JULY, 1911 



July 5th, 1911 continued. 



10 p.m. Calm. Overcast. Glaciers obscured. Slight spicular snow, less than inch to-day. 

 Barometer falling. Temperature remarkably steady all day. A wind from the N.W. 

 blew for an hour or two this afternoon. Its force varied from 1 to 3. All snow to-day 

 has been as grains and spicules and the land, except Cape Ada re, has been indistinct or 

 blotted out all day. 



,/uh/Gth, 1911. 



4 a.m. Northerly breeze of force 3 to 1. (Commenced about 3.30 a.m.) Overcast. Glaciers 

 and mountains obscured. Temperature steady. Barometer falling slightly. 



10 a.m. Calm. Overcast. Glaciers obscured. Temperature falling slowly and steadily 

 Barometer steady. Mountains obscured. 



10p.m. Calm. Overcast, but clearing to the N. Glaciers obscured. Moon shining through 

 clouds with broad close halo. Barometer rising slowly all day. Temperature falling 

 steadily. 



JuJi/7tJi, 1911. 



4 a.m. S.E. airs. Overcast. Very thick, mountains and glaciers blotted out. Cape Adare 

 indistinct. Moon only indicated by faintly luminous patch to W. Spicular snow falling. 

 Temperature rising. Barometer steady to falling. 



10 a.m. Calm. Overcast. Temperature steady. Barometer steady but low 28'626. 



12 noon. N.AV. wind carrying slight drift in gusts. Overcast. Heavy spicular snow. 

 Glaciers still obscured. Loud sound of wind behind Cape Adare added to the sound of 

 pressure to the N. Barometer falling slightly and temperature rising. 



2 p.m. E.S.E. wind of force 6 to 8. Very heavy drift, probably part local and part falling 

 snow. Barometer fallen a tenth and temperature risen 14 F. 



10 p.m. S.E. wind of force 5 to 7. Overcast. Temperature high and steady. The wind 

 reached its strongest about 4.30 to 5 p.m., when it was difficult to stand against it, but it 

 was never of hurricane force. The drift had decreased sensibly by 4 p.m., and has now 

 almost ceased ; the glaciers and mountains are still obscured. The clouds are the usual 

 indefinite snow-clouds like a high-level fog, and are now of sufficient thickness to hide the 

 moon, but for most of the time they have been thinner than this. 



12 p.m. Wind increasing again, force 8 to 10. The night is quite light with diffused moonlight, 

 but the sky is completely overcast with indefinite snow-cloud. Little drift. 



JulyStJi, 1911. 

 2 a.m. E.S.E. gale of force 8 to 11. Overcast. 



4 a.m. N.W. wind of force 2. E.S.E. wind was succeeded by a calm spell of a quarter of an 

 hour's duration from 3 a.m. to 3.15 a.m., since then light airs from the N.W. have been 

 prevalent. Judging from the rushing sound behind Cape Adare I should judge that the 

 gale is still raging in the Ross Sea. Barometer is rising and temperature falling. Overcast. 

 Glaciers obscured. 



10 a.m. N.N.W. wind continues. The sky is cloudy but clearing. Clear to the S. Barometer 

 rising. Temperature falling. 



4 p.m. About 11 a.m. Campbell noticed the clouds moving rapidly from the N.W., while a 

 breeze blew here from the S.S.E. Since then the wind here has remained in the same 

 quarter with frequent lulls. The sky cleared pretty much in the middle of the day, but 

 has again become thick to the S. and the glaciers obscured. A halo of 22 degrees surrounds 

 the moon, which is veiled by light fog. 



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