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METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT.
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ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL KEPT ON BOARD HER AJESTY'S SHIP EREBUS.—DECEMBER, 1841.
Day. | Barometer. | Winds. | Weather. | ||||||
Max. | Min. | Mean. | Direction. | Force. | |||||
Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | |||||||
1 | 30.275 | 29.761 | 30.030 | N.E. | 4 | a.m. 0 g.m.* p.m. 3 b.c.g. | |||
2 | .410 | 30.254 | .351 | N.E. | 4 | 2 b.c.g.q. | |||
3 | .416 | .285 | .367 | N.E. by N. | 2 | a.m. 0 p.m. 1. b.c.g. | |||
4 | .279 | .011 | .138 | N.N.E. | 1 | 0 g. | |||
5 | .011 | 29.830 | 29.936 | W. by N. | a.m. 1 p.m. 3 |
0 2 b.c. | |||
6 | 29.825 | .636 | .722 | North | 2 | 2 b.c.g. | |||
7 | .697 | .604 | .647 | N.E. | 2 | 2 b.c.o.g. | |||
8 | .660 | .410 | .541 | Northerly | 3 | 2 b.c.q.d. | |||
9 | .391 | .115 | .283 | S.S.W. | a.m. 4 p.m. 6 |
2 b.c.p.q.s.h. | |||
10 | .575 | .134 | .341 | Southerly | 6 | 4 b.c.q.r. | |||
11 | .861 | .606 | .789 | S.S.E. | 2 | 1 b.c.g. | |||
12 | .848 | .664 | .777 | W.N.W. | a.m. 2 p.m. 4 |
0 0 g.d. | |||
13 | .625 | .388 | .473 | N.W. | 4 | 0 d.f̣. | |||
14 | .380 | .294 | .322 | N.W. by N. | 2 | 0 d.f̣. | |||
15 | .417 | .335 | .380 | N. Easterly | 1 | 0 d.f̣. | |||
16 | .563 | .410 | .486 | N.N.E. | 3 | 0 f. | |||
17 | .797 | .564 | .683 | E.N.E. | a.m. 4 p.m. 3 |
0 g.p.s. | |||
18 | .956 | .798 | .883 | E.S.E. | 2 | a.m. 0 g. p.m. 3 b.c.g. | |||
19 | .988 | .941 | .965 | S.E. by E. | 2 | a.m. 2 b.c.g. p.m. 4 b.c. | |||
20 | .963 | .838 | .901 | S.E. by E. | 2 | 0 g.f. | |||
21 | .833 | .755 | .794 | E. by S. | a.m. 3 p.m. 1 |
0 m.p.s. 4 b.c.f. | |||
22 | .910 | .793 | .837 | E.S.E. | 2 | a.m. 3 b.c.f. p.m. 0 m.p.s. | |||
23 | .992 | .927 | .961 | E.S.E. | 1 | 0 g.p.s. | |||
24 | 30.009 | .971 | .990 | E.S.E. | 2 | 0 g. | |||
25 | 29.976 | .749 | .875 | N.E. | 2 | 0 g.p.s. | |||
26 | .732 | .395 | .559 | N.E. | 4 | 0 g.p.s. | |||
27 | .366 | .181 | .245 | N.E. by N. | a.m. 4 p.m. 1 |
0 p.q.s. 0 f. | |||
28 | .222 | .135 | .185 | W. by N. | 1 | a.m. 0 f.r. p.m. 0 f. | |||
29 | .133 | 28.939 | .004 | Northerly | 1 | 0 m.d. | |||
30 | .096 | 29.001 | .047 | Northerly | 1 | a.m. f.d. p.m. f. | |||
31 | .146 | .071 | .091 | N.N.W. | 1 | f.p.s. | |||
30.416 | 28.939 | 29.6646 | 2.42 |
* For explanation of these symbols, see Appendix to Vol. I.