Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847 Part 22

11 | 29.865 | +12.6 | b. c. m. o. s. b. c. s. drifting.

12 | 29.71 | +12. | b. m much drift.

13 | 29.644 | +10.5 | b. m. b. drifting.

14 | 29.65 | +10. | b. m. b.

15 | 29.816 | +12.6 | b. b. m. b. drifting.

16 | 29.899 | +13.3 | b. m. b. much drift.

17 | 29.84 | + 7.6 | b. m. b. drifting.

18 | 29.869 | + 7.3 | b. c. o. b. c. m. much drift.

19 | 29.9 | + 6.7 | b. c. s. o. m. Solar halo with prismatic | | | colours and parhelia.

20 | 29.9 | + 8 | b. m. b. drifting.

21 | 30.329 | + 7 | b. c. b. c. m.

22 | 30.276 | + 9.6 | b. m. b. c. s. o. s. b. c. s. drifting.

23 | 30.459 | + 9.3 | b. m. b. c. cirrus; Venus visible for the | | | first time, the horizon having been too hazy | | | to see her sooner.

24 | 30.326 | + 7 | b.

25 | 30.008 | + 6 | b. b. c. much refraction.

26 | 30.221 | + 8.3 | b. m. c. b. c. s.

27 | 30.146 | +12 | b. m. c. b. c. s. b. c. m. drifting along | | | the ground.

28 | 30.073 | +11 | b. m. drifting.

Fort Hope, Repulse Bay, --_Abstract of Meteorological Journal for March, 1847._

------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------- Day | Temperature of the Atmosphere | of | taken eight times | Prevailing Winds.

the | in twenty-four hours. | Month.+----------+----------+---------+--------------------------+------ |_Highest._| _Lowest._| _Mean._ | _Direction._ |Force.

------+----------+----------+---------+--------------------------+------ | _deg. m._| _deg. m._|_deg. m._| | 1 | -30.5 | -45 | -37.5 | N. by W. Chble. N.W. | 0-2 | | | | by N. | 2 | -30.5 | -40.5 | -35.4 | N.W. by N. N.N.W. | 2-4 3 | -30 | -37 | -33.7 | N.W. by N. N.N.W. | 4-7 4 | -27 | -38 | -32 | N. by W. N.W. by N. | 4-7 5 | -26 | -33 | -28.4 | N. by W. N.W. by N. | 8-6 6 | -27 | -33 | -29.4 | N. by W. | 8-4 7 | -27.5 | -37 | -33 | N.N. E. | 7-5 8 | -25 | -31.5 | -27.5 | N. N. by W. N.N.W. | 7-9 9 | -20 | -30.5 | -25.3 | N.N.W. N.W. by N. | 4-2 10 | -21 | -33.5 | -27.2 | N.W. N.N.W. | 1-4 11 | -10.7 | -27.5 | -20 | N.W. by N. N. by W. | 1-3 12 | -19.5 | -30.5 | -23.7 | N.N.W. N. N. by W. | 8-10 13 | -15 | -19.5 | -16.5 | N.N.W. | 10-12 14 | -13.5 | -15 | -14.5 | N. by W. | 11-7 15 | -11 | -19 | -14.2 | N. N.N.W. | 8-5 16 | -7.7 | -19 | -11.7 | N.W. by N. N. by W. | 3-6 17 | -24 | -30 | -26.5 | N. W.N.W. W. | 1-6 18 | -18.7 | -37.5 | -29.1 | Calm. S.S.E. W. | 0-6 19 | -14 | -29.5 | -21.4 | W. Vble. | 2-1 20 | -23.5 | -32.5 | -29.1 | N.N.W. N. N. by W. | 6-4 21 | -23 | -29.5 | -25.9 | W.N.W. | 10-7 22 | -16 | -27 | -21.6 | N W. by N. W. | 6-1 23 | -16 | -33 | -22.6 | N.W. Chble. N. by W. | 1-6 24 | -29 | -33.5 | -30.9 | N. by W. N.N.W. | 9-7 25 | -27 | -35 | -30.4 | N. by W. N.N.W. | 7-9 26 | -26.5 | -35.5 | -30.6 | N. by W. | 6-8 27 | -24.5 | -34 | -28.1 | N. by W. N.N.W. | 6-8 28 | -26 | -35 | -30.2 | N. by W. | 2-7 29 | -22 | -33 | -26.37 | N.N.W. N. W.N.W. | 8-5 30 | -15 | -32 | -20.54 | N.W. N. by W. | 2-6 31 | -6 | -14 | -8.6 | N.N.W. N.W. by N. | 7-6 | | | ------ | | | | 811.91 | | | | ------ | | | | -28.1 |

----+----------------------+-------------------------------------------- Day | Barometer and | of | Thermometer | Mon.| attached. | Remarks on the Weather, &c.

+----------------------+ | _Barom._ | _Thermo._ | ----+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------- 1 | 30.152 | + 4.3 | b. b.

2 | 30.296 | + 4 | b.

3 | 30.268 | + 4.6 | b. m. drifting. The wind between noon and | | | 2 P.M. went round for a few minutes, and | | | then went back to its old direction.

4 | 30.399 | + 6.3 | b. m. drifting.

5 | 30.492 | + 7 | b. m. b. c. m. much drift.

6 | 30.63 | +11.3 | b. c. m. drifting.

7 | 30.514 | +10.5 | b. m. drifting.

8 | 30.232 | + 7.6 | b. c. m. much drift.

9 | 30.194 | + 8 | b. b. c.

10 | 30.179 | + 4 | b. b. c. cirrus.

11 | 30.305 | + 4.7 | b.

12 | 30.449 | + 9.7 | b. m. much drift.

13 | 30.089 | + 7 | b. q. thick drift.

14 | 30.07 | + 5 | b. m. q. b. c. m. much drift.

15 | 30.886 | +13 | b. c. m. q. b. c. m. o. m. drifting.

16 | 29.578 | +12 | o. s. b. c. s. b. c. drifting.

17 | 29.814 | + 6.6 | b. c. b. q. drifting.

18 | 29.99 | + 4.6 | b. c. m. Solar halo with prismatic | | | colours; drifting.

19 | 30.001 | + 5.6 | b. m. b. c. cirrus.

20 | 29.569 | + 8 | b. m. b. c. m.

21 | 29.372 | + 3 | o. s. o. m. b. m. drifting.

22 | 29.673 | + 5 | b. c. m. q. cirrus.

23 | 29.823 | + 6.7 | b. c. m. o. s. Spiculae; halo with | | | prismatic colours; drifting.

24 | 29.854 | + 3.7 | b. m. b. c. m. much drift; door | | | drifted up.

25 | 29.899 | + .7 | b. m. c. m. much drift; door drifted up.

26 | 30.196 | + 1.3 | b. c. m. drifting.

27 | 30.046 | - .3 | b. m. b. c. m. drifting.

28 | 30.161 | + 1 | b. m. c. drifting.

29 | 30.142 | + 2 | b. m. drifting.

30 | 30.182 | + 3.5 | b. c. m. o. m. drifting.

31 | 30.867 | +10.6 | b. c. m. b. c. s. o. s. drifting.

FORT HOPE, REPULSE BAY.

--_Abstract of Meterological Journal for April, 1847._

------+---------------------------------+------------------------------ Day | Temperature of the Atmosphere | of | taken eight times in twenty-four| Prevailing Winds.

the | hours. | Month.+-----------+----------+----------+------------------------------ |_Highest._ |_Lowest._ | _Mean._ | _Direction._ | Force.

------+-----------+----------+----------+----------------------+------- | _deg. m._ |_deg. m._ |_deg. m._ | | 1 | -6.5 | -18.3 | -11.57 | N.W. by W. W. by N.| 3-6 2 | -0.5 | -21 | -9.03 | W. N.N.W. N.W. | 2-4 3 | +8 | -23.5 | -6.7 | Vble. Calm. | 1-0 | | | | | 4 | 0 | -13 | -4.5 | N.W. by N. N. | 2-1 5 | | | -10 | N. by W. | 5 6 | +11 | -20 | -5.3 | S. | 4 7 | +18 | -9 | +3.67 | | 8 | +20 | -2 | +8.3 | | 9 | +2 | -12 | -5 | N.N.W | 10 | +19 | -15 | +3.66 | E. | 11 | +10 | -15 | -1.6 | E. | 12 | +16 | -17 | -2 | S. | 13 | +21 | -11 | +5.3 | N.N.W. | 14 | +15 | 0 | +6.6 | W. | 15 | -7 | -17 | -11.3 | N.N.W. | 9 16 | -10 | -19 | -15.3 | N. | 9 17 | -8 | -22 | -16.3 | N. | 18 | -2 | -20 | -12 | N.W. | 19 | -5 | -25 | -13.7 | N.N.W. | 20 | -5 | -20 | -12.67 | N. | 21 | 0 | -22 | -10.3 | N.N.W. | 22 | -8 | -22 | -13.3 | N. by W. | 23 | +17 | -12 | +1.67 | Vble. | 2 24 | -6 | -10 | -4.3 | N.W. | 25 | +7 | -2 | +1 | N. | 26 | +5 | -10 | -1.6 | N.N.W. | 27 | +8 | -5 | +2 | N.N.W. | 28 | +10 | -3 | +4 | N.N.W. | 29 | +11 | -1 | +4 | N.N.W. | 30 | +20 | -1 | +9.6 | N. | | +----------+ | | | | 122.57 | | | | +----------+ | | | | -3.95 | | |

----+------------------+------------------------------------------------ Day | Barometer and | of | Thermometer | Mon.| attached. | Remarks on the Weather, &c.

+--------+---------+ |_Barom._|_Thermo._| ----+--------+---------+------------------------------------------------ 1 | 29.83 | + 10 | b. c. m. drifting.

2 | 29.709 | | b. b. c.

3 | 29.708 | + 4 | b. b. c. Barometer not registered after this.

| | | Thermometer with colourless ??? rose to 5 | | | only, although freely exposed to the sun's | | | rays. At 8 P.M. a faint aurora of an orange | | | colour; centre south; alt. 5 4 | | | o. m. b. c. s. o.s.

5 | | | o. s.

6 | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | 9 | | | 10 | | | 11 | | | 12 | | | 13 | | | much drift all day.

14 | | | much drift.

15 | | | 15 | | | much drift and snow.

17 | | | 18 | | | thick drift and snow. Some partridges seen.

19 | | | 20 | | | drifting.

21 | | | 22 | | | 23 | | | drifting thick.

24 | | | 25 | | | 26 | | | snow and drift.

27 | | | drifting.

28 | | | drifting.

29 | | | drifting.

30 | | | drifting.

FORT HOPE, REPULSE BAY.

--_Abstract of Meteorological Journal for May, 1847._

------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------- Day | Temperature of the Atmosphere | of | taken three times in | Prevailing winds the | twenty-four-hours. | Month.| | +------------+-----------+----------+----------------------+------ | _Highest._ | _Lowest._ | _Mean._ | _Direction._ |Force.