning. | | | | | | | 4 | | |At 4.40 p.m. a heavy shower lasting till 4.55.| | | | | | | 5 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 6 | | |In the evening thunder-storm with heavy rain. | | | | | | | 7 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 8 | | |Clear. | | | | | | | 9 | | |Sky overcast. | | | | | | | 10 | | |7 p.m. a very violent thunder-storm with heavy| | | | |gusts of wind and much rain. | | | | | | | 11 | | |No rain. | | | | | | | 12 | | |4 o’clock p.m. a thunder-storm from the E., | | | | |with rain lasting about ¾ hour, first violent,| | | | |afterwards becoming more moderate. | | | | | | | 13 | | |In the afternoon thunder-storm towards the S. | | | | | | | 14 | | |7 a.m. dark thunder-clouds gathered from N., | | | | |bringing a little rain, and the electric | | | | |matter not having been discharged a very | | | | |sultry day followed. | | | | | | | 15 | | |The whole day thunder-storm towards N. and W. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Past midnight a violent thunder-storm | | | | |gathered, followed by moderate rain, and | | | | |another fall of rain towards morning. | | | | | | | 17 | | |At 4½ o’clock p.m. a little rain. | | | | | | | 18 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 19 | | |In the night thunder-storm but no rain. | | | | | | | 20 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 21 | | |Clear but very warm. | | | | | | | 22 | | |After 6 p.m. a heavy thunder-storm from E., | | | | |with much wind, but moderate rain; the air not| | | | |much refreshed. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Warm sunny day. | | | | | | | 24 | | | | |No observation.| | | 25 | | | | | | | | | 29 | | |A thunder-storm; heat-lightning without rain. | | | | | | | 30 | | |At noon a thunder-storm from the east. 12.45 a| | | | |little rain. The rain clouds went from S. to | | | | |W., then turned northwards; in that direction | | | | |much rain. | | | | | | | 31 | | |Morning cool; in the evening a thunder-storm | | | | |without rain in our neighbourhood. | | | | | | |Sept.| | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |In the evening the sky thickly overcast; | | | | |thunder-storm gathered, only a few drops of | | | | |rain, heavy gale. | | | | | | | 2 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 3 | | |3 p.m. a thunder-storm as in general, from the| | | | |E. 3.3 tolerably heavy rain, only three | | | | |minutes. 4.35 p.m. a second thunder-storm. | | | | | | | 4 | | |Heat-lightning in the evening; heavy gale. | | | | | | | 5 | | |Heavy westerly gale. | | | | | | | 6 | | | | |No observation.| (Timbúktu.) | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 8 | | |In the evening thunder-storm with heavy | | | | |clouds, but without rain. | | | | | | | 9 | | |In the evening heavy thunder-storm from the | | | | |N.; violent rain from 8 to 8.30 p.m., then | | | | |less severe till 11.5; afterwards heavy gale. | | | | | | | 10 | | |In the afternoon a little rain. | | | | | | | 11 | | |Sky in the afternoon thickly overcast. | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | |Cloudy. | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | |2.5 p.m. a little rain; afterwards thunder- | | | | |storm and considerable rain. | | | | | | | 15 | | |The clouds driven about by a storm. | | | | | | | 16 | | |Greater part cloudy. | | | | | | | 17 | | |Tolerably clear. | | | | | | | 18 | | |2 p.m. very violent gale, followed by | | | | |considerable rain. | | | | | | | 19 | | |Fine morning. | | | | | | | 20 | | |Early in the morning heavy gale with a few | | | | |drops of rain; air became cooler. | | | | | | | 21 | | |Tolerably clear. | | | | | | | 22 | | |At 7 o’clock p.m. a thunder-storm with | | | | |moderate rain. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Heavy gale. | | | | | | | 24 | | |Clearer. | | | | | | | 25 | | |Sunrise not clear; afterwards windy. | | | | | | | 26 | | |In the evening thunder-storm without rain. | | | | | | | 27 | | |Sky not clear. About noon a gale arose. | | | | | | | 28 | | |Towards morning a little rain; sky thickly | | | | |overcast; several times rain, especially in | | | | |the afternoon; in the evening considerable | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 29 | | |1.30 p.m. heavy rain, but short. 8 p.m. | | | | |another fall of rain, moderate, but lasting | | | | |till 11 o’clock. | | | | | | | 30 |No observation.| | | | | | | | Oct.| | | | | | | | | | 1 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 2 | | |In the afternoon thunder-storm passed by | | | | |towards the W. without bringing rain. | | | | | | | 3 | | |3.33 p.m. thunder-storm with heavy rain, | | | | |lasting more than an hour. | | | | | | | 4 to| | |Clear. | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | |4 o’clock p.m. thunder-storm towards the N. | | | | | | | 9 | | |4 p.m. rain with interruption. | | | | | | | 10 | | |Sky not clear. | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | |Clear. | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | |Overcast; at 4 p.m. a thunder-storm from the | | | | |N. with heavy gale, but only a few drops of | | | | |rain. | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | |Cloudy in the east. | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | |In the afternoon cloudy. | | | | | | | 18 | | |Night cool; fine morning. | | | | | | | 19 | | |Cool night. | | | | | | | 20 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 21 | | |The morning cloudy; N.E. gale. | | | | | | | 22 | | |N.E. wind. | | | | | | | 23 | | |Clear; gradually N.E. wind arose. | | | | | | | 24 |No observation.| | | | | | | | 25 | | |Very cold night. | | | | | | | 26 | | |Clear cold morning. | | | | | | |27 to| | | | Nov.|No observation.|Tolerably clear. | | 24 | | | | | | | | | 25 |sunrise| 56 | | | | | | | | |sunset | 76 | | | | | | | | 26 |sunrise| 56 | | | | | | | | 27 |sunrise| 63 | | | | | | | | 28 |sunrise| 62 | | | | | | | | 30 | | |Very cold; heavy northerly gale. | | | | | | | | | |Month of December no rain; sky generally dull | | | | |in the morning, only occasionally clear. | +-----+-------+-------+----------------------------------------------+

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Transcriber's note:

Dotless _yā’_ ى has been transcribed as _yā’_ ي, except in Appendix
VIII.

The position of diacritics in Appendix VIII. has often been adjusted
based on the German edition.

Changes in the ERRATA have been done, as well as the following:

pg 37, Changed: "hence the precarious. allegiance" to: "hence the
precarious allegiance"

pg 153, Changed: "incur the se-severest condemnation" to: "the
severest"

pg 378, Changed: "very often less Besides the" to: "very often less.
Besides the"

pg 411, footnote 93, Changed: "See Vol. I. p. 323, note." to: "p.
333"

pg 481, Added ” after: "or the “Sane-gungu"

pg 481, footnote 136, Changed: "Kasbah, Ah´med Bábá’s account" to:
"Áhmed"

pg 523, Changed: "are the places Alíbaná, Bidáji" to: "Alíbawá"

pg 542, Changed: "bokki meams baobabs" to: "means"

pg 568, Changed: "الفُلأَن" to: "الفُلَان"

pg 569, Changed: "لبى حام الالى" to: "لبنى"

pg 569, Changed: "حُرّا نصيعـــ" to: "نصيعـــا"

pg 572, Changed: "ابوا ونبوا عن كلّ" to: "من"

pg 619, Changed: "Ís-hák thereforere crossed the river" to:
"therefore"

pg 625, Changed: "Thus wrote old Bábá Ah´med" to: "Áhmed"

pg 627,, footnote 240, Changed: "Gråberg de Hemso̊" to: "Hemsö"

Minor changes in punctuation have been done silently.

Other spelling inconsistencies have been left unchanged.