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Reg'ifter of the Barometer and Thermometer in Abyffinia.

675

Months

AUG'

27

28

30

Hours.

Barometer. Ther.l Winds.

3^

SEPT.

6^E.

6 M.

12 N. 2 E.

6 M.

12 N. 2 E. 6|-E. 6 M.

12 N,

2 E.

6^E.

6 M.

12 N.

2 E.

6iE.

6 M.

12 N.

2 E. 6i- E. 6 M.

12 N.

2 E, 6^E, 6 M.

12 N,

2 E,

e'-E,

6 M,

21

21 21 21

21

21 21 21 21

21 21

21 21 21 21

21

21

21 21 2 1

21

21 21

21

21

21 21 21

6 6 6

7

6 6 6 6

21 64

6 6 6 6

6 6

6

6 6

6 6 6

6 6 6

Remarks on the Weather.

59t

57 61

58

57

62 62

59

5H

59 63

58i

57 62

64

61

56; 624

63 60

57

64

65t

58 63t

631 60

N

NE N N

NE

W

NNW N N

N

NNE

N

N N N

NNE

NE

N

NNE

N NE

N

N

NNE N

C Thick clouds, all the air is covered efpecially at fouth ^ and north. All the air is cloudy-'

Clouds as above a ftormy rain at north-weft. Thick clouds in the horizon. S Large clouds flying throughout the air, efpecially at ( fouth. Wandering clouds throughout the air. Clouds as above, but thicker. Large mafles of clouds from the N. W- Both eaft and weft are covered with thick clouds. Great clouds throughout the air, violent rain, thun

der, and lightning. Large clouds throughout the air, and a moderate

rain.

Very thick clouds through the whole horizon, thefe go in currents to the fouth-weft and north-eaft, but leave the zenith clear. Light clouds throughout the air. Flying clouds, but dark to the fouth. Large clouds efpecially at fouth and north Very thick black clouds cover the air- Clear and cloudlefs- ( Thick clouds cover the air, they come from north I and fouth. I Thunder at fouth-weft.

j Dark clouds in the horizon, efpecially at S. W, i Clear and cloudlefs.

^Thick broken clouds, they ftream from north and fouth. Ditto.

Clear fmall clouds in the horizon at N* W. and S. Clear. C Clouds throughout the air efpecially at north, thun (^ der in the eaft.

Moderate but conftant rain, coming from the north- weft. N N E j Clouds in the horizon to the north and north-weft.

N varying to NE

56^ N by El Clear.

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