WHOLE VOL. NOTES. AFRICA 19 



plying the following corrections based on five years' 

 thermograph records at Gordon College. 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June .luly Aug-. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

 °C. +1.3 +1.1 +1.2 +1.1 +1.0 +1.1 +0.7 +0.9 +0.8 +0.9 +1.0 —1.2 



Precipitation. 



The height of the rim of the rain gage above the ground is 1.2 m. 



KIMBERT.EY (KENIEWORTH), SOUTH AFRICA 



Authority. 



Dr. J. R. Sutton, Kenilvvorth Observatory, Kimberley. 

 Prk.ssuri^. 



Site: The height of the barometer above Mean Sea Level was 

 3944 ft. throughout the period (1895 to 1923). 



lustruniciit : A Newman standard barometer was in use through- 

 out the period. 



Hours: The values are the means of observations at Sh^\ 14^'^ 

 and 2oi^ 30th meridian time. 



Xotes: All values have been c(jrrected to normal gravity (Lat. 

 45°) by api)lying a correction of —.043 in. 



Tf.MI'ERATURE. 



Site: As for Pressure. 

 Hours: 'J'he values given are: 



1. The means of 24 hourly readings. 



2. The means between the mean daily maximum and mean 



daily minimum. 

 Exposure: A large louvred .screen was in use throughout the 



period. 

 Precipitation. 



Site: As for Pressure. 

 Site and Instruments: 



1. From 1874 to 1896 records were taken at Kinilterley by 



either a Matthews rain gage with a 5-in. diameter 

 or by a Lee rain gage with an 8-in. diameter, at a 

 height of 1 ft. above the ground. 



2. From 1894 to 1923 observations were taken at Kenil- 



worth with an 8-in. gage at a height of 3 ft. above 

 the ground. 



LAGOS, NIGERIA 



Lat. 6° 27' N. Long. 3° 24' E. 

 Pressure, 



Authorities: 



189T to 1901 May. Manu.script returns communicated by the 

 Chief Medical Officer and filed in the Meteorologi- 

 cal Office, London. 



