( KTOBER, 1911 continued. 



October 29th, 1911 continued. 



8 p.m. Light changeable wind during the day. Calm at midday. Scud moving quickly 

 from N.W. and W. Sir George Newnes Glacier obscured by Stratus cloud in the evening. 

 Sun shining 8 hours. Barometer and temperature steady. (G. P. A.) 



October 30th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Overcast with Nimbus. Slight spicular snow falling. Sun shining down South. 

 Open water sky to the N. Barometer and temperature steady. (G. P. A.) 



8p.m. Light breeze during the day of force 1. Calm from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Overcast till 

 4 p.m. with a small patch of blue sky to the S. 



Mountains clear all day. Sky commenced to clear at 4 p.m. 2| hours' sunshine. 

 Sir George Newnes Glacier obscure since 5 p.m. Stratus haze in front of it. Barometer 

 and temperature rising. Slight spicular snow at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. (G. P. A.) 



October 31st, 1911. 



8 a.m. Clear sky. S.E. wind force 2 to 3. Barometer slowly rising. Temperature steady. 



(G. P. A.) 



8 p.m. Breeze from the S.E. 2 to 3. Getting lighter at noon and shifting to the S. Calm 

 at 8 p.m. Very few clouds. St., Cu., and Ci.-Cu. 



Barometer and temperature steady. 13| hours' sun. Through mistake I missed 

 hours of sun before 8 a.m. (G. P. A.) 



NOVEMBER, 1911. 

 November 1st, 1911. 



8 a.m. Clear sky except for Strato-cumulus to the Northward. Calm. Glaciers clear. 

 Barometer and temperature steady. (G. P. A.) 



8 p.m. Light breeze of force 1 from the S.S.E. in the forenoon, getting lighter and veering to 



the Southward in the afternoon, changeable airs in the evening. Sun shining from 5.30 a.m. 

 to 7.30 p.m. Heavy Cumulus clouds over Sir George Newnes Glacier in the evening, also 

 Scud. Barometer and temperature steady. (G. P. A.) 



9 p.m. Whale-backed Cumulus clouds to the Southward, getting thicker later with Nimbus 



obscuring Sir George Newnes Glacier. (G. P. A.) 



November 2nd, 1911. 



8 a.m. South Easterly winds force 3 to 7 in gusts, much stronger in the early morning ; 

 occasional gusts of force 10 at 9.45 a.m. Thick drift. Sun feebly shining through the 

 clouds. Very thick to the Southward. Glaciers obscured. Barometer steady. Tempera- 

 ture has risen a little, (G. P. A.) 



8 p.m. Wind in the forenoon from the S.E. of force 3 to 9, veering in the afternoon to force 

 4 to 7 in the S.S.E. ; occasional lulls in the evening. 



Overcast with Nimbus. Sun shining feebly through from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thick 

 drift all day decreasing towards evening. Open water sky to the Northward. Mountains 

 just visible to the Southward at 10 p.m. Warning Glacier visible at 7 p.m. Barometer 

 rising. Temperature steady. (G. P. A.) 



November 3rd, 1911. 



8 a.m. Light breeze from the S.S.E. force 2. Light Nimbus haze. Glaciers clear. Barometer 

 slowly rising. Temperature steady. (G. P. A.) 



8 p.m. Our clock stopped, so we missed the 10 o'clock observations. Variable airs at 2 p.m., 

 then getting calm. 7 hours' clear sunshine ; sun shining through Nimbus haze for the 

 rest of the day. Halo round the sun at noon. (Halo of 22.) Glaciers clear. Barometer 

 and temperature steady. (G. P. A.) 



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