METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. 
631 
Date. 
Hour'of 
Day. 
1852. 
July 
13 
14 
15 
16 
Remarks. 
up about noon, 
when it became 
warmer. About 
ten o'clock in the 
evening a heavy 
gale arose, fol- 
lowed by rain, 
which lasted till 
morning. 
Sky overcast, till 
about noon, the 
sun broke through 
the clouds. In 
the evening a 
thunder-storm ga- 
thered from the 
south, accompa- 
nied with heavy 
rain, lasting a 
quarter of an 
hour, then more 
moderate, and 
again a very 
heavy shower. 
Sky in the morn- 
ing not clear, till 
the sun broke 
brightly through 
the clouds. In 
the evening heat- 
lightning. 
Sky in the morning 
clear; about noon, 
when a cold wind 
had risen, over- 
cast ; at 6.30 
p.m. a powerful 
thunder - storm 
gathered from 
S.E. accompanied 
by rain» which 
lasted till 7.45 
p.m. with equal 
violence, and 
more temperate 
till 9.20. 
The day fine, but 
rather oppressive 
Date. 
1852. 
July 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
Hour of 
Day. 
Remarks. 
about noon ; no 
thunder-storm. 
The sky in the morn- 
ing overcast with 
cumuli; 4 p.m. 
a heavy thun- 
der-storm gather- 
ing from S.W. 
and another from 
north, at the same 
time followed by 
rain at 6.20, last- 
ing with more or 
less violence till 
8.10, and after a 
short interval con- 
tinuing once more. 
The sky overcast 
in the morning. 
At 5 p.m. a black 
thunder - storm 
gathering from 
S.W. followed by 
heavy rain, last- 
ing from 6.30 to 9 
o'clock, the first 
hour with great 
violence. 
At 5.45 a.m. the rain 
commenced again, 
and continued 
till 8.45. At 1 
p.m. again a little 
rain ; at 3 o'clock 
another light fall, 
and from 8 o'clock 
in the evening till 
about 1 o'clock 
after midnight, 
but not heavy. 
In the morning the 
sky cloudy, and 
a few drops of 
rain fell ; after- 
wards a black 
thunder - storm 
gathering, but no 
rain. 
