Chap. V.]
METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT.
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ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL KEPT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP EREBUS.—JANUARY, 1842.
Day. | Barometer. | Winds. | Weather. | |||||||||
Max. | Min. | Mean. | Direction. | Force. | ||||||||
Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | ||||||||||
1 | 29.461 | 29.158 | 29.315 | E. by N. | 1 | 2 b. cgp.s.* | ||||||
2 | .741 | .466 | .608 | Easterly | 1 | 0 c. | ||||||
3 | .768 | .550 | .797 | W.S.W. | 2 | 0 m.c.p.s. | ||||||
4 | .533 | .358 | .435 | a.m. Westerly p.m. Southerly |
3 | a.m. 0 g.s. p.m. 5 b.c. | ||||||
5 | .461 | .357 | .432 | S. Westerly | 4 | 3 b.c.p.s. | ||||||
6 | .321 | .039 | .155 | a.m. W.S.W p.m. E.S.E. |
2 | a.m. 0 g.m.s. p.m. 0 g. | ||||||
7 | 28.972 | 28.496 | 28.650 | Westerly | a.m. 4 p.m. 6 |
0 q.m.s. | ||||||
8 | .762 | .476 | .587 | a.m. Westerly p.m. S.S.E. |
2 4 |
0 g.t. 0 g.m. |
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9 | 29.198 | .764 | .968 | S. by E. | 5 | a.m. 5 b.c.q. p.m. 4 b.c.p.s. | ||||||
10 | .559 | 29.210 | 29.416 | a.m. S.S.W. p.m. S. by E. |
3 2 |
6 b.c. | ||||||
11 | .589 | .556 | .572 | S. Easterly | 1 | 4 b.c. | ||||||
12 | .576 | .537 | .558 | a.m. S.S.E. p.m. E.N.E. |
1 | a.m. c. p.m. g. | ||||||
13 | .545 | .374 | .456 | Easterly | 2 | 0 g.p.s. | ||||||
14 | .365 | .262 | .310 | E.S.E. | 3 | 0 g.p.s. | ||||||
15 | .489 | .263 | .343 | S.S.E. | 3 | 0 g.m. | ||||||
16 | .531 | .465 | .505 | Southerly | a.m. 2 p.m. 1 |
0 g. 3 b.c.g. |
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17 | .475 | .170 | .334 | N.E. | 3 | 1 b.c.g.q. | ||||||
18 | .163 | 28.949 | .040 | Northerly | 5 | 0 g.q.p.s. | ||||||
19 | .221 | .904 | .088 | a.m. N.W. p.m. N.N.E. |
3 4 |
0 f.d. | ||||||
20 | 28.885 | .413 | 28.597 | N.W. | 10 | 0 q.s. | ||||||
21 | 29.004 | .776 | .941 | S.W. by W. | a.m. 5 p.m. 3 |
0 g.s. 2 b.c.g. |
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22 | .396 | 29.018 | 29.208 | Southerly | a.m. 6 p.m. 3 |
0 g. | ||||||
23 | .490 | .421 | .465 | a.m. Easterly p.m. N.E. |
1 2 |
0 g. | ||||||
24 | .494 | .450 | .476 | N.N.E. | 4 | 0 g. | ||||||
25 | .500 | .326 | .444 | N.N.W. | 3 | 0 f.r. | ||||||
26 | .306 | 28.971 | .101 | N. Westerly | 5 | 0 q.d. | ||||||
27 | 28.987 | .794 | 28.888 | N. Westerly | 3 | 0 g.p.s. | ||||||
28 | .846 | .800 | .821 | a.m. W.N.W. p.m. Southerly |
1 | a.m. 0 g.s. p.m. 2 b.c.g. | ||||||
29 | .809 | .711 | .754 | S.E. by S. | 5 | 0 q.s. | ||||||
30 | .889 | .710 | .786 | E.S.E. | 3 | 0 s. | ||||||
31 | 29.199 | .923 | 29.044 | S.E. by E. | 1 | 0 s. | ||||||
29.768 | 28.413 | 29.196 | 3.1 |
* For explanation of these symbols, see Appendix to Vol. I.