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APPENDIX. 
Hour of 
Day. 
1852. 
April 
30 
May 
1 
1 p.m. 
sunset 
1 p.m. 
1.30 
1.30 
Remarks. 
90-5 
88-2 
93-6 
95 
96-8 
the afternoon a 
storm gathered in 
the south, but not 
accompanied by 
rain. 
In the afternoon a 
thunder - storm 
arose, followed by 
a considerable 
rain the follow- 
ing night, lasting 
about two hours. 
Sky overcast; the 
sun breaking 
through the 
clouds about 10 
a.m., but only for 
a few moments. 
At 4 p.m. thick 
thunder - clouds, 
with much heat- 
lightning, but no 
rain. 
About 5.30 p.m. 
dark thunder- 
clouds gathered, 
but passed by 
westward. 
A little before 9 p.m. 
thunder - clouds 
from S.W., with 
heavy squalls, fol- 
lowed at 9 o'clock 
by a heavy shower, 
lasting about two 
hours. 
No thunder-storm. 
Fine weather. 
Beautiful weather. 
Beautiful morning, 
in the afternoon 
heavy squalls of 
wind. 
Fine day. 
Date. 
1852. 
May 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
Hour of 
Day. 
1.15 
1.30 
2 p.m. 
2 p.m. 
1.45 p.m. 
4.30 p.m. 
2 p.m. 
95-7 
97- 3 
98'6 
98- 1 
95 
96-6 
86 
Remarks. 
At 9.30 a.m. a 
heavy gale. 
Sky thickly over- 
cast, the sun shin- 
ing forth only 
now and then; at 
about 1 1 a.m. the 
weather cleared 
up, but became 
again overcast in 
the afternoon ; 
and at 2 o'clock 
a thunder-storm 
gathered, but 
without bringing 
us much rain. 
The sky overcast 
the whole day. 
At 1.45 p.m. dis- 
tant thunder to- 
wards the east ; 
at 4 p.m. it began 
raining, and con- 
tinued till five 
with considerable 
violence, then 
ceased and began 
again with sun- 
set, accompanied 
by thunder now 
and then, and 
lasting m a uni- 
form way till 8.30 
the next morning. 
The sky having 
cleared up a little 
before noon again 
became overcast 
in the afternoon. 
Sky thickly over- 
cast ; the sun 
breaking through 
