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APPENDIX VII. 
Dat( 
1854. 
June 
13 
16 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
Hour of 
Day. 
3 u: 
Remarks. 
A thunder - storm 
gathered at 2 
o'clock after mid- 
night, accom- 
panied by a heavy 
gale, but no rain. 
Sky the Avhole 
day hazy. 
At 3 o'clock in the 
morning a thun- 
der - storm ap- 
proached from tlie 
N., but only a few 
drops of rain fell. 
About 4 o'clock in 
the morning a 
thunder - storm 
gathered, without 
thunder and light- 
ning, but consi- 
derable rain, last- 
ing till 8.30. 
Fine. 
About sunset a 
threatening thun- 
der-storm arose, 
but passed by 
without any rain. 
In the night, how- 
ever, tolerable 
rain without much 
Avind. 
Fine. 
Clear. 
About 9 o'clock 
a. m. the sun 
broke through the 
cloudy sky. In 
the evening heat 
lightning; no rain. 
A little cloudy ; 
very hot ; heat 
lightning in the 
evening. 
Warm. 
A little cooler. 
Cloudy ; several 
Da'e. 
Hour of 
Day. 
1854. 
June. 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
Remarks. 
times a few drops 
of rain, with 
thunder towards 
theW. 3-30 p.m. 
a heavy thunder- 
storm approached, 
passed by towards 
the N., where 
much rain fell. 
About 5 o'clock 
p.m. a thunder- 
storm passed over 
our heads without 
rain, but accom- 
panied by a heavy 
gale of wind. 
Clear and fine morn- 
ing, about noon 
very warm, in 
the evening heat 
lightning. About 
8 o clock p.m. a 
thunder - storm 
without rain; after 
midnight a se- 
cond, gathering 
from S.W., with a 
little rain. 
Fine day ; clouds 
and heat light- 
ning in the even- 
ing. 
Clear morning ; 
afterwards very 
warm. About 2 
p.m. a storm ga- 
thered from the 
E., and brought a 
light rain of short 
continuance ; re- 
turned afterwards 
from the W., and 
approached with 
a heavy rain at 
4.30 p.m.; last- 
ing half an hour. 
Fine clear morn- 
: no rain. 
