ON THE CLIMATOLOGY OF AFRICA. 459 
riations in the level of Victoria 
Nyanza.' Old Calabar. Lat. 4° 58' N., Long. 8° 17’ £. Observers : 
E. G. Fenton, H. Ormsby, R. Allman, and S. W. 
Lake Level Thompstone. 
Decades rn es x afl 
aes z i Extremes| ~ 
oS o-5 ; Mean = 
ad | a [as Rainfall offem-| = | ,, 
5 S sf Temperature) jerature| = 3 
Month Pilg|s 
+400 |+1-22 | 41:87 ia 2 3 etre tee | a |B 
. | 387} 1:34) 2:3 3 at =| | q ee s a , 
325] 1:02) 2:67 g /a|ee|#)a8/21s) 8 
. | 2:22) 52] 2°57 4 iI = Aim Spam tL ag Nel 
. | 2:87] 1:00]. 3°17 S, 22 ee 
261) °58) 215 1898 In. |No.| In. 
.| 1:97|—011) 227)! pepruary .| 0:32 | 1| 0-32 | 89:6 72:3 | 92 | 69 | N.w. | 14] — 
. oa Fie aa March .| 7-78|15| 1:98 | 886 | 74:6 | 93 | 69 8.W a cg 
< i i . ° 9 J a 5 2 | 70 ie cag! 
Sh aaa via B07 || April «| 9°73 | 20] 1-76 | 858 | 756 | 92 | 7 
«| 635} 1:00) 352!) ty, .|17-64] 21] 6-30 | 83:3 721 | 89 | 64 | Sw. | — | — 
-| 4:97} 040} 215]! Aueust || 20-48 | 96 | 2:80] 80:9] 725 | 86] 70] S.w. | — | — 
; d or || September |13:86 | 27 | 2:92 | 82-7 | 72:5 | 87|70| SW. |—| 3 
- | 3:00|—066| 1°27/! October . | 20-24 | 23 | 5:45 | 843 | 72:5] 89| 68) S. |—| 3 
+ | 262/103) 0°67! November | 14:27 | 15 | 3:75 | 86°6 | 744 | 92| 71] S.W. | — | 6 
«| 2°67 |+2'22)+0:42 || December. | 4:03 | 10 | 2:40] 86:8] 71:6 | 90 | 62 |S.W.,S.| 18 | 1 
. 3°67 |—2°81}—118 1899 
- | 317|—2'56|—078 |! January .| 0-00/. 0! — | 87-4] 73:4 | 92 | 65 | N.W. | 22 | — 
. aaa cae ats February .| 148| 5 | o-91 | 922| 77-3] 96 | 70) Nw. | 3) 3 
. ‘ ee — *, Pan . . ie 5 = 
| ee lcoss|ci99| March.) 344 | 14 | 101 | 916 771 | 97 | 71] S.W. 
| 947 |—355 |—2-21 
| 1-72 |—373 |—2:53 
He ae Bees The observations are published as recorded. Hour of observa- 
hs 3-64 |—2:48 |—1-08 tion, probably 9 A.M. 
| 4:54 |4+0°32 | 43-02 
| 4:99 /43:22|—4-65 
1 All observationsare referred to the mean lake-level at each station during 1896, and cannot be reduced to a common 
tum level until the stations shall have been connected by lines of spirit levelling. 
No observations were made between August 1897 and September 1898, 
Victoria Lake, 
Mean Lake Level Fluctuations * Rainy Days 
Port é Port Port r Port Port 3 Port 
Alice | L®W2’s | victoria || Alice | 2™>W’S | victoria || Alice | 12>®'S | Victoria 
In. In. In. Tn. In. In. No. No. No. 
- | +372 +119 +2:29 1:7 2:5 - 19-5 — —_— 13 
: 2°57 69 2°62 2-0 2°5 35 = —_ 14 
a 4:04 Te 287 52 30 40 22 _— 17 
3 5:86 1:04 2:89 32 42 5-0 62 4 5 
-| 276) —1-04 0-74 15 25 35 on 3 3 
: 320 | —2:42 —0°63 5:0 3-0 35 — 5 8 
: 264 | —2:95 —1°47 3-2 2:5 4:5 — 6 8 
F 250} —3-30 —1:56 5:0 4h 65 12 10 18 
: 414 | +0:10 42:27 35 TT 9-0 — 7 19° 
’ 
a That is, difference between the lowest and highest level during each month. } 
* Rainfall 1°63 in. * Rainfall, P. Victoria, March, 1:03 in. ; April, 3°38 in.; May, 4°85 in. 
