AUGUST, 1911 continued. 



August 14th, 1911 continued. 



For 2 hours the sun was accompanied by a couple of horizontal sundogs with finely - 

 niarked rainbow hues. At the same time the air here was full of the fine, formless ice 

 spicules which have been the most common form of precipitation during the last two or 

 three months. Campbell reports that at one time the Eastern sundog was visible between 

 him and Cape Adare. (R.E.P.) 



10 p.m. Barometer steady. Calm and clear. Temperature has been falling all day, but since 

 6 p.m. it has jumped up 13. The Solar Radiation thermometer and Sunshine Recorder 

 were put in place this morning. 



To-day's sunshine 3^ hours. (K. V. B.) 



August 15th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Strong wind from the S.S.E., force to 8, with thick clouds of drift. 



Barometer falling. Temperature rose 11 during last night. Overcast with heavy 

 Nimbus. (F. V. B.) ' 



8 p.m. A hurricane from the S.E. has been blowing all day accompanied by snow and heavy 

 drift. Barometer continued to fall until 6 p.m. Temperature rose to plus 2. At 6 p.m. 

 the wind continued to blow at force 12 and was accompanied by clouds of grit and pebbles. 

 Barometer rising slowly. Temperature falling. (F. V. B.) 



10 p.m. Wind continues to blow from the S.E. at force 12 with an occasional lull. Heavy 

 clouds of grit and pebbles are being blown about with terrific force. 



August IQth, 1911. 



8 a.m. All sea ice N. of Robertson Bay has been removed during the night. 



At 4 p.m. last night the wind became absolutely devastating. A full description of 

 the gale is in my diary. This morning the sky is partially overcast with low clouds due 

 directly to the open water. The temperature is falling and the barometer rising. Clearing 

 to the'S. (R. E. P.) 



12 noon. A dense fog from the open water was being carried from the S.W. this morning. 

 The direction has now changed and the fog is being carried from the W.N.W. and is being 

 borne across the N. end of the beach. 



It is composed of granular and spicular snow similar to that which has fallen during 

 the last month or two and to that which forms the snow whirlwinds on Cape Adare. 



N.B. I am resuming charge of this diary as I find that I shall probably be detained 

 here until at least late in the summer. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. During the afternoon the sky became overcast with light but low cloud of local origin 

 caused by the extension of the frost smoke from the lead of open water. Southerly winds 

 were prevalent all the afternoon. 



Latterly a fairly strong N.W. breeze has sprung up bringing with it spicular snow 

 while the clouds have thinned to a haze through which the stars shine dimly. Temperature 

 falling. Barometer rising to steady. 



Thick to S. Glaciers obscured by fog. (R. E. P.) 



August 17th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Calm. Clear. Temperature and barometer fallen. Whale-backed cloud on Cape 

 Adare (R. E. P.) 



2 p.m. The sky has become overcast with low shapeless cloud from the N.W. 



On top of Cape Adare at 1,000 feet a S.W. breeze of force 3 was blowing this morning 

 at noon. Calm at camp. A lot of frost-smoke is still rising from isolated patches of open 

 water to the N.W. and W., especially off the Spit. Cape Adare is clear but a little snow 

 is falling on Sir George Newnes Glacier. Temperature steady. Barometer falling. 



(R. E. P.) 



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