REGISTER OF THE WEATHER. 
563 
Distances. 
STATIONS 
Thermometer 
in the Shade. 
AND PLACES ON THE ROAB ; 
1811. 
With their Latitudes, calculated from 
WEATHER. 
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Astronomical Observations made on 
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English names and intermediate Dis- 
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Sept. 
H. M. 
At the village of the Kloof. 
rain, with a boister- 
ous wind, for half an 
hour ; after which 
it continued calm 
during the whole 
night. 
24 
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- 
1 -p 
80 
21-3 
Fair. But owing to 
the rain which fell 
yesterday, the air 
felt cool. 
25 

1 15 a 
O 0\J a 
12 — a 
6 30p 
56i 
47A 
84 
77 
10-8 
6-8 
23-1 
200 
All day a fine cloud- 
less sky, with a 
pleasant breeze. 
26 
- 
- 
2 — p 
7 -p 
12 — p 
93 
82 
76 
27-1 
22-2 
19-5 
Calm during the day- 
time ; but at night a 
light breeze sprang 
up, which rendered 
the warmth more 
bearable. 
27 
10 — a 
12 — a 
6 n 
12 p 
66 
80 
61 
58 
15-1 
21-3 
12-8 
11-5 
Wind from the N.W. 
in violent gusts, and 
sky overcast. 
In the afternoon the 
wind ceased. 
In the evening light- 
ning, thunder, rain, 
and wind. 
28 

2 — p 
11 -p 
60 
58 
12-4 
11-5 
The air felt unplea- 
santly cold all day. 
29 
2 h. 15min. miles. 
Aakaap, or RietFontein (Reed 
9 — a 
6 -p 
48 
61 
7-1 
12-8 
Cloudy. 
6 25 
21J 
Fountain) 
4h. lOmin. 14 miles. 
Very chilly after sun- 
Wittewater, or G^ttikamma 
(Whitewater) 
set. 
30 
7 25 
22 
Kldarwater, or Karrikamma 
(Clearwater) 
Latitude 28° 50' 56" S. 
Longitude 24 3 0 E 
from Greenwich ; esti- 
mated from course and 
distance. 
Longitude computed from 
several sets of lunar ob- 
servations, gives 23^° E. 
Magnetic variation 27° W. 
7 —a 
11 — a 
4 -p 
49 
77 
70 
7-5 
20-0 
16-8 
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