Boar abounding in almost incredible numbers, as well
as Antilopes, Wild Ass, arid Leopard.” In the south,
M. Lessar describes the ground as everywhere
undermined by Porcupines and other animals. He
mentions, too, as of frequent occurrence, White Anthills.
Along the line of railway the ants attack the
timber-work, though they have not yet touched the
sleepers. In the desert there is almost no fauna, not
METEOROLOGY OF CENTRAL ASIA, 1881,
A k m o l i n s k .
B a k u . . .
M a r g h i l a n
P e n j a k e n d
P e r o v s k . .
P e t r o - A l e x a n d r o v s k
S a m a r k a n d . ,
T a s h k e n d . . .
V i e r n y . . . .
G r e e n w i c h . .
B e r l i n . . . .
N e w Y o r k
C h r i s t i a n i a . .
C o p e n h a g e n . .
Barometer. Temperature. Relative
Humidity
Mean. Cloud.
Rainfall.
Mean.
Maximum.
Minimum. :
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Mean.
Maximum.
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Mean.
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Total in
Year.
Maximum
on a Day.
28-859 29-630 28-091 35-06 95-90 -3 6 7 6 _ 6 90 O72
7330 752-6 713 3 2 7 3 5 3 -38-2 — — 4'9 175-2 l8 ‘4
30-032 30-627 29-402 58-46 89-42 2372 — — 12-86 i *33 762-8 777V 7468 24 7 3 1 9 1 - 4 '(> 76 2S S S 3267 338
ggBjggaj — . — 57-92 104-36 2-66 — — 1-95 0-63
--- —- ; — 14-4 40-2 —16 3 ¿>3 i s 4 6 49-2 iô 'i
26772 27-249 26-398 5576 100-40 0-50 I3'37 0*89
6800 692-1 6705 13-2 380 - 1 7 5 63 S'o 3396 ■ . — — . ■49-10 102-38 — 17-86 E 9 — — 5-85 0-68
^ , " — 9 3 3 9 1 -2 7 -7 17 S'o 148-7 iy-2
29-682 3°'445 29-095 55-22 102-74 — 10-66 :--- 273 0-47
7S3 V 7733 7390 I2'Q 3 9 3 -2 3 -7 8 4 '1 693 12-0
27-552 28-083 27-162
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104-18 3'02 — 1476 1-73 6 ç ç8 7 133 689-9 14 5 40-1 rrrl&I 62 14 3 '6 374'8 44-1
28-449 29-071 27-918 55-66 101-48 - 9 7 6 'H. 722-6 73 15-91 I '35 S-4 7091 1 3 1 3 8 6 - 23-2 66 n 3 '8 404-1 34'2
27-445 28-079 26-949 46-58 96-44 - I I - 7 4 25-32 1-31
697-1 713-2 6843 8-1 35-8 - 2 4 3 ■ 69 23 4'7 643-2 332 29-953 30-670 28-745 48-8 97-1 12*7 82 6*8 25'73 1-31
7608 779’° 730-1 9 3 i 36-2 —io '7 — — — (>533 33-1
29*808 30-6071 28-682 47-1 94’5 — 2'2 — :— — 19-47 1-02
757'i 77T 4 728-4 8-4 34'7 — IQ'O 72 — 6'4 4945 259 29-921 30702 28-945 524 IOIO -3 *0 77 — 36-26 —
yôo'o 779 8 735-2 2 2 7 38 3 ~ J9'4 — 921-0 —
29741
--- — 43-0 85-5 — 2*0 E 9 — — 3 173 —
755'4 --- j 11 6 'i 2 9 7 — 18 'ç 78 — 6'4 8060 —
29-890 - H“ ’ ; — 43-7 79'3 4 ’5 — I 9-33 1-24
739-2 6 5 1 26-3 - i S 3 80 — &6 490-1 31-6
N .B . T h e r e a d i n g s o f t h e B a r o m e t e r ( c o r r e c t e d t o t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o ° C e n t i g r a d e o r 320
a n d R a i n f a l l i n i n c h e s a n d millimetres. F o r C l o u d , 1 0 e q u a l s a c o m p l e t e l y c o v e r e d s k y .
r e p r e s e n t e d b y 1 0 0 . , r J
even Wolves, so that the Turkomans can pasture their
sheep without fear round the wells, down which the
few birds visible fly for their supply of water.
Turkmenia is peopled by the Kirghese of Man-
gysh-lak, the garrisons of the Russian forts, and the
Turkomans, the last being of uncertain origin. Their
ancestors are said to have been driven from Man-
gysh-lak at the beginning of the last century. Ferrier
COMPARED WITH THAT OF SOME OTHER PLACES.
N u m b e r o f D a y s w i t h
D i r e c t i o n o f W i n d . .
Number of Daily and Tri-daily Observations.
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Snow
Hail.
Thur
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Clear
1
0 N. N.E. E. S.E. S. s . w . W. N.W. Calm.
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18 i t a 9 S 2 97 20 283 107 8 457 92 438 45" 2 11 02
' ■m ■ S H — ■ . — 1 2 1 5 _ 9 43 5 2 31 ' 4 6 29 I 2 8
91 8 130 90 22 33 43 27 128 156 9 2 136 # 385 ‘ r— ' ■— — - - - I 1 2 79 2 6 3 1 94 1 8 8 6
26 7 120 103 II 4 7 6 239 80 93 282 55 i S p l y 258
3 'V — — — — 4 0 9 6 5 0 33 2 3 34 32 3 8 1 9
2S ■ — ~ 9 97 91 13 118 286 148 97 70 2 0 7 95 2 2 7 58
— - - - 44 3 8 1 8 1 2 . 6 9 2 9 1 5 1 9 4
9 \ S J34 61 7 - 2 J 2 112 55 35 79 26 88 46 583
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— — I I 1 6 1 8 2 5 2 7 31 1 8 1 2 r99
— 2 S i 3S 33 48 56 76 81 94 54 3 8 597 — — — — — 2 6 ^ 2 6 I 5 3 2 2 23 2 7 8
20 2 *4 *S6 S3 S 78 78 2 45 8 S ' 6 70 833
- - - — — — — 2 8 H 1 8 1 1 6 9 25 3 1 4 2 6 5
34 I 23 103 89 3S 84 4 1 54 77 206 . 73 92 47 496
1 6 2 8 77 1 3 9 8 39 49 34 2 5 4 1 1 0 7 38 2 2 ■ 1 0
’ ÿ : s j a — — — — 118 ¡45 101 75 124 322 114 66 30
: ■ - i j g g S S — — . . —
2 4 39 45 55 3 2 6 8 4 0 55 7 28
3 11 39 130 16
72 118 136 166 95 203 119 2 6 7 21
1 6
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S9 ? 7 48 iS 7 4 84 72 108 475 45- < ? 454 12 1 219 44
Fahrenheit) are given in inches and millimetres. T e m p e r a t u r e in Fahrenheit and Centigrade ;
r e l a t i v e h u m id i t y is g iv en ; saturation,— or as much water as the air, will carry— being