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March 12th 



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655.75 



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p.m. ^ ° 



4 I G63.80 19.6 



3 , 064.70 I 23.G 



14th 9.30 068.45 21.9 | 1 i 057.20 



I 

 15th 8.30} 068.86 20.8 i 3.40 ; 067.15 



ICth 9 059.45 ; 20.2 



17th 11.16 650.70 21 



18th 8.30 r,53.96 21 



2.10 

 1.40 



657.10 I 23.2 

 054.80 , 23 



11.15 652.95 j 25 

 4.15 , 052.95 I 21 



19th 8.3i 



060.35 10.0 ; 3.36 C56.10 



20th 9 069.611 18.8 ! 4.30 667.20 21.2 



658.35 19.6 2.4(1 665.10 20.2 



22na 9.30 ' 655.60 19.2 I 2.10 664.50 20 



23l-cl 9.30 667.16 20.1 2.4(1 055.80 23 



24th ' 9 I 660.85 . 22 



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26th 9 056.10 20.e 



2Cth — — — 



27th 9 055.50 21 



p.ui. 

 28th 1 084.14 23.6 



29th I 9 666.35 20.8 



p.m. I 

 7.30 ! 064.45 



7.30 



7.10 



660.70 20.1 



6.15 I 067.20 20.1 



664,80 18.2 



666.20 20.1 



9,30 056.96 21 



i.30 



064.26 



23.5 



8.15 



656.45 



20 



1 



055.30 



24 



7.20 



065.35 



23 



1 



064.95 



21.9 



11.30 



054.95 



19 



1 



664.18 



23.8 



4.30 



663.90 



23.5 



4 



653.50 



24 



6.3(1 



653.70 



33.2 



1 Go'i.56 24 



TLe Temperature is Registered 



iu Degrees Centigrade. The Barometer 



and Eainfall in llilliuietres 



PhS 



1.8 

 













12 



664.45 



20 







mid- 









night 









3.30 



552.20 



24 



3.6 



7.16 



063.30 



20,2 





a.m. Cloudy, wind, threatened rain. 

 12 midday ; misty, rain, cloudy. 

 i p.m. Rain ceased, sky cloudy, one 

 glimpse of sun at 3.3U. 7.30. Rain at 



p.m. and again at 7 p.m. ; cloudy 

 and damp. 



1) a.m. Sunshine, also raiji-clouds, 

 no rain at present. 1.10. Sunshine, 

 cloLids about 4. 3 o'clock. Sky 4, sun- 

 sliine. 7.30 p.m. No rain, wind West. 



0.30. Day fine, sky clear, wind West ; a 

 heavy thundersturni occurrol about 

 5,30 p.m. 



3.40. Heavy shower, thunder, and heavy 

 squalls, chiefly to West. 7.10. Heavy 

 thunderstorm, lightning said to have 

 struck telegraph office; severe storm 

 in neighbourhood. Midnight s^ome- 

 what cloudy, no rain. 



i) o'clock. Sky cumuli 4, wiml N.E. 



11.15. Fresh breeze, sky cumuli 4. 

 1.40. Wind strong West, clouds 4. Mid- 

 night windy, sky fairly clear, no rain. 



8.30 a.m. Wind East. 1.45. Sky dear, 

 bar. (J52.46, temp. 26^. 3.30". Heavy 

 storm coming u)) from West, sky 

 cloudy 8, 4.15. Storm p s-sed after 

 very heavy lightning nnd rain, 

 tliunder still audible, wind North- 

 west. 7.15. Storms arcund Pretoria, 

 lightning, thunder, wind East. • 11.41) 

 p.m. Bar. ti53.5o, temp. 19°; uight 

 fine, shows condition of mercury on 

 approach and presence and d'-^pnrture 

 of storm and warning of approach. 



S.Sna.m. Gumulun clouUfc!. :i.30. Mode- 

 rate rain and thunderstorm for lialf 

 an hour. 7.30 p.m. Slight r.iin, dry 

 afternoon, sky fairly clear. 



12.15 a.m. There have been heavy 

 showers. 2.30. Day fine, cloudt- high 

 and few, fair motlerate breeze. North. 

 4.30. Sky cloudy 8. 12 midnight. Sky 

 clear, bar G68.55, temp. 19°. 



9 a.m. Cloudy, no rain clouds. iLMu. 

 Sky cloudy. 2.40. Heavy clouds, storm 

 threatene<l, wind North, low scud. 

 0.16. Drizzling rain during afternoon. 



2.10. Drizzling rain, clouds 10. t;.3(». 

 Heavy clouds North and West of 

 Pretoria. 12 midnight. Sky cloudy, 

 but no rain. 



it.3n. No rain, sky 5, white clouds. 



1 o'clock. Threat«ueil rain. 2.40. 

 Threatened showers. 12 midnight. 

 No rain, sky cloudy, bar. fi5C.H5, 

 temp. 20.8^. 



11.30. Heavy showers after 9 o'clock. 

 3.30. Sky fairly clear, wind North. 

 Klo. Heavy tlnmderclouds aiiproach- 

 ing, thunder and lightning, wind N. 



9 a.m. Sky clear, ircsh breeze. 1 o'clock. 

 Fresh breeze, sky clear. 7.20. Day 

 has been very fine. 



I o'clock. Day very fine, fresh breeze, 

 few clouds*; wind N.W. 11.30 p.m. 

 Day fine ; cold wind from South, 

 warai in sunshine : evening chilly. 



Beautiful day. Warm iu sunshine, 

 cool breeze. 



1 p.m. Fine day. 4 o'clock. Warm ; 

 sky clear 1. 6.30. Wind very slight. 

 North-west; air oppressive, storm 

 clouds at West. 11.40 p.m. Winil 

 veci'ed to S.E. 



9 a.m. Wind N.W., ^cud of cirrus clouds 

 rapid, clouds 5. 7 p.m. Very heavy 

 storm passed South oi town ; whirl- 

 wind caused flight dust storm : 

 thunder and lightning, slight rain in 

 town ; very little change in mercury 

 after 1 o'clock until now. Storm 

 began about 4.30, and s^ still very 

 cloudy. 11.4. No rain, bat sky over- 

 cast ;"clouds 9; no wind. ' 



