SEPTEMBER, 1911 continued. 



Sunday, September 17 th, 1911 continued. 



8 p.m. Barometer rising. Temperature falling slowly. Clear and bright. Heavy winds 

 from the S.S.E. and S.E. blowing force 4 to 7 until 3.30, when it died away. It has been 

 overcast all day with an occasional break in the clouds. To-dav's sunshine [ hour. 



(F.V.B.) 



Muiidni/, S,'i>/niil>i'r \8t/i, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer steady. Temperature falling slowly. Clear in zenith and to N. A heavy 

 Nimbus cloud on Cape Adare from N. to S.S.E. moving from the S.S.E. Lines of Stratus 

 along the foot of the hills to the S. Calm. (K. V. B.) 



8 p.m. Barometer steady. Calm and bright. A thick fog has been hanging over the Cape all 

 day. but cleared a little about 3 p.m., when the sun shone brilliantly for about 1| hours. 

 Later in the evening the fog cleared altogether. Temperature falling slowly. To-days 

 sunshine 3 hours. (F. V. B.) 



Tuesday, September 19th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer risen during the night. Temperature steady. Heavy Nimbus clouds on 

 Cape Adare. Scud moving from the E.S.E. Calm. Glaciers obscure. (F. V. B.) 



8p.m. Barometer rising. Temperature steady but fairly high. Calm day with heavy Nimbus 

 haze to the S. Occasional falls of granular snow. Noise of pressure to N. of Cape Adare. 

 To-day's sun \\ hours. (F. V. B.) 



/, September 20th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer fell slightly last night. Temperature rising. S.E. wind of force 2 to 6, 

 with occasional clouds of drift. At 6.30 a.m. a N.W. wind was blowing force 2 to 4. 



8 p.m. Barometer rising. Temperature falling slowly. Wind from E.S.E. of force 4 to 6. 

 Overcast with Nimbus. Glaciers pretty obscure. There has been a heavy wind from the 

 E.S.E. all day of force 5 to 8, increasing at 2 p.m. to force 10. Clouds of drift and grit 

 have accompanied it. 



Spicular snow fell from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. No sunshine. (F. V. B.) 



Thursday, Scpfi-mbcr 21s/, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer rising. Temperature falling. Obscure with Nimbus haze. Wind from 

 the S.S.E. force to 3. (F. V. B.) 



8 p.m. Barometer rising. Temperature falling slowly. Overcast all day with Nimbus haze. 

 Sun just visible through the haze. Towards the evening it cleared a little in the zenith 

 and to the S.E. Wind from S.S.E. all day of force 3 to 4. To-day's sunshine l hours. 



(F. V. B.) 



Fridtii/. Sriid'inl,,'!- 22/"/. 1911. 



8 a.m. Calm and clear. Temperature fallen a little. Barometer unusually high. Glaciers 

 clear. (R- E- I*-) 



2 p.m. Southerly airs. Cloud cap forming on Cape Adare, but clear everywhere else. Tempera- 

 ture steady about zero. Barometer 29-888 inches, the record in height since our arrival. 



8 p.m. Calm. Clouded over with Stratus and Nimbus, with a fringe of Cirro-cumulus spreading 

 westward I rum Geikie Land and Cape Adare. Temperature steadv. Barometer rising 

 slowl still. (R.E.P.) 



Saturday, Scjiti'mb,-,- 23/y/, 1911. 



8 a.m. S.S.K. wind of force 1 to 2. Clear. Alto-stratus and Cirro-stratus radiant, radiant 

 point S.K. and N.W. Glaciers clear. Barometer still high, but commencing to fall 

 Temperature fallen 10 F. 



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