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ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL OF H.M.S. EREBUS, aAT SEA, AND IN PORT LOUIS, EAST FALKLAND ISLAND.
APRIL, 1842.
| Day. | Barometer. | Winds. | Weather. | |||
| Max. | Min. | Mean. | Direction. | Force. | ||
| Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | ||||
| 1 | 28.873 | 28.385 | 28.655 | W. by S. | 4.9 | 4 b.c.q.* |
| 2 | .834 | .423 | .692 | E.N.E. | 3.4 | 0 g.r. |
| 3 | .918 | .534 | .727 | S.W. | 4.7 | 0 q.r. |
| 4 | 29.385 | .895 | 29.05 | West. | 6.1 | c.q.r. |
| 5 | .705 | 29.482 | .610 | S.W. | 2.9 | 5 b.c. |
| 6 | .682 | 28.756 | .302 | N.E. | 2.8 | 0 g.r. |
| 7 | 28.972 | .652 | 28.878 | S.W. | 4.2 | 4 b.c.p.r. |
| 8 | 29.374 | .928 | 29.208 | S.W. | 2.9 | 4 b.c.q. |
| 9 | .348 | 29.192 | .263 | W. by N. | 2.6 | 6 b.c. |
| 10 | .644 | .206 | .312 | W.S.W. | 5.0 | 4 b.c.q.r. |
| 11 | .809 | .501 | .718 | S.W. | 2.2 | 0 g.r. |
| 12 | .536 | .305 | .376 | S.W. | 2.9 | 2 b.c.o.r. |
| 13 | 30.037 | .559 | .868 | S.E. | 1.7 | 4 b.c.p.r. |
| 14 | .037 | .951 | .989 | N.W. | 1.9 | 0 g.r. |
| 15 | 29.994 | .701 | .881 | W.N.W. | 1.5 | 0 g.r. |
| 16 | .910 | .584 | .639 | Westerly. | 2.6 | 3 b.c.q.p.r. |
| 17 | 30.118 | .856 | 30.071 | S.W. | 3.0 | 4 b.c.q. |
| 18 | .098 | .658 | 29.88 | N.W. | 1.0 | 2 b.c.p.r. |
| 19 | 29.778 | .641 | .704 | Variable. | 0.5 | 1 b.c.o.g. |
| 20 | .777 | .582 | .709 | N. by W. | 1.7 | 0 g.m. |
| 21 | .717 | .422 | .534 | W.N.W. | 2.2 | 5 b.c. |
| 22 | .735 | .146 | .420 | N.W. | 3.8 | 4 b.c. |
| 23 | .721 | .489 | .655 | W.N.W. | 1.6 | 6 b.c. |
| 24 | .712 | .496 | .573 | West | 1.7 | 4 b.c. |
| 25 | .632 | .525 | .580 | W. by N. | 1.9 | 6 b.c. |
| 26 | .610 | .353 | .440 | N.E. | 1.9 | 0 r. |
| 27 | .420 | .029 | .278 | W.N.W. | 1.8 | 3 b.c. |
| 28 | .380 | 28.892 | .121 | S.W. | 4.8 | 4 b.c.q.r.s. |
| 29 | .400 | 29.125 | .213 | W.S.W. | 3.8 | 0 g.q.r. |
| 30 | .599 | .245 | .492 | W.S.W. | 3.0 | 4 b.c. |
| 30.118 | 28.385 | 28.428 | 2.8 | |||
* For explanation of these symbols, see Appendix to Vol. I.
