628 
APPENDIX., 
Hour of 
Day. 
1852. 
June 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
sunrise 
1.30 p.m. 
sunrise 
1.45 p.m. 
2 p.m. 
sunrise 
2 p.m. 
sunrise 
1.45 
sunrise 
1.30 p.m. 
75- 2 
76- 3 
95-5 
77'4 
95*4 
95 
74-1 
927 
77 
93-2 
80-6 
93-2 
Remarks. 
Sky thickly over- 
cast. 
Thick clouds, por- 
tending a storm ; 
the sun broke 
through the clouds 
at 9 a.m. In the 
evening heat- 
lightning towards 
the west. 
Weather clear. 
In the afternoon 
thunder - clouds 
gathering, and at 
4 p.m. a light rain. 
After 4 p.m. a 
thunder - storm 
from the south, 
but without rain. 
In the evening 
heat-lightning to- 
wards W.N.W. 
In the afternoon 
thunder clouds 
gathering with 
distant thunder 
towards the west 
at 3.30. At 5.30 
heavy rain to- 
wards the north, 
but none in the 
town (Mas-ena). 
Sky overcast from 
3 p.m. ; heavy 
thun der-storm to- 
wards N.E. It be- 
gan raining with 
us at 3.30, mostly 
heavily, at times 
more gently, till 
7 o'clock in the 
evening. Also 
the following 
night a little rain. 
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Date. 
Hour of 
Day. 
Degrees 
scale o 
Fahrenh 
Remarks. 
June 
15 
sunrise 
74-5 
Sky thickly over- 
cast, at 6 25 a.m. 
again a little rain, 
the sun breaking 
through the clouds 
at 1 p.m. 
2 p.m. 
86 
sunset 
74-5 
16 
sunrise 
70-7 
Sky overcast. 
2 p.m. 
87 
In the evening- 
heat - lightning 
towards N. and 
N.E. 
17 
sunrise 
77'5 
Sky overcast ; the 
sun breaking forth 
only now and 
then. About 6 
p.m. a thunder- 
storm gathered 
from the west, 
but did not reach 
us; while another 
storm rose from 
E.S E., but like- 
wise ended in 
nothing but heat- 
lightning, and 
passed by with- 
out any rain. 
18 
sunrise 
734 
Sky thickly over- 
2 p.m. 
89-6 
cast ; the sun 
breaking forth 
only now and 
then. At 4 p.m. 
thunder - storm 
from the west, but 
without bringing 
rain. Heavy 
squalls of wind 
after sunset. 
19 
sunrise 
73-8 
(N.B. broke the 
last thermometer 
I had with me at 
the time.) 2.30 
p.m. distant thun- 
der heard, a hea- 
vy thunder-storm 
gathering from 
