An account of a voyage to establish a colony at Port Philip in Bass's Strait on the south coast of New South Wales, in His Majesty's Ship Calcutta, in the years 1802-3-4/Addendum 3

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No III.

(Page 167.)

Meteorological Journal for the Months of October, November and December, at Port Philip.
Days. Thermometer.
Sun rise. Noon.
Winds. Weather.
Morning. Noon. Night.
Remarks.
Oct. 11 68 70 S.S.E clear pl. str. br. calm
12 74 76 S.W. fair str. br. clo. rain
13 59 65 S.W. clo. rain str. br. clo. str. br.
14 59 59 S.W. W. str. br. clo. li. br. rain fair
15 64 64 W. N. fair fair fair
16 66 66 E.S.E. S.E. fair str. br. clo. fair
17 72 76 S.E. fair fair fair
18 58 64 S.E. S. fair fair fair
19 74 80 E. S.W. fair cloudy fair
20 68 70 variable, calm fair fair fair
21 66 66 variable, calm fair fair fair
22 74 74 E. S. S.W. fair fair fair

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23 76 76 S.S.W. fair str. br. clo. fair
24 76 76 S.S.W. W. fair fair fair
25 60 64 calms fair fair fair
26 59 60 calm fair fair fair
27 71 71 W. W.by S. fair cloudy fair
28 67 67 S.W.S. fair fair fair
29 69 69 S. squally fair fair
30 73 74 N. rain cloudy cloudy
31 — — S.W. dark. gl. cloudy squally Severe thunder
and lightning,
and heavy rain
at 8 P.M.
Nov. 1 70 76 W.S.W. str. br. rain rain rain
2 72 75 S.W. str. br. rain squally rain
3 69 80 W.S.W. str. br. rain rain
4 68 81 S.W. rain rain rain
5 70 74 from S.W. gloomy gloomy gloomy
6 76 78 S.W. cloudy cloudy cloudy
7 68 69 S.W. str. br. rain cloudy rain
8 65 70 S. cloudy cloudy cloudy
9 66 70 S. by E. fair fair fair
10 70 74 N. fair fair fair ​
Nov. 11 73 75 N.N.E. fair fair fair
12 75 75 S.S.E. rain cloudy fair
13 69 71 S. str. br. clo. cloudy cloudy
14 58 74 S.S.E. str. br. squ. rain rain
15 64 70 S. cloudy cloudy cloudy
16 59 72 S.S.W. fair fair fair
17 58 62 S.W. N. fair fair fair
18 60 74 W. S.W. fair fair fair
19 57 64 S.E. hv. squ. rain fair rain
20 59 64 S.S.W. squ. rain fair fair
21 77 80 Calms fair fair fair
22 64 70 S.W. N. str. br. rain heavy sq. and rain
23 57 60 N.W. W. heavy squs. thund, lightning, and rain throughout
24 72 76 S.W. S. dark gloomy weather, squalls and rain throughout
25 74 74 W.S.W. S. fair cloudy fair
26 76 78 Calms fair fair fair
27 70 76 variable fair squ. rain fair
28 69 71 N.W. S.W. heavy squs. thund. lightning, and rain throughout

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Nov. 29 70 74 N.E. S.W. heavy squalls with thunder, lightning, and rain and a heavy shower of hail at 11 A.M.
30 70 72 W.N.W. heavy squalls and continual rain
Dec. 1 58 59 W.N.W. heavy gale with severe thunder, lightning, and rain
2 58 76 N.W. S.W. heavy squalls, thunder, lightning, and rain
3 74 78 W.S.W. fair fair fair
4 74 76 Calms fair fair fair
5 74 78 E.N.E. fair fair fair
6 60 90 Calm N.W. fair fair fair At 1 P.M. a strong puff of wind from N.W. raised the thermometer from 70° to 90° in a few minutes.
7 77 80 S.W. W. str. br. cloudy cloudy
8 75 77 S.W. squally cloudy cloudy
9 69 75 S.W. S. fair fair fair
10 70 74 S.W fair fair fair
11 60 70 S.W. fair fair fair
12 59 61 S. by E. fair fair fair
13 61 73 S.S.E. fair fair fair
14 68 72 S. fair fair fair
15 70 76 S.S.W. dark cloudy cloudy cloudy
16 70 75 S.W. fair fair fair
17 58 59 W. fair fair fair
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