7 a.m. steady downpour. Showers at intervals throughout the
day, with occasional warm sunshine. Light, mild, north
breezes. 5-5.45 p.m. tremendous rain. 8 p.m. fitful moon-
light through cirrhus, or cumulus, or nimbus.
valleys. Lightning to north.
Heavy showers during night.

Mists over

during night. 6 a.m. raining, with much
smoky mist. Dull till II a.m. Very hot 11-12; then a
deluge. Heavy thunder and rain at intervals all afternoon,
and rain during the evening. 9 p.m. moon much concealed
by nimbus. 9.15 heavy shower.

Heavy showers during night. 6 a.m. fine, sunshine, blue
sky, heavy mists over forests. Throughout the day cumulus
clouds, with bursts of hot sunshine. Fine, orange sunset;
the first for a long time. No rain to-day. 8 p.m. misty,
moon with slight halo. Faint south-west breezes. Reflected
lightning to north-west. 10 p.m. gusty.
Entirely overcast. Cool, breezy, a few drops of rain occa-
sionally. Moonlight night, hazy and cloudy.

6.30 a.m. entirely overcast. Several drizzly showers, with
fitful sunshine during the day. 9.30-10.30 p.m. rain.

6 a.m. overcast, slight mists. 11-12.30 heavy showers. 1.304 p.m. heavy rain.

6.30 a.m. very fine, blue sky, dense mists. Morning, almost
cloudless sunshine, fresh breezes. 12.30 shower. Afternoon,
cloudy, sultry. 3.15 p.m. heavy shower. 4.15 very heavy
storm, wind, rain, thunder. Rain at intervals till evening.
9.30 p.m. fine, moonlight, cirrhus, mists over forests, light-
ning incessant to east.

7 a.m. fine, sunny, a few clouds. Cloudy, sultry morning; heavy, continuous, distant thunder. 1.30 p.m. showers.

2.30-8 p.m. heavy rain, severe thunder to east. rain, dull, cloudy.

6.15 a.m. dull.

9 p.m. no

Occasional sunshine during morning. Sultry,
steamy. Afternoon, overcast, cool, no breezes, even on hills.
Dull evening. No rain to-day.

6.30 a.m. entirely overcast. Dull, cool morning.
11.30 a.m. Slight sunshine, afternoon. No rain.

Breezy morning, cloudy, very little sunshine.
all afternoon. Showers at 3 and 5.30 p.m.

Drizzle II

Distant thunder

3

Removed into Brumado. 6 a.m. cloudy, much steamy mist.
p.m. thunderstorm. Starlight night.
NOTE.-The maximum thermometer readings appear low com-
pared with the great heat experienced lately. The thermo-
meter, exposed to the sunshine, was always placed on the
ground, and I presume that the moisture evaporated by the
sun after heavy rains has affected the registered temperature.
The barometer, a small aneroid of Negretti, has always been
on an iron trunk in my tent, raised from the ground on logs
to avoid the damp.
Barometrical readings have been rather higher lately. I wish,
however, to draw attention to the fact of the small variation
which occurs.
Rain, wind, etc., seem not to affect it. It
will be observed that, whatever the weather may be, there
is an almost invariable fall shortly after midday; at 3 or 4
p.m. the maximum depression is reached, when the barometer
again rises, and at 8 or 9 p.m. the readings are about the
same as at 6 or 7 the following morning. There is, appa-
rently, hardly any variation of pressure during the night.
From this date to the middle of March I had no thermometer
at my house in Brumado. I then obtained the loan of a
minimum thermometer, but could not leave it exposed in the
day for fear of its being stolen, which occurred occasionally,
but I regained possession.

6.30 a.m. dense mist. Magnificent, cloudless, till 2 p.m.;
then cloudy, showery, thunder and lightning to west.

* My last remaining thermometer was broken.

REMARKS.

Inches.

6.30 a.m. 26.85
12 a.m. 26.80
6 p.m. 26'75

II p.m. 26.80
8 a.m. 26.80

10 p.m. 26'90
6.30 a.m. 26·80
12 a.m. 26'75
5 p.m. 26'70
9 p.m. 26'75
7 a.m. 26'75

7 a.m. dense mist.
all evening.

Very fine all day.
evening.

Dull morning.

comet.

Cloudless day.

Fine early, no dew or mist.

Very fine all day. Cloudy afternoon. No rain. Heavy storms to south-east.

Cloudless day. Noon 80° in house. Grand sunset. Starlight

Barometer.

REMARKS.

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Inches.
'6 a.m. 26'70
6 p.m. 26.65
7 a.m. 26.675
10.30 a.m. 26·675
10 p.m. 26'70
6.30 a.m. 26'70
12 a.m. 26.60
6 p.m. 26.65
9.15 p.m. 26'70
7.30 a.m. 26'70
6 p.m. 26.65
7 a.m. 26'70
7 a.m. 26.65
6 p.m. 26'575
9 p.m. 26.65
6 a.m. 26'65
12 a.m. 26.675
9 p.m. 26.675
6.30 a.m. 26'70
12 a.m. 26'71
9.30 p.m. 26'70
6 a.m. 26'71
II p.m. 26.70
6 a.m. 26'70

Heavy rain early. Fine morning. Very showery afternoon.

Dense mist till II a.m.
very oppressive.

Noon 68° in the house. 9 p.m. 65°,