Page:Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile - In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773 volume 3.djvu/779

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( 753 ) JUNE.

INCHES. I. From yefterday at noon, in the night, and this

day, wind W. S. \V. - - .212

3. At night, fouth, -• - .002

5. It rained in the night, S. W. - - .223

6. Ditto, - .006 9. It rained in the night and afternoon, wind W. by S. .725

Ijo. Ditto, - - .463

• 31. It rained in the night, - - .343 j 3. It rained from the 12th, at noon, to the 13th at

ten, S. S. W. - - 1.265

14. It rained from three till feven, - .120-

15. It rained laft night from fun-fet till midnight, S. .160

N. B. The 1 6th at night, .is the day the Egyp- tians fay the Nile ferments, and is troubled, by fall- ing of the nueta. 38. After three days fair, wind frefh, N. it began to rain yefterday, and rained three quarters of an hour, wind varying from north to weft, .490

19. It rained with intervals from four to ten laft

night, wind north, vaiying by 'eaft to fouth, and fouth-weft, where it fell calm, and rained violently, - - -5 3° '

20. It rained from a quarter before fix, till ten at night,

wind at north, frefh ; changed to eaft, then to fouth, and there fell calm ; violent thunder and lightning, _ - , .63s

21. It began to rain yefterday at three, and rained till near five ; wind changed from north to fouth, and fell calm ; cleared with wind at north, '55®

22. It began to rain at three, and rained till five ; wind changed from north to eaft, then to fouth, and fell calm ; cleared with wind at north ; fair all night, ■ ->- - .149

25. It has been fair till yefterday evening : at three it Vol. Ill, .5 C began .