METEOROLOGICAL TABLE.

Date.Hours.Faht.Bar.
1825.Badagry.
Dec.26A.M.80°.29°.813Calm and hazy.
Noon.91.705South-west winds.
3P.M.91½.653
36A.M.78.912Cloudy and calm.
Noon.92.631South, fine breezes.
3P.M.91.515
46A.M.77.854Calm.
Noon.90.568South, fine breeze.
3P.M.90.532Moderate.
56A.M.79.786Thin showers.
Noon.89.623South-east, fine breezes.
3P.M.86.578Cloudy, thick weather.
66A.M.76.829
Thin rain, light breezes, andcloudy.
Noon.90.524
1826.Chiado.
Jan.103P.M.8928.700Hazy.
685.700South south-west light air.
116A.M.75.750Calm and clear.
982.750Same.
Noon.90.695Light airs.
3P.M.94.675Ditto and clear.
590.675
Koosoo.
146P.M.89.800Calm.
156A.M.75Strong breezes, east by north Harmattan.
Noon.89
3P.M.90.709
Atepa.
201P.M.91.696



North north-east strongHarmattan.
291
393.646
492
584
Katunga or Eyeo.
256A.M.8328.640North north-west, clear.
Noon.89½.580Strong breeze, fine, north-east.
3P.M.90.549East.
266A.M.70Clear, light breezes, and cool.
983.587Fresh breezes, north north-east.
Noon.89.524Light ditto.
3P.M.90.519Mild ditto.
27Noon.81.552Tube broke.
Feb.36A.M.74.560Dull and hazy.
982.516
Noon.88.606
46A.M.79.510
989.510
Noon.89.458
3P.M.77.458Thunder storm.
56A.M.77.510Cloudy, and strong breeze.
6677.458Fresh breeze and clear.
989.558
Noon.91.500Moderate breezes.
3P.M.91½.488Calm and clear.
76A.M.78.500Fresh breeze during the night.
988.555Moderate, north-east.
Noon.94.517Calm.
3P.M.91.480Light airs.
86A.M.75.552Light airs and hazy.
984.611Ditto and flying clouds.
Noon.89.568Mild, east-north-east.
3P.M.90.484
96A.M.72.497Fresh breeze, clear and cool,south-west.
987.521West-north-west.
Noon.91Light airs.
3P.M.89.449Calm.
106A.M.76.524Moderate and clear.
982.568West-north-west, flying clouds.
Noon.92.515Light airs, east-north-east.
3P.M.88.475
116A.M.75.535Light breezes and clear.
985.543
Noon.90.472
3P.M.93.455Calm.
126A.M.76.506Fresh breezes, north-west.
986.544Light airs.
Noon.92.509Squally, north-east.
3P.M.94.420Fresh breeze.
136A.M.78.472Strong breeze and cloudy.
986.540Moderate and cloudy, north-east.
Noon.97.475Light airs and clear.
3P.M.94.435Ditto and cloudy.
146A.M.80.505Strong breeze and cloudy.
984.550Moderate breeze.
Noon.91.504Light airs.
3P.M.94½.440
Cloudy—midnight, fresh breeze andcloudy.
156A.M.75.537
984.591Clear and moderate.
Noon.91.539
3P.M.91½.420
166A.M.80.590
Harmattan from north-east allday.
3P.M.91.537
176A.M.74.612Strong ditto from north-east.
983.696
Noon.89.628
3P.M.89¾.568
186A.M.75.600Harmattan from north-east.
984.708
Noon.89.635
3P.M.92.515



Strong Harmattan from north-east,with thick fog.
196A.M.70.500
Noon.84.534
3P.M.88.426
206A.M.70.510
982.580

Harmattan continued.
Noon.88.530
3P.M.88.475
216A.M.70.568

The same.
Noon.80.602
3P.M.89.572
226A.M.70.520



The same.
980.580
Noon.85.534
3P.M.86.460
236A.M.70.535



The same.
979.552
Noon.84.520
3P.M.86.482
246A.M.69.545

The same.
978.571
Noon.88.500
256A.M.72.442



The same.
980.571
Noon.88.510
3P.M.89.430

AT VARIOUS PLACES ON THE ROUTE.

Week, Mo. Days.Time of observation.Therm. Faht.Barometer.REMARKS, &c.
1826.
March14Noon.94°28°.420
City of Kiama in Borgoo.Fresh breezes and clear, wind north-east.
3P.M.94.529
691
6A.M.78.580Fresh breezes, wind east-north-east.
988.634Fresh breezes, with light flying clouds.
15Noon.91.604The same.
3P.M.94.510
691.548Calm and cloudy.
6A.M.74.586Calm, with light clouds.
985.651Light breezes from the east-north-east.
16Noon.91.610The same, with light flying clouds.
3P.M.93.550The same.
691.540The same.
6A.M.74.595Light airs and clear, wind-north-east.
982.696Freshening breezes, with a slight haze, windnorth-east.
17Noon.89.625Moderate and hazy.
3P.M.91.575Hazy and sultry, with little wind.
April78A.M.86.411Village of Comie, in Wawaw province, andkingdom of Borgoo, about 50 feet above the river Quorra, on thewest bank.
989.377Fresh breezes from the eastward, with aslight haze.
1089½.400Cloudy, with fresh breezes.
Noon.93.375The same.
3P.M.90Strong breezes, and dark cloudy weather.
589.300Moderate breezes, with dark cloudyweather.
6A.M.7929.320Dull cloudy weather, with little wind fromthe south-west.
982.368The same.
8Noon.90.375The same.
3P.M.99.320Clear, with light airs from thesouth-west.
693.280Calm and clear.
10A.M.8929.85Town of Tabra in Nyffé. Cloudy, with moderatebreezes, wind south-west.
17Noon.95.60The same, with light flying clouds.
3P.M.98.45Moderate breezes.
59128.992Calm, with light clouds.
6A.M.74.967City of Tabra in Nyffé. Calm with lightclouds.
98629.80Light breezes, flying clouds, windsouth-west.
18Noon.9628.920Moderate breezes, with light clouds.
3P.M.97½.866Light airs, wind south-west.
695Light breezes and clear, windsouth-west.
6A.M.80.943Dull and cloudy, with fresh breezes.
98829.11Fresh breezes, wind south-west.
19Noon.
3P.M.9728.953Moderate and clear.
July54P.M.8027.862Light airs and cloudy, with thunder andlightning. City of Guari. During night a tornado.
6A.M.73.986Moderate breezes, with dark cloudy weather,wind south-west.
978.942Light airs and cloudy.
6Noon.85.985The same, with light flying clouds.
3P.M.85.940Light breezes, with thunder clouds toeastward.
684.952Light airs and cloudy.
6A.M.7528.011Dull and cloudy, with light breezes from thesouth-west.
977.067A little rain, with light airs from thesouth.
7Noon.85.124Moderate, with thick clouds.
3P.M.28.The same, wind south-west.
10A.M.7927.917City of Zaria, the capital of the province ofZegzeg. Dull and cloudy, with light airs from the south.
12Noon.81.888Light airs, with dull cloudy weather.
3P.M.83.858The same, wind south-west.
681.785Cloudy.
6A.M.7528.820Cloudy, with a fresh breeze.
977.820The same.
13Noon.84.815Cloudy, with light dull airs from thesouth.
3P.M.85.780Moderate breezes and cloudy, thunder cloudsto the south-east.
680.785Calm.
6A.M.75.805Fresh breezes and cloudy from the east, withlow clouds.
977.842Fresh breezes, and dark cloudy weather.
14Noon.80.771Strong breezes and squally, with thick cloudyweather, wind west.
3P.M.82.751Thick cloudy weather.
680.735Moderate breezes, with dull cloudy weather,wind south-west.
176P.M.7427.765A single observation taken at the town ofAushin, province of Zegzeg. Dull cloudy weather, with a freshbreeze from the west-south-west.
2010A.M.75.438Town of Baebaegie, province of Kano. Calm andcloudy, with a little rain.
Noon.78.354Fresh breezes and cloudy, windsouth-west.
3P.M.80.289Light airs and cloudy.
680.260Calm and cloudy.
Aug.93P.M.85½28.252City of Kano. Fresh breezes and cloudy,threatening rain.
681.237Moderate breezes and cloudy, windsouth-east.
6A.M.76.269Light breezes with rain.
978½.269Fair; at 10 A.M. rain.
10Noon.79.251Fresh breezes from the south-west, with rain;at 1 P.M. fair.
3P.M.79.199Fresh gales and cloudy, windwest-south-west.
678.191Moderate and cloudy.
6A.M.76.192Moderate and cloudy, wind south; it hadrained all night.
979½.234Fresh breezes and cloudy, windsouth-west.
11Noon.81.212Fresh gales, with flying clouds, and a fewdrops of rain.
3P.M.84.202Fresh gales and cloudy, rain, heavy thunderclouds.
6P.M.80.227Moderate breezes, with light clouds.
6A.M.76.320Light airs, with light clouds; during thenight, cloudy.
979.371Fresh breezes and cloudy, windwest-south-west.
12Noon.83.346Fresh breezes and cloudy, thunder and rain,wind south-west.
3P.M.82½.305Fresh breezes and cloudy, with a lighthaze.
681.280Light airs and light clouds.
6A.M.78½.344Light breezes, cloudy, windsouth-south-west.
981.375Moderate and cloudy, with slight rain attimes; at 11 A.M. heavy rain.
13Noon.76.318Heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
3P.M.77.273Light winds and heavy rain, wind south.
679.240Moderate breezes and cloudy.
6A.M.75.291Moderate and clear, with light flying clouds;during night, cloudy, with a few drops of rain.
979.368Fresh breezes and cloudy, threateningrain.
14Noon.82½.311Moderate breezes, with clouds andsunshine.
3P.M.86½.220Moderate and fine, wind south-west.
684.270Variable, with dark cloudy weather, thunderand lightning.
9A.M.78.364Fresh breezes and cloudy, windsouth-west.
15Noon.83.344Moderate breezes, with light white clouds,wind west-south-west.
3P.M.85.270The same.
686.246Light airs and fine.
6A.M.73.325Dull and cloudy, wind south by south-west,with thunder, lightning, and rain; during the night a tornado.
979.337Moderate and cloudy, with a light haze, windsouth-west.
16Noon.83½.329Fresh breezes and cloudy from thesouth-west.
3P.M.85.269Moderate, with a light haze.
683½.329Moderate breezes, with light flyingclouds.

HEIGHT OF THERMOMETER IN KANO, AS OBSERVED BY RICHARD LANDER, AUGUST 25, 1826.

Aug.6 A.M.Noon.3 P.M.
25.Dull morning, 6 A.M.; 12 noon, clear; 3P.M. clear76°84°85°
26.A thunder storm and heavy rain; 12 noon,dull; 3 P.M. do.757979
27.6 A.M. clear light air; 12 noon, clear; 3P.M. clear768184
28.Clear at 6 A.M.; 12 noon, calm andcloudy; 3 P.M. light airs778185
29.6 A.M. heavy rain; 12 noon, clear andcalm; 3 P.M. clear and calm738283
30.6 A.M. clear; 12 noon, a thunder stormand heavy rain727979
31.Clear and cold; 12 noon, clear andcold738084
Sept.
1.Dull morning; 12 noon, dull; 3 P.M. dulland cloudy778180
8.Dull morning; 12 noon, clear; 3 P.M.clear768382
10.Dull morning; 12 noon, dull; 3 P.M. heavyrain778079
11.Clear and calm778586
12.Clear and calm808586
13.Clear and light air798483
14.Clear and light air778685
15.Clear and light air808586
16.Clear and light air758586
17.Clear and light air778584
18.Clear until noon; 3 P.M. a thunder stormand rain798683
19.Clear and calm788488
20.Clear and calm until 3 P.M. and lightair788487
21.Clear and calm778488
22.Clear and calm until 12 noon, lightair768588
23.Clear, light air799090
24.Clear and calm; 12 noon, and lightair808989
25.Clear and calm798688
26.Clear; 12 noon, light breezes798689
27.Clear, light air798689
28.Clear; 12 noon, light rain808690
29.Clear; 3 P.M. heavy rain798689
30.Dull and foggy; 3 P.M. heavy rain andwind798587
Oct.
1.Heavy rain and a thunder storm707679
2.Clear and cold, light breezes708080
3.Clear and cold, light breezes708385
4.Clear, light air, and cold718484
5.Clear and light breezes708385
6.Clear and calm808888
7.Clear, light air808787
8.Clear and calm758989
9.Clear and light breezes808788
10.Clear and light breezes758888
11.Clear and calm758787
12.Clear and fine breezes758888
13.Clear, light air768989
14.Clear, light breezes768787
24.Clear and cold758686
25.Clear light breezes758387
26.Clear and cold, light air758483
27.Clear and cold, light air758786
28.Clear and cold, light breezes758585
29.Clear and light breezes758685
30.Clear; 12 at noon, light breeze fromeast758485
31.Clear; 12 noon, light breeze768586
Nov.
1.Clear and calm768485
2.Clear; 12 noon, light air768888
3.Clear; 12 noon, light breeze768586
4.Dull and hazy768686
5.Clear; 12 noon, a light breeze758786
6.Clear; 12 noon, light breeze758586
7.Clear; 12 noon, light breeze758586
8.Clear at 8; 12 noon, hazy and lightbreeze758586
9.Clear at 9; 12 noon, cloudy, and lightbreeze758687
10.Clear at 8; 12, light breezes758888
11.Clear at 9; 12, light breezes758586
12.Clear at 8; 12, light breezes778687
13.Clear at 9; 12, light air768586
14.Clear; 12, light breezes758587
15.Clear; 12 at noon, a light breeze758686
16.Clear; 12, light breezes768485
17.Clear; 12 noon, a light breeze778587
18.Clear; 12 noon, a light air768686
19.Clear; 12 noon, a light breeze768585
20.Clear, strong breeze, wind east758585
21.Clear, light breezes758989
SOCKATOO, JANUARY 7, 1827.
Jan.
7.Strong breeze from east-north-east,clear709092
8.Monday, 6 A.M. light breeze, hazy; 12noon, wind east-north-east709092
9.6 A.M. cold and clear, a strong windeast-north-east; 12, clear, light air658990
10.6 A.M. cold and hazy; 12, strong breezes,clear, north-east wind; 3 P.M. clear609090
11.Cold and hazy; 12, a fine breeze, windnorth-east, clear, light breeze608990
12.6 A.M. cold and hazy; 12, light breeze,wind north-east, clear; 3 P.M. clear648685
13.Clear and cold, wind north-east; 12 atnoon, clear and cold; 3 P.M. clear628989
14.6 A.M. hazy, calm; 12, strong breezes,wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear628888
15.Clear, cold, wind north-east; 12, strongbreezes; 3 P.M. clear628686
16.Clear and cold, wind north-east, strongbreeze, clear; 3 P.M. clear608080
17.Hazy calm; 12 noon, strong breeze andclear, wind north-east628080
18.Thursday, clear and cold, windnorth-east; 12 noon, clear, strong breeze, wind north-east628183
19.Clear and cold, a strong breeze fromnorth-east658486
20.Clear; 12 at noon, strong breeze, windeast, 3 P.M. clear648889
21.Sunday, clear and calm; 12 noon, lightbreeze, wind east; 3 P.M. clear648889
22.Morning hazy, a light air; 12 noon,clear, light breeze, wind east628990
23.Morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze andclear, wind north-east659093
24.Wednesday, morning hazy, calm; 12 noon,clear, fine breeze, east; 3 P.M. clear729698
25.Morning hazy, calm; 12 noon, clear, alight breeze, wind east; 3 P.M. clear709698
26.Hazy, calm; 12 noon, clear, a lightbreeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear729495
27.Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, lightbreezes, clear, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear628390
28.Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, lightbreeze; 3 P.M. clear, wind east659396
29.Morning clear, a light air; 12 noon,light breeze, clear, wind east; 3 P.M. clear7599100
30.Hazy and a light air; 12 noon, clear,light breeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear749899
31.Wednesday, clear; 12 noon, clear, lightbreeze, wind south-east; 3 P.M. clear759899
Feb.
1.Thursday, morning hazy and calm; 12 noon,light breeze, wind south-east, clear; 3 P.M. clear7598100
2.Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, a lightbreeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear7599100
3.Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, lightbreeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear759799
4.Sunday, morning hazy and calm; 12 noon,light breeze and clear, wind north-east759899
5.Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, lightbreeze, clear, wind north-east75100104
20.Morning hazy and calm; 12 noon, lightbreeze, clear, wind ditto7595100
21.Morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze andclear, wind north-east75100100
22.Thursday, morning hazy; 12 noon, lightbreeze and clear, wind north-east75100100
23.Morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze andclear, wind north-east77100100
24.Saturday, morning hazy; 12 noon, lightbreeze, clear, wind north-east7595100
25.Morning hazy; 12 noon, a fine breeze,wind north-east75100100
26.Morning hazy, calm; 12 noon, lightbreeze, wind north-east; 3 P.M. clear75100100
27.Tuesday, morning hazy, calm; 12 noon,light breeze, clear, north-east wind658585
28.Strong gales, hazy; 12 noon, stronggales; 3 P.M. strong gales, north-east wind658585
During a whirlwind at 2 P.M. thethermometer fell from 100½ to 98, and at 3 P.M. rose to 101.
March.
1.Strong gales during the day, and hazy,north-east wind8585100
2.Strong gales and hazy during the day,north-east wind658585
3.Strong gales and cloudy during the day,north-east wind658585
4.Sundry light breezes during the day,north-east wind748990
5.Morning hazy; 12 noon, light breeze,north-east729598
6.Calm and hazy; 12 noon, clear, east wind;3 P.M. hazy, light air719696
7.6 A.M. hazy, calm; 12 noon, cloudy, alight breeze, east wind; 3 P.M. cloudy729596
8.Hazy, calm; 12 noon, hazy, a lightbreeze; 3 P.M. hazy, light air709695
9.Friday, 6 A.M. hazy, calm; 12 noon, lightbreeze, clear, east wind709596
10.6 A.M. hazy and calm; 12 noon, strongbreeze, clear; 3 P.M. clear709996
11.Hazy and calm; 12 noon, a light breeze,clear; 3 P.M. clear, east wind709896
12.Hazy and calm; 12 noon, fine breeze andclear, east wind709596
13.6 A.M. strong breeze, south-by-east wind;12 noon, strong breezes, south-by-east wind; 3 P.M. a finebreeze709997
14.Hazy, light air; 12 noon, strong breeze,south-by-east wind, clear709596
15.Hazy and calm; 12 noon, strong breezes,south-by-east wind, clear; 3 P.M. clear709695
16.Light breeze and hazy; 12 noon, lightbreeze and clear; 3 P.M. clear7010098
17.Hazy and calm; 12 noon, a light breeze,clear, east-north-east wind; 3 P.M. clear709899
18.Sunday, calm and hazy; 12 noon, lightbreeze and clear, east wind70100100
19.6 A.M. calm and clear; 12 noon, calm andclear; 3 P.M. light wind73101101
20.Calm and clear; 3 P.M. a light breeze,west wind71102102
21.Calm and clear until 3 P.M., a finebreeze, west wind75102103
22.6 A.M. calm and clear; 12 noon, a strongbreeze, east wind75104105
23.6 A.M. calm and clear; 12 noon, lightbreeze; 3 P.M. light breeze, clear74101100
24.6 A.M. calm and hazy; 12 noon, lightbreeze, hazy; 3 P.M. light air, east wind74100100
25.Sunday, 6 A.M. calm and hazy; 12 noon,hazy, light breeze, east wind74104103
26.6 A.M. a clear light breeze; 12 noon,hazy, a light breeze, east wind; 3 P.M. a light breeze74101100
27.6 A.M. a light breeze; 12 noon, hazy, alight breeze, east wind; 3 P.M. light breeze73104101
28.6 A.M. light breeze; 12 noon, a lightbreeze, clear, south-east wind; 3 P.M. clear72100100
29.6 A.M. strong breeze, clear, south-eastwind; 12 noon, light air; 3 P.M. light air7299100
30.6 A.M. hazy, a light air; 12 noon, hazy,a light breeze, east wind; 3 P.M. a light air72101100
31.6 A.M. hazy, a light south-east wind; 12noon, hazy, light south-east wind; 3 P.M. hazy, light air57106105
April.
1.Sunday, sultry and hazy, calm; 12 noon,sultry and hazy74101102
2.Hazy during the day, light air70101105
3.Hazy and calm; 12 noon, light breeze,south-east wind, light air74103107
4.Calm and hazy; 12 noon, light breeze,south-west wind; 3 P.M. hazy, light breeze78104104
5.A dull hazy day, light breezes78110108
6.Dull and hazy; 3 P.M. a light breeze fromwest77100100
7.Dull and hazy; 3 P.M. light breezes,south-west wind79100100
8.Sunday, dull and hazy, light air duringthe day77102103
9.Clear day and light breezes, south-westwind77103104
10.Tuesday, clear day and light breezes,south-west wind77104107
11.Clear, and light breezes from thesouth-west77104103
12.Clear morning, and light breezes 3P.M.77104104
14.Clear morning, calm; 12 noon, lightbreezes, south-west wind77105106
15.Clear morning, calm; 3 P.M. lightbreezes, south-west wind, clear80105106
16.6 A.M. misty and calm; 12 noon, lightbreezes, south-west wind; 3 P.M. light breezes, south-westwind79106106
17.6 A.M. misty, west wind; 12 noon, lightair; 3 P.M. calm and misty80109108
23.6 A.M. clear morning, a fine breeze fromthe west; 3 P.M. calm76105106
24.Cloudy day, a fine breeze from thewest77102103
25.Cloudy and calm; 12 noon, a strong breezefrom the west; 3 P.M. calm and clear; 6 P.M. a thunder storm78102104
26.Clear and calm; 12 noon, light breezefrom the west, and clear; 3 P.M. calm and misty77103105
27.Clear and calm; 12 noon, light breezefrom the west; 3 P.M. clear78105106
28.Clear morning, light air; 12 noon, a finebreeze from the west; 3 P.M. fine breeze77103105
29.Sunday, morning clear and calm; 12 noon,cloudy, light breeze; 3 P.M. a gale of wind, with thunderstorm7610090
30.Morning calm and clear; 12 noon, lightbreeze from the west; 3 P.M. light breezes and clear78100100
May.
1.Tuesday, cloudy during the day, lightbreeze from the west77100102

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