Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847 Part 21

6 | 29.480 | +27.5 |o. s. b. c.

7 | 29.764 | +26 |b. m. c. drifting.

8 | 30.039 | +23 |b. c. drift.

9 | 29.974 | +22 |s. o. drifting.

10 | 29.892 | +28.3 |s. o. b. c. o. s. drifting.

11 | 29.759 | +32 |o. s. m.

12 | 30.016 | +26.6 |o. m. s.b.m.

13 | 30.36 | +31 |b. m. b. c. The sky to the north had a | | | beautiful lake coloured tint at sunset; the | | | most brilliant display of aurora I have | | | observed this winter, the centre being towards | | | the true south, and gradually rising from an | | | alt.i.tude of 12 to 70 or 80. It was of a | | | pale yellowish green colour. Horizontal needle | | | not affected.

14 | 30.473 | +26 |b. c. m. Some faint beams of aurora in | | | different parts of the heavens. A very faint | | | aurora to the southward.

15 | 30.37 | +27 |b. m. b. c.o. A very faint aurora; centre true | | | south.

16 | 30.186 | +30.7 |o. m.

17 | 30.205 | +27.6 |o. m. b. m. Wind variable from N. to E.; | | | faint aurora to the S.; alt. 10; centre | | | S.S.W. 30.

18 | 30.274 | +29.3 |o. b. c. m. Aurora faint to the S. by W.

19 | 30.245 | +27.3 |b. c. m. drifting.

20 | 30.259 | +28 |b. c. o. s.

21 | 30.268 | +29 |b. m. Arch of aurora across zenith nearly east | | | and west; brightest at western extremity.

22 | 30.264 | +22.3 |b. c. b. m.

23 | 30.168 | +25.3 |b. m. b. c. b. m. s. Spiculae of snow falling.

| | | Lunar halo faint.

24 | 30.065 | +23.6 |b. m. much drift.

25 | 29.996 | +22 |b. m. much drift.

26 | 29.83 | +20 |b. c. m. much drift.

27 | 29.523 | +15.5 |b. c. m. much drift.

28 | 29.536 | +14.3 |b. m. b. drifting.

29 | 29.603 | +14.3 |b. b. c. A faint halo, centre S., alt. about | | | 20; wind variable from N. to W. by S.; cirrus | | | clouds; halo round moon.

30 | 29.577 |+11.6 |b. c. drifting; much drift.

31 | 29.564 |+15.3 |b. c.

FORT HOPE, REPULSE BAY.

--_Abstract of Meteorological Journal for January, 1847._

------+------------------------------+---------------------------------- Day |Temperature of the Atmosphere | of | taken eight times in | Prevailing Winds.

the | twenty-four hours. | Month.+----------+---------+---------+---------------------------+------ |_Highest._|_Lowest._| _Mean._ | Direction. |Force.

------+----------+---------+---------+---------------------------+------ | _deg.m._ | _deg.m._|_deg.m._ | | 1 | -23.5 | -32 | -26.96 |N.N.W. N.W. by W. N. by W. | 1-6 2 | -29.5 | -33.5 | -31.8 |N.N.W. N. by W. N.W. | 2-5 3 | -30.3 | -32 | -31.4 |N. by W. Calm. N.N.E. | 0-1 4 | -31 | -34 | -32.82 |N. Calm. N. | 0-2 5 | -27.5 | -30 | -28.61 |N. W. | 5-8 6 | -26.5 | -31 | -28.3 |N.N.W. | 6-8 7 | -40 | -42 | -40.9 |N.W. Calm. W. N.W.N. | 0-1 8 | -44 | -47 | -46.7 |N.W. N.N.W. N. by W. | 1-7 9 | -38 | -40 | -39 |N. | 10-11 10 | -12 | -17 | -14.5 |N.N.W. | 10-12 11 | -10 | -10 | -10 |N. by W. | 7-11 12 | -12 | -16 | -14 |N. by W. | 7-8 13 | -28.5 | -33.5 | -30.8 |N.N.W. N. by W. | 6-7 14 | -33.8 | -36.3 | -35.1 |N. by W. N. W. N. by W. | 7-5 15 | -38 | -39.5 | -38.7 |N. by W. N.W. N.N.W. | 2-5 16 | -39.3 | -41 | -37.07 |N. by W. N.N.W. N. by W. | 2-6 17 | -38 | -41 | -39.6 |N. by W. | 7-8 18 | -37 | -40 | -38.95 |N.W. by N. N. by W. | 2-4 19 | -25 | -31 | -30.6 |N.N.W. N.N.W. | 9-11 20 | -14 | -20 | -17 |N.N.W. | 8-10 21 | -20.5 | -26.5 | -23.4 |N. by W. N.N.E. N. | 2-9 22 | -14 | -26 | -18.87 |N.W. N.N.W. | 6-11 23 | -10 | -13 | -11.2 |N.N.W. | 9-11 24 | -13 | -13 | -13 |N.N.W. | 9-11 25 | -26.5 | -32.5 | -29.25 |N.N.W. | 4-7 26 | -31.5 | -37 | -34.47 |N. Calm. Vble. N. | 0-1 27 | -29 | -35 | -32.05 |N. N. by W. | 1-2 28 | -33.3 | -35.5 | -34.65 |N. by W. | 6-7 29 | -36 | -42.7 | -39.25 |N. by W. W.N.W. N.W. | 4-1 30 | -24.7 | -36.5 | -28.64 |S. by W. Vble. E. | 1-5 31 | -27.5 | -35 | -31.5 |N. by W. | 4-7 | | |-------- | | | | | 909 | | | | |-------- | | | | | -29.32 | |

----+------------------+----------------------------------------------- Day | Barometer and | of | Thermometer | Mon.| attached. | Remarks on the Weather, &c.

+--------+---------+ |_Barom._|_Thermo._| ----+--------+---------+----------------------------------------------- 1 | 29.908 | +17 | b. c. b. c. s. drifting.

2 | 30.128 | +16 | b. m. b. Faint aurora, centre S.W. by S., | | | alt. 15; drifting; some streaks of aurora | | | to the southward pointing to the zenith.

3 | 30.134 | +18.5 | b. c. b. Much refraction; thermometer in house | | | +11; a beam of aurora to the south pointing | | | to the zenith.

4 | 30.023 | +15.6 | b. b. Hills much refracted; aurora faint; | | | centre of arch S. by W.; alt. 10; aurora in | | | a narrow line parallel to horizon, alt. 4, | | | extent 70, centre south.

5 | 29.93 | +14.6 | b. c. m. drifting.

6 | 30.04 | +14.6 | b. m. drifting. A faint aurora extending from | | | S.S.E. across the zenith.

7 | 29.861 | +12.6 | b. c. m. Mercury froze after two hours'

| | | exposure.

8 | 29.8 | +11 | b. b. drifting.

9 | 29.974 | | Much drift; could not get out to see | | | thermometer, door being drifted up.

10 | 29.139 | + 6 | o. o. Much drift; obliged to take the | | | thermometers into the house, as the pillars | | | of snow on which the posts were placed were | | | nearly all blown away.

11 | 29.193 | +10.5 | o. b. m. Much drift; a beam of aurora S.E.; | | | alt. 25.

12 | 29.309 | +14.5 | b. m. Much drift; very faint aurora; centre | | | W. by N.; alt. 10.

13 | 29.549 | +12.3 | b. m. drifting; a very faint aurora, centre | | | S.S.W., alt. 16; extent 60 or 70.

14 | 29.588 | +13 | b. c. m. drift; arch of aurora faint, | | | alt. 11, centre S.S.W., extent 90.

15 | 29.608 | + 7.6 | b. m. c. Streams of bright light shooting from | | | the sun to the alt. of 5.

16 | 29.67 | + 7 | b. c. b. drifting, stratus; arch of aurora | | | faint, centre south, alt. 18, extent 60.

| | | Centre S.S.W., alt. 12, extent 90.

17 | 29.887 | +13 | b. m. drifting. Aurora visible, faint but | | | brightest to the westward; centre S., | | | alt. 60.

18 | 29.245 | + 6 | b. c. b. c. m. A very faint arch of aurora | | | from the N.W. by N. extending across zenith.

19 | 29.662 | + 7 | m. o. much drift; door drifted up.

20 | 29.472 | +11 | o. q. much drift.

21 | 29.60 | + 9.5 | b. m. much drift.

22 | 29.445 | + 8 | b. m. o. s. o. m. q. s. o. q. drifting.

23 | 29.273 | + 9.5 | o. m. much drift.

24 | 29.366 | +10 | o. q. gale all night; much drift.

25 | 29.83 | + 8 | b. m. drifting; solar halo with parhelia.

26 | 30.035 | + 6.3 | b. A faint arch of aurora across zenith S.W.

| | | and N.E.

27 | 29.911 | + 4.6 | b. c. b. c. s. o. m. o. s.

28 | 29.908 | + 7.3 | b. m. drifting. Very cold to the sensation'

| | | spiculae of snow falling; a broad band of | | | aurora, the lower edge having a reddish or | | | lake tint, running parallel to the horizon; | | | alt. 2, centre S.W., extent 70; some | | | beams of aurora S.E. pointing towards | | | the zenith.

29 | 29.954 | + 7.3 | b. m.

30 | 29.737 | + 5.6 | o. b. c. m. s. b. c. s.

31 | 29.714 | + 8 | b. c. m. Cirrus; drifting.

FORT HOPE, REPULSE BAY.

--_Abstract of Meteorological Journal for February, 1847._

------+-------------------------------+--------------------------------- Day | Temperature of the Atmosphere | of | taken eight times | Prevailing Winds.

the | in twenty-four hours. | Month.+----------+----------+---------+------------------------+-------- |_Highest._| _Lowest._| _Mean._ | _Direction._ |_Force._ ------+----------+----------+---------+--------------------------------- | _deg.m._ | _deg.m._ | _deg.m._| | 1 | -29.8 | -38.5 | -33.6 | N.N.W. N.W. W. | 6-1 2 | -30.8 | -37.3 | -33.73 | N.W. Vble. W. Calm. N. | 0-1 3 | -29 | -35 | -31.53 | S.W. Calm. Vble. | 0-1 4 | -19 | -26.5 | -22.67 | Calm. Vble. Calm. | 0-1 5 | -14 | -20 | -16.71 | N.W. by S. | 4-6 6 | -14.7 | -22.5 | -17.5 | N. | 3-6 7 | -22.5 | -27 | -25.16 | Calm. N. by W. Calm. | 0-1 8 | -22.3 | -30.5 | -26.25 | N. by W. N.N.W. | 1-4 9 | -20 | -25.5 | -21.65 | N.W. N.W. by W. | 1-6 10 | -20 | -27 | -23.35 | N. Vbl. N. by W. | 0-2 11 | - 8.7 | -18.3 | -11.64 | W.N.W. N. by W. | 1-6 12 | -18 | -23.5 | -20.25 | N. by W. | 8-6 13 | -35.3 | -38 | -36.83 | N.N.W. N. by W. | 7-2 14 | -26 | -36.5 | -31 | N.W. | 6-3 15 | -37.5 | -42 | -39.83 | N. | 4-7 16 | -36.5 | -42 | -39.14 | N. by W. | 7-5 17 | -35.5 | -40.5 | -38.4 | N. N. by W. N.W. | 7-3 18 | -27.5 | -34.5 | -30.57 | N. N. by W. N.N.W. | 1-7 19 | -22 | -32.5 | -27.57 | N. Vble. S.S.E. | 4-1 20 | -22.5 | -27.5 | -25.3 | N. by W. N. N.N.W. | 7-4 21 | -19.5 | -27 | -22.83 | N.N.W. N. S.E. | 3-1 22 | -13 | -26.5 | -18.85 | N.N.W. | 1-5 23 | -23.5 | -31.5 | -26.57 | N.N.W. N. | 3-1 24 | -23 | -34.5 | -27.43 | W. W. by N. N. N.W. | 1-4 25 | - 9.5 | -27.5 | -20.2 | W. Calm. Vble. | 1-0 26 | - 9.3 | -22 | -13.5 | S.E. E. by N. N. | 1-2 27 | -24 | -27.5 | -25.54 | N.W. by N. N.N.W. | 4-6 28 | -34.5 | -40 | -39.2 | N.N.W. N.W. by W. | 6-3 | | | ------ | | | | | 746.85 | | | | | ------ | | | | | -26.68 | |

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------- Day | Barometer and | of | Thermometer | Mon.| attached. | Remarks on the Weather, &c.

+--------+---------+ |_Barom._|_Thermo._| ----+--------+---------+------------------------------------------------ 1 | 29.901 | + 7.6 | b. m. b.q. drifting.

2 | 30.023 | + 5.3 | b. b.

3 | 30.593 | + 2.6 | b. c. o. cirrus and cirro-stratus.

4 | 30.219 | + 5 | b. c.

5 | 30.339 | + 5.6 | b. c. q. much refraction; drifting.

6 | 30.18 | +11. | b. c. m. b. c. drifting.

7 | 30.??4 | +12. | b. c. cirrus; cloudy near horizon.

8 | 30.418 | +10.3 | b. m. spiculae. much refraction.

9 | 30.432 | +12. | o. m. b. c. m. drifting; solar halo with | | | parhelia; a faint arch of aurora.

10 | 30.065 | + 8.3 | b. c. cirrus; some faint beams of aurora south | | | and south-south-west (say south-west).