NOVEMBER, 1911 continued. 



November 21th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Southerly airs. Overcast. Temperature has dropped several decrees during the 

 morning, but is rising. Barometer steady. (I!. E. P.) 



8p.m. Calm. Clear. Cloud cap on Cape Adare. Stratus and St mto-cumulus on the Western 

 Mountains and across the sea horizon. Glaciers clear. Barometer and thermometer steadv. 



(R. E. P.)' 



Nor, in/in- 28th, 1911. 



8a.m. Temperature and barometer steady. Calm and Westerly airs. Overcast \\ith heavy 

 clouds mostly with Cumuliform shapes. A heavy snow squall with heavy snow to windward. 



(R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Snow fell between 6 and 7 p.m. as la rye flakes of crystals of indefinite shape, but with 

 fern-like fronds. Clearing to the zenith, where the clouds are thinning to Cirro-cumulus, 

 and to the N. where blue sky is beginning to show. Westerly airs. Barometer rising. 

 Temperature steady. Abbott reports light southerly breeze upstairs. (R. E. P.) 



November 29th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Calm. Heavily overcast with Cumuliform clouds. Barometer and temperature 

 steady. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Calm. Overcast with heavy Cumuliform cloud. A little Scud is forming on Cape 

 Adare underneath this. A very little snow fell in between the 12 noon and 2 p.m. 

 observations to-day as flakes of irregular crystals. Barometer steady. Temperature 

 fallen a little since 6 p.m., but fairly steady. (R. E. P.) 



November 3Qth, 1911. 



8 a.m. Calm. Overcast, with indefinite snow-cloud. Slight granular snow falling. Barometer 

 and temperature steady. (R. E. P.) 



2 p.m. A little granular snow is falling from time to time. The snow, which is remarkably 

 uniform in size, at the same time varies between grains ^ inch in diameter and grains 

 about half the size of a pin's head. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. The day has been characterised by light airs from the W. The clouds have lightened 

 gradually and now blue sky has appeared both to the W. and S. The sun can be seen shining 

 on the mountains behind Cape North. A heavy cap of Scud and Stratus low down on Cape 

 Adare. Barometer high and temperature steady and settling slowly. (R. E. P.) 



DECEMBER, 1911. 



December 1st, 191 1. 



8 a.m. Calm. Overcast. A thin strip of blue sky to the N. and S. Glaciers clear. Barometer 

 steady. Temperature risen a little. Very close. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. An overcast day. About 2 p.m. the clouds reached their maximum heaviness and a low 

 cap of Scud and Stratus formed on the lower end of Cape Adare. During the afternoon 

 the clouds began to move perceptibly from the N.W.. and to thin until tliev were Cirro- 

 cumuliform, and the bright disc of the sun could be seen through the fleecy interstices <>l 

 the clouds. The day has been characterised by a light N.W. breeze. 



Barometer high and steady. Temperature steady. (R. E. P.) 



December 2nd, 1911. 



8 a.m. N.W. breeze of force 1. Cloudy. Clear all round the zenith, but Stratus and Scud near 

 the horizon. Barometer high but settling a little. Temperature steady. (R. E. P.) 



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