MARCH, 1911 continued. 



March 25th, 1911. 



8 a.m. At the 6 o'clock observation the sky was clouded with heavy Stratus, which thickened 



until it formed the undifferentiated snow-cloud already mentioned. A little granular 

 snow was falling at the 8 o'clock observation. No wind. 



6 p.m. A good deal of snow has fallen to the N. and W. during the day, but our share has been 

 only a few granules about the 8 o'clock observation. 



At present, a heavy snow-cloud caps Cape Adare and gusts of E.S.E. wind up to 

 force 4 are just beginning to blow, while the drift is flying on Warning Glacier. 



9 p.m. Calm again. Temperature and barometer steady. 



March 26th, 1911. 



Southerly wind commenced blowing in the evening. The barometer was falling slowly, but 

 the temperature was constant. 



March 21th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Wind has swung to S.73W. Barometer rising. A series of upper clouds, Cirrus, 

 Cirro-stratus and Alto-stratus visible. The two former can be seen moving slowly from 

 the N.E. Snow-cloud over Warning Glacier and heavy Strato-cumulus to N. 



10 a.m. Cirro-stratus radiant with radiant point N.W. Nimbus storm-cloud over Warning 



Glacier. Heavy Stratus to N. and sun shining through cloud haze. The lower clouds 

 seem to be spreading towards the zenith from two centres, one to the N. and the other 

 to the S.E. A wind of force 2 to 3 is blowing from S.40W. 



2 p.m. Snow-cloud dispersed from Geikie Land but a haze of Stratus remains a little to the 

 S. of us. Movement of clouds is imperceptible. 



4 p.m. At 4 o'clock I observed three very fine mock suns, one vertically above the sun and 

 the other two horizontal. They were on the halo of 22, and the 180 of the halo joining 

 them was visible as a pale whitish band. The suns showed the red (nearest the sun), yellow 

 and green colours well, but purple and blue were indistinct. 



There were signs of a vertical bar starting from the sun towards the mock sun above 

 it, but this was not very plain. 



The clouds in the sky at the time were Cirrus and a little Fracto-cumulus to the N.E. 



The sunset was again brilliant with red as the dominant colour. 



After the setting of the sun the clouds were coloured red to the zenith. 



8 p.m. Absolutely calm and clear, but for Stratus low down on the N.W. and S. horizons. 



March 28th, 1911. 



8 p.m. Sky covered with dense Strato-cumulus clouds all day. Calm or light airs from the 

 S.W. Barometer rising. Temperature steady. 



March 29th, 1911. 



4 p.m. Sky shrouded in dense Strato-cumulus clouds all day, clearing partially from time 

 to time during the morning. Snow-cloud approaching from Cape Adare and a few crystals 

 (FII 9) beginning to fall. An east wind is just starting. Barometer rising and temperature 

 steady. 



6 p.m. A few crystals of snow still falling. 



March 30//*, 1911. 



10 a.m. No change. Sky still covered with clouds which change indefinitely through Stratus, 

 through Strato-cumulus to Cumulus. Heavy snow-cloud on Cape Adare at 1,000 feet. 



Clearing to W. and S. 



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