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METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT.
[Chap. X.
1841
ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL KEPT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP EREBUS.—MARCH, 1841.
Day. | Position at Noon. | Temperature of the Air in Shade. | Mean Temperature of Sea at Surface. |
Temp. at 9 a.m. | ||||
Lat. S. | Long. E. | Max. | Min. | Mean. | Air. | Dew point. | ||
° ′ | ° ′ | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | |
1 | 69.04 | 167.45 | 22 | 19 | 20.2 | 28.8 | 22 | 15 |
2 | 68.27 | 167.42 | 27 | 16.5 | 21.9 | 28.5 | 24 | 24* |
3 | 67.45 | 167.01 | 15.5 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 28.2 | 14 | 12 |
4 | 66.44 | 165.45 | 27 | 16 | 23.6 | 28.8 | 23 | 23* |
5 | 65.34 | 167.47 | 27 | 23 | 25.1 | 28.8 | 27 | 18 |
6 | 65.51 | 164.45 | 31 | 24.5 | 26.6 | 28.8 | 30 | 25 |
7 | 65.29 | 162.10 | 32 | 24 | 26.7 | 28.8 | 29 | 29 |
8 | 64.38 | 162.53 | 32.5 | 22.5 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 28 | 24 |
9 | 64.20 | 164.15 | 33.5 | 30.5 | 32.1 | 30.9 | 32 | 32* |
10 | 64.06 | 163.20 | 31.5 | 28.5 | 29.7 | 30.0 | 31 | 31* |
11 | 64.03 | 163.09 | 32.5 | 28 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 31 | 29 |
12 | 64.12 | 161.20 | 33 | 25 | 28.8 | 29.4 | 33 | 28 |
13 | 63.28 | 159.35 | 32 | 25 | 28.7 | 30.2 | 31 | 31 |
14 | 62.42 | 156.31 | 30 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 29.4 | 28 | 25 |
15 | 64.01 | 155.57 | 32 | 21 | 26.7 | 29.2 | 32 | 32* |
16 | 64.10 | 154.40 | 23 | 20.5 | 21.6 | 28.6 | 24 | 22 |
17 | 64.22 | 152.58 | 25 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 28.6 | 24 | 24* |
18 | 63.51 | 151.47 | 31.5 | 24 | 28.3 | 30.1 | 29 | 26 |
19 | 64.21 | 148.45 | 31.8 | 21 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 31 | 31* |
20 | 65.15 | 143.45 | 23 | 17.5 | 20.6 | 28.7 | 20 | 17 |
21 | 64.07 | 140.22 | 27.5 | 21.5 | 23.3 | 29.0 | 24 | 20 |
22 | 62.58 | 139.18 | 33.5 | 27 | 31.2 | 31.1 | 32 | 27 |
23 | 62.12 | 136.18 | 35.5 | 32 | 33.5 | 32.3 | 34 | 34* |
24 | 61.11 | 133.52 | 33.5 | 32 | 33.1 | 33.5 | 33 | 33* |
25 | 60.22 | 131.28 | 39 | 33 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 36 | 35 |
26 | 59.24 | 130.03 | 37.5 | 32 | 34.4 | 34.7 | 36 | 33 |
27 | 58.03 | 128.40 | 36 | 32 | 34.4 | 35.5 | 33 | 33* |
28 | 57.21 | 127.46 | 39 | 35.5 | 37.2 | 36.3 | 39 | 39 |
29 | 56.28 | 129.57 | 39 | 35 | 37.2 | 36.6 | 39 | 35 |
30 | 55.09 | 132.28 | 44 | 36.5 | 39.7 | 38.0 | 40 | 38 |
31 | 54.04 | 134.51 | 41 | 38 | 39.6 | 38.5 | 41 | 41 |
44 | 11.7 | 28.69 | 31.12 |
* Snow or rain falling.