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METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT.
[Chap. XII.
ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL KEPT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP EREBUS.—January, 1843.
Day. | Position at Noon. | Temperature of the Air in Shade. |
Mean Tempera- ture of Sea at Surface. |
Temp. at 9 a.m. | Rain in Gauge. | ||||||
Lat. S. | Long. W. | Max | Min. | Mean. | Air in Shade |
Dew point. | |||||
° | ′ | ° | ′ | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | Inches | |
1 | 64 | 14 | 55 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 31.7 | 32.5 | 32 | 29 | — |
2 | 64 | 28 | 56 | 11 | 39 | 29.5 | 33.5 | 32.6 | 36 | 32 | — |
3 | 64 | 22 | 55 | 26 | 34.5 | 31.5 | 33.2 | 33 | 34 | 33 | — |
4 | 64 | 35 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 30.5 | 33.4 | 32.9 | 33 | 31.5 | — |
5 | 64 | 11 | 55 | 57 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 33.1 | 35 | 32.5 | — |
6 | 64 | 12 | 56 | 49 | 45 | 31 | 36.6 | 32.3 | 37.5 | 23 | — |
7 | 64 | 34 | 57 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 31.2 | 32 | 30 | — |
8 | 64 | 35 | 57 | 27 | 33 | 29.5 | 31 | 30.8 | 32 | 30 | — |
9 | 64 | 44 | 56 | 53 | 36 | 29 | 31.8 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 0.07 |
10 | 64 | 43 | 56 | 50 | 37 | 31 | 33.3 | 31.5 | 34 | 29 | — |
11 | 64 | 42 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 27.5 | 31 | 30.9 | 33 | 31 | 0.01 |
12 | 64 | 40 | 57 | 56 | 32.5 | 25 | 28.4 | 29.9 | 29 | 27 | — |
13 | 64 | 35 | 57 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 27.9 | 29.4 | 25.5 | 20 | — |
14 | 64 | 33 | 57 | 24 | 34.5 | 24.5 | 29.2 | 30.6 | 34 | 24 | 0.01 |
15 | 64 | 32 | 56 | 53 | 35 | 23.5 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 34.5 | 24 | — |
16 | 64 | 28 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 28 | 31.9 | 30.6 | 35 | 28 | 0.06 |
17 | 64 | 22 | 56 | 43 | 36 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 33 | 27 | 0.01 |
18 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 35 | 30 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 31.7 | 30 | 24.5 | — |
19 | 64 | 22 | 54 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 27 | 25.5 | 0.04 |
20 | 64 | 18 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 24 | 26.5 | 30.9 | 26 | 23.5 | — |
21 | 64 | 19 | 55 | 56 | 29 | 25 | 26.4 | 31.2 | 27 | 23 | 0.02 |
22 | 64 | 12 | 56 | 10 | 32.5 | 25 | 29.6 | 30.9 | 31 | 20 | — |
23 | 64 | 28 | 55 | 47 | 33.5 | 30 | 31.5 | 32 | 32 | 31 | — |
24 | 64 | 24 | 55 | 11 | 33.5 | 29.5 | 31.3 | 32 | 31 | 31* | 0.06 |
25 | 64 | 15 | 56 | 0 | 28.5 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 30.8 | 29 | 24 | — |
26 | 64 | 4 | 55 | 48 | 30.5 | 25.5 | 27.3 | 30.6 | 27 | 23 | — |
27 | 64 | 9 | 55 | 51 | 33 | 25 | 28.6 | 30.3 | 32 | 24.5 | — |
28 | 64 | 8 | 55 | 51 | 33.5 | 27.5 | 30.6 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 27 | — |
29 | 64 | 5 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 29.5 | 33.5 | 31.7 | 34 | 28 | — |
30 | 64 | 9 | 56 | 3 | 36.5 | 29.5 | 32.9 | 31.7 | 32.5 | 30 | — |
31 | 64 | 0 | 55 | 18 | 39 | 33 | 35.6 | 32.3 | 35 | 31 | — |
45 | 23.5 | 30.93 | 31.31 | 0.28 |
* Deposit of rain, snow, or fog.