SEPTEMBER, 1911. 

 S,',i/.-iii/icr 1st. 1911. 



8 a.m. S.S.E. wind of force 3 to 4. The wind blew fairly steadily all through the night. 

 Overcast with thick Nimboid fog. Mountains and glaciers obscured. A little snow 

 falling as spicules, collected in a few dozen as flecks. This snow is thicker along under the 

 cape. Temperature steady just below zero. Barometer rising steadily. (R. E. P.) 



2 p.m. S.S.E. wind force decreasing gradually until now 1 to 3. Sky obscured, but breaks 

 here and there. Sun dimly showing through clouds. Temperature steady just below 

 zero. Glaciers and mountains obscured. Barometer rising fast. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Calm and clear. Hazy. Clear prismatic halo round the moon. Glacier clear. 

 Temperature falling. Barometer rising slowly. (R. E. P.) 



September 2nd, 1911. 



8 a.m. Calm. Cloudy. Glaciers clear. Barometer fallen slightly. Temperature steady. 



(R. E. P.) 



2 p.m. Calm. Hazy to overcast. Glaciers clear. The sun has shown to-day for nearly 

 four hours, but always through a mist. Barometer falling. Temperature steady and fairly 

 high. (R. E. P.) 



5.50 p.m. Noise of pressure E. of Cape Adare. Cloud forming on top of Cape Adare peninsula. 

 Scud travelling from the E. Warning glacier nearly obscured. Light N.W. airs. 



(V. L. A. C.) 



8 p.m. N.W. airs. Clear but hazy. Noise from behind the cape. Scud travelling fast from 

 S.E. Temperature and barometer steady. (R. E. P.) 



8.30 p.m. S.E. wind of force 1 to 0. (R. E. P.) 



12 midnight. Loud noise behind Cape Adare. Scud travelling rapidly from the S.E. 



Wind to 1 W. (G. P. A.) 



September 3rd, 1911. 



8 a.m. Barometer fallen. Temperature risen 26 degrees. Strong southerly wind blowing 

 since midnight. No drift. Clear. (R. E. P.) 



2 p.m. Barometer steady. Temperature remains high and steady. Overcast, with fairly 

 high Nimbus. Glaciers clear. No drift or snow. 



The wind swung to the E. a short time ago and still blows at gale force. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Strong southerly or rather easterly wind. Has never even in gusts reached force 12. 

 It has been quite free from drift or snow and Campbell has come round to my opinion at 

 last that the thick snow which accompanies the beginning of most of our winds has fallen 

 directly here or in the immediate neighbourhood. Barometer steady. Sky overcast, 

 with fairly high and thin Nimbus. Glaciers clear. Temperature remains steady and 

 high(+15F.). (R. E. P.) 



September Uli , 1911. 



8 a.m. Clear, southerly wind still blowing and maintaining a strength of force 7 to 10. Clouds 

 have thinned a good deal. Clear to N. and sun shining. 



Glaciers clear. No drift or snow. Temperature has risen five degrees, but the sun is 

 shining right into the screen. Barometer steady. 



Wind E.S.E. since last night about 8 p.m. ' (R. E. P.) 



2 p.m. Wind .swung to S. and very gusty. Much less in force and quite calm between gusts. 

 Very fine whalebacked clouds off Cape Adare with wisps of Cirrus. Barometer rising. 

 Temperature falling steadily. (R. E. P..) 



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