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
Days. | Thermometer.
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Winds. | Weather.
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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 | | |||||
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 | ||||||||
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 |