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METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT.
[Chap. V.
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ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL KEPT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP EREBUS.—DECEMBER, 1841.
Day. | Position at Noon. | Temperature of the Air in Shade. | Mean Tempera- ture of Sea at Surface. |
Temp. at 9 a.m. | ||||
Lat. S. | Long. W. | Max | Min. | Mean. | Air in Shade |
Dew point. | ||
° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | |
1 | 45.40 | 176.41 | 58.5 | 52.5 | 55.9 | 53.3 | 56 | 53 |
2 | 47.21 | 175.23 | 57 | 51 | 53.4 | 52.3 | 54 | 46 |
3 | 48.47 | 173.36 | 57 | 48 | 51.0 | 51.7 | 51 | 45 |
4 | 49.24 | 172.24 | 55 | 47 | 49.7 | 52.2 | 49 | 41 |
5 | 49.27 | 170.47 | 58.5 | 47 | 51.5 | 50.5 | 50 | 39 |
6 | 50.01 | 168.40 | 59 | 48 | 51.6 | 49.6 | 50 | 44 |
7 | 50.48 | 167.40 | 51 | 45 | 47.2 | 47.4 | 48 | 44 |
8 | 51.36 | 165.28 | 49 | 43.5 | 45.7 | 47.8 | 46 | 40 |
9 | 52.32 | 161.20 | 41.5 | 36 | 39.9 | 46.2 | 40 | 34 |
10 | 53.01 | 157.49 | 42.5 | 37 | 40.5 | 45.6 | 40 | 40* |
11 | 50.50 | 136.08 | 45 | 38 | 41.4 | 44.6 | 41 | 34 |
12 | 53.12 | 154.21 | 51 | 41 | 44.7 | 42.6 | 44 | 40 |
13 | 54.56 | 150.30 | 46.5 | 40 | 42.5 | 39.0 | 41 | 41* |
14 | 36.20 | 148.09 | 48 | 35 | 41.0 | 36.6 | 40 | 40* |
15 | 57.06 | 147.40 | 42 | 34 | 37.5 | 35.4 | 38 | 38* |
16 | 58.36 | 146.43 | 40 | 33 | 35.6 | 33.1 | 35 | 34 |
17 | 61.03 | 146.03 | 35 | 28.2 | 31.8 | 31.0 | 33 | 27 |
18 | 62.50 | 147.25 | 36 | 28 | 30.6 | 28.5 | 31 | 29 |
19 | 63.23 | 149.58 | 39 | 27 | 31.1 | 28.8 | 32 | 29 |
20 | 63.47 | 151.34 | 29 | 27 | 27.7 | 29.4 | 29 | 27 |
21 | 64.50 | 153.23 | 33 | 26.5 | 29.2 | 30.4 | 31 | 31* |
22 | 65.30 | 154.19 | 34 | 23.5 | 27.7 | 29.3 | 28 | 28* |
23 | 65.59 | 155.44 | 33.8 | 22.5 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 29 | 26 |
24 | 65.58 | 155.54 | 33 | 26 | 29.9 | 29.2 | 31 | 27 |
25 | 66.01 | 156.11 | 37 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 29.1 | 34 | 27 |
26 | 66.09 | 156.23 | 31 | 27 | 28.7 | 28.5 | 29 | 26 |
27 | 66.16 | 156.29 | 34 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 28.4 | 31 | 31* |
28 | 66.20 | 156.38 | 37 | 29.5 | 32.3 | 28.8 | 32 | 32* |
29 | 66.24 | 156.09 | 35 | 29.8 | 31.8 | 28.9 | 32 | 32* |
30 | 66.31 | 156.19 | 42.5 | 30 | 33.8 | 28.8 | 32 | 32* |
31 | 66.29 | 156.49 | 43.5 | 29 | 35.2 | 28.8 | 35 | 35* |
59 | 22.5 | 38.48 | 37.63 | 38.5 | 35.2 |
{{c|* Deposit of rain, fog or snow.