MARCH, 1911 continued. 



March 13/7;. 1911. 



6 a.m. No snow. No wind. Clouds much the same as yesterday. Heavy snow falling to 

 N.W. and W. Mountains showing up to 3.000 feet above sea-level. Glaciers still obscured. 



8 a.m. Wind sprang up from the N.W. at 7 a.m., and blew steadily from that direction for 

 5 or 10 minutes. A quarter of an hour later a gust came from the N.E., and the force 

 gradually increased up to force 4 while the wind swung to S.E., from which direction it is 

 still blowing. A few flakes of snow fell about 7.30. The snow cloud at its lower level 

 is becoming differentiated into flat pillow-shaped forms. There is heavy snow falling to 

 the N.W. blotting out the mountains in that direction. 



10 a. in. Wind dropped to force 1 from the S.E. Snow falling slightly. Mountains blotted 

 out by snow. Sun shining through snow-cloud haze. 



10.15 a.m. Wind has swung to the W., force 2 to 0. Fine snow falling. Crystals consist of 

 a centre granule and needles sticking out in all directions. 



12 noon. Wind still W., force 1. Slight snow falling as at last observation, but most of the 

 2 hours has been free from snow. A fine snow scud is moving from the S.E. under the 

 snow-cloud which is unbroken. Sun shining through this cloud, but frequently obscured 

 by the scud. 



4 p.m. Clouds started to clear about 3 o'clock. At present, the only thick Nimbus rises from 

 a focus on the N.W. horizon, and spreads in fan shape as far as the zenith. 



Alto-stratus trending N. and S. is visible to the S. and W. Low Stratus on the mountains 

 from S.W. to W. at a "height of 4,000 feet. Wind has swung to S.40W. No snow. 

 Sun shining through clouds. 



6 p.m. When I took the observations the air was quite calm, but before I had time to get back 

 to the hut a gust blew from the S.E. for about 2 minutes up to force 3. Clouds are settled 

 again. Stratus 7 and Cumulus 2. 

 A little blue sky to the N. 



11.30 p.m. Campbell reports snow and Aurora behind clouds. 



March 14th, 1911. 



6 a.m. Sky covered with heavy snow-cloud. A few grains of snow falling. Stratus down 



to 5,000 feet on the mountains. Temperature dropped suddenly to +10 F. in the night 

 but has recovered itself. Barometer falling. Quite calm all night, a slight draught from 

 the N.W. 



7 a.m. Heavy snow falling to the N.W. 



10 a.m. An i inch of snow since G a.m. Granular snow falling again. Heavy snow to W. 

 Mountains showing up to 4,000 feet, after which obscured by stratus. Cape Adare indis- 

 tinct down to 1,000 feet. Sky obscured by snow-cloud without a break. 



4 p.m. E.S.E. wind blowing in gusts, 3 to 4 minutes, each with a W.N.W. back-draught in 

 between. Force of E.S.E. wind 4. Drift is flying continuously off Cape A'dare and for 

 some miles out to sea. whether the wind is blowing here or not, and I should say that 

 we are only getting puffs of a very heavy gale which, up to the present, is being shelved 

 off by Cape Adare. The sky is still covered by heavy Strato-cumulus but no snow is falling. 



6 p.m. I think there is no doubt that but our friend the enemy has returned. A steady 

 southerly wind is blowing up to force 5 (S.60E.). 

 Heavy Nimbus to N. and snow falling to N.W. 



9.30 p.m. Southerly wind force 5 to 6 blowing. Low drift, 



March 1 5th, 1911. 



6 a.m. Calm or slight Westerly airs. Cloud haze settled down, no break. Granular snow 

 falling. 



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