OCTOBER, 1911 continued. 

 October \$th, 1911 continued. 



8p.m. Barometer falling. Temperature rising. Calm. Overcast except a little to the S.\V. 

 There has been a light S.E. wind blowing nearly ull day, force to 3. Sky overcast with 

 Nimbus haze. Light fall of spicular snow at 10 a.m. To-day's sun 2 hours. (F. V. B.) 



October 20//<. 1911. 



8 a.m. Overcast with Nimbus. Spicular snow falling. Barometer falling. Temperature 

 rising. Calm. Hills to S. and W. obscure. Very thick to the S.E. (F. V. B.) 



8 p.m. Barometer rising slowly. Temperature falling. Spicular snow fell during the day. 

 Overcast with Nimbus haze. Sun just visible. 



At 2 p.m. a wind was blowing from the N.W., force 1 to 2, but died away before 

 4 o'clock. Glaciers obscure all day. \\ hours sun. (F. V. B.) 



October 2lst, 1911. 



8 a.m. Overcast with N.W. airs. Clear to S. above Geikie Land. 



Temperature risen several degrees. Barometer risen. Arrived back from Western 

 trip yesterday. (R. E. P.) 



Check on Sledging Barometer. 



8 a.m. Kew Standard Barometer in the hut . . . . 28-874 inches\ At. Ther. 

 Sledging barometer (No. 12) in hut .. .. 28 774 inches / 48-8. 



No. 12 is No. 760. T. Cooke and Sons, Ltd., London, York and Cape Town. 



10a.m. Kew Standard Barometer .. .. .. .. .. 28-892 inches. 



Sledging barometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 770 inches. 



Attached thermometer 45-2 F. 



12 noon. Kew Standard Barometer .. .. .. .. 28-888 inches. 



Sledging barometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-78 inches. 



Attached thermometer 47-1 F. 



2 p.m. Kew Standard Barometer . . . . . . . . . . 28-898 inches. 



Sledging barometer . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-78 inches. 



Attached thermometer . . . . 52 F. 



Main party's sledging thermometer after the first day out broke and was replaced by 

 No. 53. N.P.L. 10. 



Calm. Overcast. Temperature risen a little. Barometer steady. Glaciers clear. 

 A little granular snow fell between 8 and 10 a.m. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Calm. Overcast. Clearing a little to the W. and N.W. Temperature falling steadily. 



Barometer steady to settling. (R. E. P.) 



9 p.m. N.W. breeze of force 1 to 3. Sky breaking to N. and W., but still heavily overcast 



to the S. Glaciers obscured. (R. E. P.) 



October 22nd, 1911. 



8 a.m. Cloudy. Calm. Sun shining through scud at the edge of Stratus cap on Cape Adare. 

 Long rolls of Stratiform Cumulus on the Northern horizon. Temperature risen. Barometer 

 fallen a little. 



Kew Standard Barometer . . . . . . . . . . 28 652 inches. 



Sledging barometer No. 12 .. .. .. .. .. 28-53 inches. 



Sledging barometer No. 6 . . . . . . . . . . 28-56 inches. 



Attached thermometer .. .. .. .. .. 45-9 F. 



Lower clouds travelling fast from N.W. Light easterly airs here. Campbell reports 

 whirlwinds of drift moving up Cape Adare. (R- E. P.) 



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