JULY, 1911 continued. 

 July 2<ith, 1911 -continued. 



10 p.m. The weather remained clear and calm with light N.W. winds or S.K. airs milil <i p.m., 

 when the sky became overcast and the barometer dropped ;il an alarming rate. Curiously 

 enough the barograph gives a steady drop from the time that it was reset at 12-:?0 p.m., 

 while the K.S.B. shows only a light drop till 8 p.m.. when it had fallen three-tenths since 

 the last observation. Since then the barometer has continued to fall steeply and the 

 thermometer to rise ; the sky became more and more overcast and a spicular snow began 

 to fall and a S.E. breeze of force varying from 1 to 2 began to blow. All the signs point to 

 bad weather, and I am the more curious to see how they work out, as, if T remember rightly, 

 it is very unusual for bad weather here to be preceded by a fall of the barometer, 

 a phenomenon which usually accompanies the wind. 



Juli/25tJt, 1911. 



4 a.m. Calm. Thick to N. and S., but clear near the zenith. Rumbling sound to the 

 Northward. Temperature high but falling at present. Barometer falling steadily. 



10 a.m. Overcast with wind from the N.W. of force 1 to 2. Low drift, very thick to the S.E. 

 over the sea ice, slight rumbling to the North. Since 4 a.m. the temperature has risen 

 from minus 13-9 F. to plus 2-9 F. Barometer has slightly risen since a.m. 



10 p.m. Southerly wind varying in force from 1 to 4 and in direction from S.S.E. to S. has 

 blown most of the day, but now it is again inclined to be calm. Slight snow about noon. 

 ( )vercast weather, but has cleared since 8 p.m. at the zenith. Still heavy cloud to S. and 

 N. Temperature falling again. Barometer steady and normal. 



Browning takes over the meteorological log to-morrow and also the night watch ; 

 at any rate, iintil I return from our first trial sledging trip and probably longer. The 

 night watch closes at midnight on July 31st. All notes in this log in future will be signed 

 with the initials or name of the person making them. 



JutyZOth, 1911. 



4 a.m. Calm. Cloudy near the horizon ; stars showing through haze near the zenith. 

 Temperature inclined to rise. Barometer steady and normal. 



10 a.m. Calm. Thick Nimbus clouds to S. and S.E. Barometer rising. Temperature falling. 

 Red glow on the Northern horizon. (F. V. B.) 



10 p.m. Calm. Clear. Temperature falling. Barometer steady and high. Glaciers obscured. 



July 11 tli, 1911. 



4 a.m. Clear, bright and calm. Barometer fallen slightly since 2 a.m. Temperature rising. 



(F. V. B.) 



10 a.m. Clear and calm. Barometer has fallen a little since 8 a.m. Temperature falling 

 slightly. Fine prismatic sky to the E. (F. V. B.) 



10 p.m. Calm. Clear. Scud on Cape Adare and Geikie Land. (R. E. P.) 



JulyZSth, 1911. 



4 a.m. Clear, with strong wind from the E.S.E. with low drift, loud rumbling noise can be 

 heard to the N.E. Barometer has risen a little since 2 a.m. Temperature rising 

 slowly. (F. V. B.) 



10 a.m. Slight S.E. breeze. Overcast. Temperature steady and high. Barometer steady. 

 Slight noise to the N., probably pressure. 



10p.m. N.W. airs. Rumbling continues to the N. Barometer steady. Temperature falling. 

 Clear. (F. V. B.) 



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