MADAGASCAR, for the Month of FEBRUARY, 1829. 53 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE WEATHER, &c. 



Weather cloudy. Sympiesometer and barometer nearly stationary. Gentle shower one P.M. Even- 

 ing cloudy. Morning cloudy. 



Weather cloudy. Symp. and bar. fell a little In the forenoon, but ascended again in the afternoon. 



Weather fine, but sultry. Symp. and bar. nearly stationary. Sheet lightning in the evening. 



Weather very line. Symp. and bar. still nearly stationary. Star-light evening, with much sheet 

 lightning. Beautiful fresh morning. 



Beautiful weather ; yet after two o'clock P.M. the bar. fell to 25.25, and the symp. also sunk. Even- 

 ing line. Much sheet lightning in the evening. A great deal of distant thunder. Conjecture 

 that rain fell at a distance. 



Fine weather. Beautiful evening. At half-past ten o'clock, when taking an observation of Castor, 

 the whole heavens became covered by clouds. Much sheet lightning in the evening. Fine morning. 



Fine weather: toward 3 P.M. symp. arid bar. fell, and still they remain low. A trifling shower at 

 half post 9 in the evening. Some sheet lightning in the evening. Cloudy morning. 



Fine weather. Symp. and bar. rose a little after seven P.M. ; but fell again in the night. Sheet 

 lightning in the evening. Fog between five and six o'clock this morning. Heavy dew. 



Soon after mid-day, symp. and bar. fell to their present state, though the weather was, and still is 

 beautiful. Splendid evening, with some sheet lightning. 



Weather continues beautiful, though the symp. and bar. remain low. Sheet lightning in the evening. 



Weather as yesterday. Symp. fell to 27.54; temp. 76.4; and bar. was depressed to 25. 12 by four 

 o'clock P.M.; dew point 70, black ball ; and 76 covered ball. No rain. Wind south and gentle 

 till four o'clock, P.M., then was NN.W., strong and squally ; and the weather became overcast. 

 Thunder and appearance of storm in the N. and N.W, Star-light evening and night. 



The quantity of rain which has fallen during the last fifteen days amounts only to iVo- T ne weather 

 has generally been beautiful, and such (as it is said) is rarely experienced at this season of the year. 

 The ground has become arid, and dust is flying about as in the dry season : rain much wanted. 

 Though for the last week, and especially during the last three days, the instruments and appearances 

 lead again and again to the expectation of rain, yet till yesterday evening at half past 9 P.M. we 

 had none. Distant thunder; though little rain has fallen here, I believe much has fallen in the 

 vicinity. The symp. stood at 27.52, temp. 75.20 ; weather sultry. Bar. 25.60. Wind went to the 

 N.W., and was strong and squally at 4 P.M. Dirty appearances. Sheet lightning in the evening. 



Fine clear weather, with scattered clouds, till four o'clock, P.M., when it rained. Symp. and bar. 

 rising: indeed the latter rose to 25.18, though there were showers last night. Some thunder. 

 Sheet lightning in the evening. 



Forenoon fine, warm, and sultry. In the afternoon, a good deal of thunder. Weather cloudy. 

 Appearance of rain all round the capital. Much sheet lightning in the evening. 



Weather cloudy all day. Thermom. at eleven o'clock, A.M. 72'20 ; at noon, only 69'30 ; at one o'clock, 

 P.M., 71-50, in consequence of the fall of trifling showers. Sheet lightning in the evening. Although 

 showers fell in the afternoon, evening, and night, yet symp. and bar. kept on the ascent. The 

 statement of the weather for last ten days merits particular attention. 



Weather cloudy the whole day : at ten o'clock A.M., drizzling rain, which also took place at different 

 times, but in all was very trifling; yet the symp. ascended to 27.98, and the bar. to 25.38 j after- 

 wards they slowly fell to their present state. Sheet lightning in the evening. 



Cloudy weather, but fine ; trifling showers, especially about three o'clock, P.M. Fine moonlight and 

 starlight evening. Bar. rose to 25.38, but fell again in the night. 



Weather fine, and generally clear, with now and then scattered clouds. Morning fresh. Climate, upon 

 the whole, delightful and healthy. Evening moonlight and clear, except at intervals, in conse- 

 quence of rapidly passing clouds. Some sheet lightning. 



Weather tine, fresh morning ; most agreeable at noon, in consequence of the sun's influence, became 

 very warm in the afternoon ; beautiful evening. Fine morning. 



Beautiful weather ; splendid evening. 



Fine weather. Temp, moderate. Sometimes cloudy in the evening. Clear in night. Morning foggy 

 in the east. 



Fine day; but as the wind was nearly constant, and the temp, never high, at times, rather fresh. 

 Afternoon cloudy. Rain showed itself in the last twenty-four hours. 



Fresh morning. Shower of rain. Fine agreeable healthy weather. Evening pleasant. 



Weather continues good ; though part of the last twenty-four hours it was sometimes cloudy, espe- 

 cially in the v.w. : a little rain fell. Wind strong in the night. Cloudy morning, especially towards 

 the N.K. Threatens rain. 



Weather cloudy, often threatened rain ; but the quantity that fell during the last twenty-four, and 

 the preceding forty-eight hours, did not amount to more than -ji^ of an inch. Still cloudy. 



Weather cloudy all day, with trifling showers and strong breezes. Fresh. Still cloudy this morning. 



(Jowl healthy weather, though sometimes cloudy. 



Ditto, the wind lias varied little for some time past ; the breezes have generally taken place in the 

 night, or with showers. The quantity of rain that has fallen this month forms a great contrast 

 to what fell in December, 1828, viz. 12 inches ; and what fell in January, 1829, viz. 14*02 inches. 

 Aurora borcalis in the evening. 



