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APPENDIX YII. 
Date. 
1854. 
May 
Hour of 
Day. 
Remarks. 
regular rain, last- 
ing 10m. Kound 
about us thunder 
and rain, lasting 
till evening. At 5 
o'clock p.m. an- 
other light rain 
and dropping till 
sunset. 
Morning tolerably 
cleai'. At 3 p.m. 
clouds gathered 
in the east; thun- 
der in that direc- 
tion. Gradually a 
storm ascended 
from the south like 
a battery, break- 
ing forth with a 
tremendous gust 
of wind. At 7 
o'clock p.m. the 
thunder clouds 
returned from the 
N., whither they 
had withdrawn, 
and a most vio- 
lent shower of 
rain came down, 
lasting for an 
hour with un- 
abated violence, 
then more mode- 
rate till 9 o'clock 
p.m. At 1 p.m. 
temperature con- 
stantly between 
104° and 108°. 
Sky still overcast, 
the sun burst- 
ing forth about 
8 o'clock a. m. 
Evening clear. 
The whole day sky 
overcast, the at- 
mosphere about 
sunset very op- 
pressive. 
1854. 
May 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
14] 
15 
22 
23 
24 
Hour of 
Day. 
25 
Remarks. 
Sky dull. 
Sky still dull; in the 
afternoon clearer. 
Day dull and 
cloudy, evening 
clear. 
A hot wind from 
the desert in the 
afternoon. 
Hazy and overcast 
in the afternoon. 
Clear. 
Clear in the morn- 
ing ; hot wind 
from the desert 
in the afternoon. 
About 1 p.m. tem- 
perature between 
105° and 108°. 
Strong north-east- 
erly wind, called 
" erife." 
Very cold morning. 
Cold morning. 
(Bamba.) — Sky 
thickly overcast, 
a heavy rain to- 
wards the S., be- 
yond the Niger. 
Gradually a heavy 
gale came up ; 
rainy. Even with 
us a few drops of 
rain fell. 9| 
o'clock a. ra. a 
heavy shower, 
lasting a quarter 
of an hour. The 
sun broke through 
the clouds about 
3 o'clock p.m. 
Sky in the morning 
tolerably clear, 
since noon over- 
cast with clouds. 
About 2 p.m. a 
light rain of short 
