DECEMBER. Hill nmiiii-nnl. 



December 12th, 1911- continued. 



8p.m. This afternoon Scud clouds were moving fast from the S.E. behind Cape Adare and 

 the snow-cloud from Sir George Newnes Glacier spread past Duke of York Island. Snow 

 mist formed along the Western Mountains and alternate gusts blew here from the S.E. and 

 N.W. Now a S.E. wind of force 4 to 6 blows. Temperature steady. Barometer steady. 



(R. E. P.) 



December \3th, 1911. 



8a.m. Calm. Clear. Clouds moving slowly from the S.E. Temperature oscillating within 

 a few degrees. Barometer steady. (R- E. P.) 



10a.m. Yesterday's sunshine record lost in the wind. 9 to 10 hours sun on it. 



(R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Calm. Clear. Clouds moving from the S. From time to time this afternoon whirlwinds 

 of Scud formed on Cape Adare and moved from the S. Barometer steady. Temperature 

 steady. (R- E. P.) 



December 1 4th, 1911. 



8 a.m. W.N.W. airs. Cloudy. Clouds arranged as a radiant from the S.S.W. and moving 



slowly from that direction. Barometer falling steadily. Temperature oscillating a few 

 degrees. (R- E. P.) 



8 p.m. Calm. Clear. Scud moving from the S. Barometer steady. Temperature falling. 



(R. E. P.) 



Dcconbcr 15th, 1911. 



8 a.m. S. airs. Clear. Temperature falling. Barometer steady. (R. E. P.) 



12.45 p.m. I have forgotten to change the sunshine record until now, so that 2| hours of sun, 

 between 10 and 12.45, are duplicated. (R- E. P.) 



8 p.m. Calm. Clear. Turret-shaped clouds piled on Geikie Land, Cape Adare, and the peaks 

 of the Admiralty Range. Scud moving from the S.E. on Cape Adare. This afternoon 

 an upper series of clouds was moving from the N.W. Temperature steady, usual daily 

 oscillation. Barometer steady. (R- E. P.) 



December 16th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Calm. Clear. Clouds changing shape rapidly and moving slowly from the S.E. 



Glaciers clear. Cloud cap on Cape Adare. Barometer steady. Temperature dropped 

 last night but is again up. (R- E. P.) 



12 noon. Sky started to cloud over from the N. with dense indefinite cloud at about 11 a.m. 

 Spicular snow commenced to fall accompanied by southerly airs. The breeze increased 

 to force 1 to 2 and the snow has changed to a fairly heavy fall of flakes of small immature 

 crystals with a tendency to star-shape. (R- E. P.) 



4 p.m. Northerly airs. Dense cloud with ragged edges. Snow-squalls to S. and S.\\ . Snow 



is falling sparsely as compound 0-raved stars and as immature crystals and irregular grains. 



(R. E. P.) 



5 p.m. Calm. Overcast. Snow has ceased and it is clearing a little. Temperature steady, 



usual daily oscillation. Barometer rising slowly. (R- E. P.) 



December nth, 1911. 



8 a.m. Calm. Clear. Temperature fallen. Barometer steady. Stopped "snowing between 

 1 and 2 a.m. (R. E. P.) 



Hi a.m. 15| drachms of water from the snowfall since I put up the snow-gauge. Impossible 

 to estimate the thickness of snow, because melting last. (R- E. 1 ) 



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