632 
APPENDIX. 
Date. 
1852. 
July 
22 
Hour of 
Day. 
23 
24 
25 
26 
Remarks. 
The sky tolerably 
clear ; in the 
evening a thun- 
der-storm gather- 
ed from the 
north, but passed 
by without bring- 
ing us any rain 
except a few 
drops. 
Near morning 
rain, lasting for 
about an hour, 
when the clouds 
cleared away, but 
gathered again in 
the course of the 
afternoon,without, 
however, bringing 
us any rain. 
In the morning 
light clouds ho- 
vering over us, 
while the distant 
horizon was clear ; 
in the evening a 
black thunder- 
storm gathered 
from east, but 
bringing us only 
a few drops of 
rain from 8.15 to 
8.30 o'clock. 
The sky in the 
morning overcast, 
cleared up about 
noon. Wide halo 
round moon in 
evening. 
About 4 o'clock in 
the morning a 
light shower, and 
the sky remained 
thickly overcast 
till about 8 
o'clock, when the 
clouds dispersed, 
Date. 
1852. 
July 
27 
30 
31 
Aug. 
1 
2 
Hour of 
Day. 
« a 
Remarks. 
and we had a fine 
day. 
The sky in the 
morning clear, in 
the afternoon 
rain-clouds from 
S.S.E., bringing 
heavy rain in the 
evening, lasting 
from 5.30 till 10 
o'clock with con- 
siderable violence 
for the first three- 
quarters of an 
hour, then less 
violent. 
No rain. 
Sky a little over- 
cast. In the 
night rain, last- 
ing about one 
hour, and accom- 
panied by a very 
violent gale. 
No rain. 
4 p.m. a thunder- 
storm gathered 
from the south, 
but passed by to- 
wards the west, 
without bringing 
Weather clear. 
The morning not 
clear; afterwards 
the sun broke 
forth. A little be- 
fore sunset a thun- 
der-storm gather- 
ed from S.S.E. 
and after 6.30 it 
began raining, 
the rain continu- 
ing the whole 
night, but only 
gently. 
