6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. CjO 



CALABAR, SOUTHERN NIGERIA 



Authority. 



Nigeria Blue Books. 

 Precipitation. 



Site: The height of the site above Mean Sea Level is unknown, 

 but from some barometric observations it is estimated as 

 40 ft. 



CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 



Authority. 



Meteorological Office, Department of Irrigation, Pretoria, Union 

 of South Africa. 

 Pressure. 



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



was 40 ft. throughout the period. 

 Hours: All values have been corrected to the mean of 24 hours. 

 Notes: All values have been corrected for index error and to 

 normal gravity (Lat. 45 ) and Mean Sea Level. 

 Temperature. 



Site: As for Pressure. 



Hours: The standard adopted is the mean between the mean 

 daily maximum and the mean daily minimum. 

 Precipitation. 



Site: As for Pressure. 



DAR-ES-SALAM, EAST AFRICA 

 Data too incomplete for publication. 



DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA 

 Authority. 



Meteorological Office, Department of Irrigation, Pretoria, Union 

 of South Africa. 

 Pressure. 



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

 50 ft. throughout the period. All values have been corrected 

 to Mean Sea Level. 

 Hours: The hour of observation was &| h , 30th meridian time, 



throughout the period. 

 Notes: All values have been corrected to normal gravity (Lat. 

 45°) by applying a correction of —.039 in. 



