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APPENDIX. 
Date. 
Hour of 
Day. 
1852. 
July 
a 5 * 
Remarks. 
hour and a half; 
the whole morn- 
ing showers con- 
tinued to fall in 
drops till 11 a.m., 
when the sun 
broke through 
the clouds about 
2 p.m. 
The forenoon clear 
till about 3 p.m. 
a thick thunder- 
storm gathered 
from S.W., but 
dispersed in a 
southerly and 
north-westerly di- 
rection, without 
bringing us a 
single drop of 
rain. 
At 5.30 p.m. a 
thunder - storm 
gathered from the 
south, followed 
by a violent 
shower, lasting 
about twenty 
minutes, and af- 
ter an interval by 
two other show- 
ers not quite so 
heavy. 
About sunset a 
thunder - storm 
from east, fol- 
lowed by heavy 
rain, which after 
a short interval 
began once more, 
and continued till 
about morning. 
The sky in the 
morning thickly 
overcast, and a 
little rain fell. 
No rain. 
About noon a thun- 
Date. 
1852. 
July 
10 
11 
Hour of 
Day. 
12 
Remarks. 
der-storm ga 
thered from west, 
and about 3 p.m. 
a few drops fell ; 
followed at 4 
o'clock by a vio- 
lent rain, lasting 
half an hour, and 
a little later some 
more rain. 
Sky the whole day 
overcast, the at- 
mosphere oppres- 
sive, and about 
noon a little rain. 
Sky overcast, the 
sun only occa- 
sionally break- 
ing through the 
clouds, and a few 
drops of rain fell; 
at 3 p.m., some 
more rain, and at 
6 in the evening 
a heavy shower, 
lasting till eleven 
o'clock without 
any thunder or 
lightning. 
The sky at times 
overcast, at others 
clear. 
Sky in the morning 
clear ; about noon 
thunder - clouds 
gathered from the 
south, and about 
1.30 p.m. a heavy 
shower fell, last- 
ing with equal 
violence for an 
hour, then less 
heavy till 5 
o'clock. 
The sky not clear, 
the atmosphere 
moist, till the 
weather cleared 
