MAY, 1911 continued. 



5th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Overcast. Slight snow falling in grains about the size of a pin's head. -| inch of snow 

 during the night. Barometer fallen. Temperature has been low but is now above zero 

 again. 



G p.m. Overcast weather all day. Wind varying from calm to N.K. 1 to 3 and S.E. 1 to 4. 

 Southerly wind is just setting in now with low intermittent drift. Clearing a little to the 

 N. Temperature rising barometer falling slightly. 



8 p.m. Barometer falling. Temperature rising. Wind of force 6 to 7 blowing from E. to 

 E.S.E. Heavy drift. 



May 6th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Has been blowing up to force 12 for several hours, pebbles flying in the gusts. Not 

 very thick drift. 



6 p.m. Wind decreased gradually during the day until at 4 p.m. it was force 8 to 9. At 6 p.m. 

 the wind had swung to S. to E. and had decreased to force 4 to 6. Heavy snow was 

 falling in flakes of spicules and grains. 



May 1th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Heavy sky to the S. Strato-cumulus streaming to the N.W. off Geikie Land. Scud 

 to the N. blowing from the S.E. Drift coming off Cape Adare. Barometer and temperature 

 high. 



8 p.m. Wind from S.E. to E. all day. It gradually increased until now blowing fairly steadily 

 at force 10 and in gusts up to force 12. Heavy drift is flying. Sky overcast all day. 

 Barometer reached a high level this morning. It has fallen again during the latter part 

 of the day. Temperature steady plus 13 F. to plus 15 F. 



May 81 h, 1911. 



8 a.m. Wind blowing witli hurricane force all night. Steady wind this morning with little 

 drift. Barometer shows peculiar path during the last two days. At present it is falling. 

 Temperature remains steady. 



12 noon. Heavy whale-backed cumulus forming over the sea to the N. and underneath the 

 Nimbus pall. Scud and Cumulus forming and moving from the E.S.E. Wind unchanged. 

 Very slight drift. Temperature and barometer rising. 



2 p.m. A slight snow is being driven along by the wind in small clots, about |- inch in diameter, 

 composed of aggregations of very tiny particles of ice. It is quite different in appearance 

 from ordinary drift. To windward of us is a heavy snow-cloud capping Cape Adare. 



8 pm. Wind still strong but decreasing in force and lulls are more frequent, though the gusts 

 are as strong as ever. The sky is lightening and the clouds are higher. Temperature 

 high and steady. Barometer normal and rising slowly. 



May 9th, 1911. 

 No change. 



2 p.m. Wind continues stronger than at any time since the first night. 



There is more definition in the clouds. The lower portion N. of us is arranged as 

 Stratus in a steep cone with its point to the N.N.E. 



Strato-cumulus with light, spaces between to the S. and S.E. 



8 p.m. Wind continued all day, is now becoming more gusty. Force in gusts incredible, 

 but lulls more frequent and more decided. Sky cleared a little about 7 p.m., but is now 

 again overcast with Strato-cumulus. 



Very little drift all day, barometer falling slightly. 



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