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Chap. X.]
METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT.
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ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL KEPT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S SHIP EREBUS.—MARCH, 1841.
Day. | Barometer (corrected). | Winds. | Weather. | ||||||||
Max. | Min. | Mean. | Direction. | Force. | |||||||
Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | |||||||||
1 | 28.897 | 28.711 | 28.789 | S.W. by W. | 5 | 5 b.c.v.* | |||||
2 | .794 | .560 | .632 | S.W. | 3 | a.m.0 g.p.s. p.m. 4 b.c.g. | |||||
3 | .740 | .585 | .666 | Southerly | a.m. 4 p.m. 2 |
2 b.c.q. 0 g.p.s. | |||||
4 | .678 | .365 | .476 | East | a.m. 4 p.m. 6 |
0 g.p.s. | |||||
5 | .967 | .696 | .873 | S.E. | 4 | a.m. 4 b.c.g.p.s. p.m. 3 b.c.g. | |||||
6 | 29.001 | .871 | .957 | East | 1 | 5 b.c.v. | |||||
7 | .028 | .754 | .858 | N. Easterly | a.m. 4 p.m. 1 |
0 g.s. 3 b.c.g. | |||||
8 | .167 | .912 | 29.055 | N. Westerly | a.m. 3 p.m. 4 |
3 b.c.m. 0 d.s. | |||||
9 | 28.880 | .615 | 28.726 | N.W. | a.m. 5 p.m. 3 |
0 m.s. 1 b.c.g. | |||||
10 | .698 | .536 | .623 | West | 5 | 0 g.q.p.s. | |||||
11 | .807 | .588 | .707 | Westerly | 3 | 2 b.c.g.p.s. | |||||
12 | .574 | .492 | .528 | Westerly | 3 | 2 b.c.g.p.s. | |||||
13 | 29.211 | .457 | .796 | South | a.m. 7 p.m. 5 |
0 g.q.p.s. | |||||
14 | .538 | 29.231 | .441 | S.W. | 4 | 3 b.c.g. | |||||
15 | .263 | 28.848 | .989 | S. Westerly | 4 | a.m.0 m.s. p.m. 0 c. | |||||
16 | 28.963 | .722 | .844 | S. Easterly | 2 | 0 g. | |||||
17 | 29.002 | .739 | .872 | Easterly | 3 | a.m. 0 g.p.s. p.m. 0 g. | |||||
18 | .144 | .976 | 29.067 | a.m. S.W. p.m. East |
1 | 1 b.c.g. | |||||
19 | .061 | .716 | 28.835 | Easterly | a.m. 3 p.m. 5 |
0 m.s. 0 g.p.s. | |||||
20 | .014 | .817 | .905 | S.E. by E. | 5 | 0 g.q. | |||||
21 | .264 | 29.030 | 29.164 | S.W. | 3 | 0 g.p.s. | |||||
22 | .242 | 28.854 | .068 | Easterly | 3 | a.m. 2 b.c.g. p.m. 1 b.c.g.p.s. | |||||
23 | .122 | .953 | .024 | East | 2 | 0 m.p.s. | |||||
24 | .085 | .332 | 28.692 | E.N.E. | 5 | 0 p.s. | |||||
25 | 28.726 | .430 | .614 | E.N.E. | 2 | 3 b.c.g. | |||||
26 | 29.166 | .748 | 29.023 | S.W. | 3 | 2 b.c.g.p.s. | |||||
27 | .223 | .819 | .011 | E.N.E. | 3 | a.m. 0 m.p.s. p.m. 2 b.c.q.d. | |||||
28 | .242 | .736 | 28.897 | N.N.W. | 6 | 3 b.c.q.d. | |||||
29 | .309 | .755 | 29.088 | N.W. | 7 | 4 b.c.g.q. | |||||
30 | .683 | 29.313 | .445 | N.W. | 3 | 5 b.c. | |||||
31 | .741 | .458 | .640 | N.N.E. | 3 | a.m. 3 b.c.g. p.m. 0 g.m.r. | |||||
29.741 | 28.365 | 28.8808 | 3.64 |
* For the explanation of these symbols, see Appendix.