The Land of Midian (Revisited)

Chapter 50

Jan. 25. Sunrise. 767 23 Reached Makna.

Noon. 766 24 Sunset. 765 25

Jan. 26. Sunrise. 764 23 On board Mukhbir.

Noon. 763 27 Sunset. 763 29

Jan. 27. Sunrise. 765 22 Ditto.

Noon. 763 23 Sunset. 763 27

Jan. 28. Sunrise. 763 21 Ditto.

Noon. 762 24 Sunset. 762 22

Jan. 29. Sunrise. 763 20 Ditto.

Noon. 762 22 Sunset. 762 23

Jan. 30. Sunrise. 766 20 Ditto.

Noon. 764 24 Sunset. 765 24

Jan. 31. Sunrise. 765 22 Ditto.

Noon. 764 23 Sunset. 764 23

Feb. 1. Sunrise. 765 21 Ditto.

Noon. 764 22

OBSERVATIONS TAKEN ON BOARD SCREW-STEAMER "MUKHBIR," BY MR DAVID DUGUID (DURING OUR SECOND JOURNEY), BETWEEN FEBRUARY 18 AND MARCH 8, 1878.

Date. Time. Aneroid Thermometer Remarks.

Millimetres. Centigrade.

(deg.)

Feb. 18. 7 a.m. 764 18 Clear sky. Light breeze.

Noon. 763 23 Same weather.

5 p.m. 764 23 Clear sky. Good breeze.

Feb. 19. 7 a.m. 764 20 Clear sky. Light wind.

Noon. 764 23 Light wind. Few clouds in east.

5 p.m. 764 24 Clear sky. Light wind.

Feb. 20. 7 a.m. 765 20 Clear sky. Light east wind.

Noon. 765 21 Clear sky. Light north-west wind.

5 p.m. 764 23 Clear sky. Light east wind.

Feb. 21. 7 a.m. 765 20 White clouds all round. Light east wind.

Noon. 766 23 Few clouds to south. Light north-west wind.

Feb. 22. 7 a.m. 765 20 Few clouds to east. Light west wind.

Noon. 764 22 Few clouds to east. Good north-west breeze.

5 p.m. 764 22 Few clouds to west. Light north wind.

Feb. 23. 7 a.m. 764 19 Clouds to south-west. No wind.

Noon. 765 21 Clouds to east. Light north-west wind.

5 p.m. 765 22 Few clouds to east. Light north-west wind.

Feb. 24. 7 a.m. 767 19 Clear sky. No wind.

Noon. 768 22 Clear sky. Light north wind.

5 p.m. 768 24 Same weather.

Feb. 25 7 a.m. 769 20 Clear sky. Light east wind.

Noon. 769 22 Clear sky. Light west wind.

5 p.m. 768 24 Clear sky. No wind.

Feb. 26. 7 a.m. 766 20 Clear sky. Light east wind.

5 p.m. 766 20 Same weather.

Feb. 27. 7 a.m. 762 20 Few clouds to south. Light north-east wind.

Noon. 762 23 Clear sky. Light north wind.

5 p.m. 761 25 Clear sky. Light west wind.

Feb. 28. 5.p.m. 764 23 Heavy clouds to west. Strong west wind.

Mar. 1. 7 a.m. 767 20 Few clouds in south. Light north wind.

Noon. 767 23 Clear sky. Good north-west breeze.

5 p.m. 765 22 Few clouds to west. Light wind from west.

Mar. 2. 7 a.m. 765 20 Clouds all round. Light east wind.

Noon. 765 23 Clouds all round. Light west wind.

5 p.m. 764 24 Clouds all round. Light north wind.

Mar. 3. 7 a.m. 762 20 Few clouds to east. No wind.

Noon. 763 22 Few clouds to south. Good north-west breeze.

5 p.m. 763 23 Few clouds to north. Good west breeze.

Mar. 4. 7 a.m. 767 21 Clear sky. Light breeze from east.

Noon. 768 23 Clear sky. Light breeze from west.

5 p.m. 767 24 Clear sky. Light breeze from north.

Mar. 5. 7 a.m. 764 20 Clear sky. Light east wind.

Noon. 764 22 Clear sky. Good breeze from east.

5 p.m. 762 25 Light clouds all round. North-west wind.

Mar. 6. 7 a.m. 763 20 Heavy clouds to east. Light east wind.

Noon. 763 23 A few clouds to east. Light west wind.

5 p.m. 762 24 Dark clouds all round. Strong west wind. At ten p.m. gale from west, with some flashes of lightning.