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Geography of Tierra del Fuego


SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.


Table I.

Mean height of the Barometer, corrected for Neutl. Pt. and Capilly. and reduced to the temperature of 32°.
AUTUMNAL PERIOD. BRUMAL PERIOD. 12 Days of MEANS.
Hour Feb. March. April. May. June. July. August. Autum. Brumal. Au. & Br.
Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches. Inches.
VI. 29·404 29·631 29·569 +29·322 +29·279 29·581 29·581 29·531 +29·394 29·463
IX. +·415 +·655 +·581 ·311 ·277 +·584 ·257 +·550 ·391 +·470
XII. ·405 –·641 ·574 ·292 ·272 ·576 ·308 ·540 ·380 ·460
III. –·399 ·647 –·555 –·285 –·271 –·542 ·318 –·534 –·366 –·450
VI. ·404 ·657 ·579 ·308 ·294 ·571 ·318 ·540 ·391 ·465
Means 29·405 29·646 29·572 29·304 29·279 29·571 29·286 29·539 29·384 29·462

Table II.

Thermometer—Fahrenheit.
AUTUMNAL PERIOD. BRUMAL PERIOD. 12 Days of MEANS.
Hour Feb. March. April. May. June. July. August. Autum. Brumal. Au. & Br.
° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °
VI. 44·30 44·20 35·82 34·74 30·67 30·53 33·46 41·44 31·98 36·71
IX. 51·38 49·87 40·61 36·36 31·83 31·50 35·11 47·29 33·23 40·26
XII. 54·23 52·63 45·42 40·68 36·02 35·93 37·92 50·73 37·54 44·13
III. 54·44 52·39 44·88 39·62 34·36 34·59 36·24 50·57 36·19 43·38
VI. 51·16 47·84 39·83 35·97 31·98 32·58 33·54 46·13 33·51 39·82
Means 51·10 49·37 41·22 35·47 32·97 33·03 33·25 47·23 34·49 40·86