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METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT.
[Chap. VII.
1841.
ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL KEPT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP EREBUS.—FEBRUARY, 1842.
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 | 67 | 18 | 158 | 12 | 33 | 28 | 29.6 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
2 | 67 | 57 | 160 | 3 | 33 | 27.5 | 28.9 | 28.3 | 31.5 | 28 |
3 | 68 | 23 | 159 | 52 | 30 | 26.5 | 28.1 | 28 | 31.5 | 24 |
4 | 68 | 50 | 160 | 20 | 35 | 28 | 30.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 27.5 |
5 | 68 | 59 | 163 | 53 | 31 | 29.5 | 30 | 28.3 | 32.5 | 29 |
6 | 65 | 51 | 167 | 39 | 31.8 | 29 | 30 | 28.2 | 32 | 32* |
7 | 70 | 18 | 169 | 49 | 29 | 24.5 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 30 | 27 |
8 | 70 | 19 | 174 | 00 | 29 | 24 | 26.7 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 21 |
9 | 70 | 39 | 174 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 30 | 21 |
10 | 70 | 3 | 176 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 28.4 | 29.8 | 30 | 25 |
11 | 70 | 06 | 178 | 18 | 32.5 | 29 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 31.5* |
12 | 71 | 02 | 179 | 13 | 34 | 28 | 29.4 | 29.9 | 31 | 28 |
13 | 72 | 27 | 178 | 40 | 30.5 | 27 | 29.3 | 30.4 | 31 | 30.5 |
14 | 73 | 23 | 177 | 56 | 29 | 26 | 27.9 | 31 | 30 | 30* |
15 | 74 | 26 | 182 | 00 | 26.5 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 30.2 | 28 | 28* |
16 | 75 | 06 | 187 | 04 | 26.5 | 24 | 25.1 | 30.2 | 26 | 19 |
17 | 75 | 53 | 184 | 52 | 29.5 | 25.5 | 277 | 30.3 | 28 | 27 |
18 | 76 | 52 | 178 | 00 | 26.5 | 23.5 | 25.1 | 29 | 26 | 24.5 |
19 | 76 | 14 | 173 | 48 | 24.5 | 17 | 21.9 | 28.8 | 25 | 21.5 |
20 | 76 | 14 | 167 | 25 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 28.4 | 20 | 20 |
21 | 75 | 53 | 165 | 08 | 23.5 | 19 | 20.9 | 28.5 | 20 | 20 |
22 | 76 | 42 | 165 | 50 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 28.8 | 29 | 29 |
23 | 77 | 49 | 162 | 35 | 30 | 19.5 | 25 | 28.5 | 26 | 18 |
24 | 76 | 51 | 161 | 30 | 27.7 | 21 | 25 | 284 | 27 | 21 |
25 | 74 | 50 | 166 | 15 | 29.5 | 27.5 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 28 | 27 |
26 | 72 | 46 | 170 | 01 | 26.8 | 23 | 24.9 | 28.5 | 26 | 21 |
27 | 72 | 1 | 172 | 25 | 25.5 | 22.5 | 23.8 | 28.5 | 25 | 13 |
28 | 70 | 54 | 175 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 24.9 | 28.3 | 25 | 21.5 |
35 | 16.5 | 26.68 | 28.96 |
* Deposit of rain, or snow, or fog.