NOVEMBER, 191 1 continued. 



November 22nd, 1911 continued. 



8 p.m. Calm. Overcast. Scud forming behind Cape Adare and streaming from the S.E. 

 off its N. and S. end. Every prospect of a wind. The barometer is still settling slowly 

 and the temperature is steady. (R. E. P.) 



November 23rd, 1911. 



8 a.m. E.S.E. wind of force 2 to 7. Gusts carry much spicular snow. 



Barometer fallen three-tenths Temperature fallen a degree or two. Wind continues 

 force 8 to 9 from the S.E. Fairly heavy spicular snow. Overcast with snow-fog. Glaciers 

 obscured. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Wind continued to blow strong until 2 p.m., after which it decreased rapidly and swung 

 to the Southward, from which quarter it still blows. 



The snow decreased considerably between 12 noon and 2 p.m., and then ceased 

 altogether. The sun is just showing as a bright spot through the Nimbus haze, which has 

 lightened considerably. Barometer and thermometer rising. (R. E. P.) 



November 24th, 1911. 



8 a.m. West airs. Cloudy. Sir George Newnes Glacier hidden by mist. This stretches 

 some way Northward to the W. of it. (Compare with our notes when at Duke of York 

 Island.) Warning Glacier clear. Temperature steady. Barometer high and rising. 



(R. E. P.) 



10 a.m. Sunshine record shipped 10 a.m., 22/11/11. Full sun till setting of sun on 22/11/11. 

 Record blown away in early morning of 23/11/11. 



None set on 23/11/11, no sun. Set 10 a.m., 24/11/11. One hour of sun missed on 

 the morning of 24/11/11. 



Thermograph pen held off the paper by drift during some hours of yesterday. 

 Readjusted this morning. The mistake was not noticed until this morning; as we are 

 obliged to keep the thermograph with its face to the back of the screen during blizzards 

 in order to prevent the works themselves from drifting up completely. (R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. S. wind of medium force. Clouded. Sir George Newnes Glacier has been obscured 

 by mist since the wind started. Barometer and temperature steady. (R. E. P.) 



25th, 1911. 



8 a.m. Light southerly. Clear and bright sun, A heavy Stratus cloud to N. and W. and Scud 

 moving on to it from the S.W. Glaciers clear. Wind has been very persistent. Barometer 

 and temperature steady and high. The thermograph pen is cracked and empty. 



(R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. This afternoon the cloud cap formed from Cape Adare Westward, but it has now been 

 dispersed, leaving only a small cap on the Cape itself and a little Stratus on the Western 

 Mountains. Calm. Barometer and temperature steady. (R. E. P.) 



November 2Qth, 1911. 



8 a.m. Slight N.N.W. airs. Clear and bright. A little cloud low down on Cape Adare moving 

 from the S.S.E. Barometer fallen during the night. Temperature steady. (R. E. P.) 



12 noon. At 10 a.m. an upper series of Scud and Cumulus was moving fast from the N.W., 

 and it was calm here. About 11 a.m. a N.W. wind bean to blow here. 





The clouds continue to move fast from the N.W. Amount of cloud is increasin 



g. 



(R. E. P.) 



8 p.m. Calm. Clear. Cirro-stratus radiant, with radiant point W. Cirro-cumuliform Scud 

 moving fast from the W. underneath this. Cloud cap on Cape Adare and bar of Strato- 

 cumulus across Gcikic Land. Barometer and temperature steady. (R. E. P.) 



This afternoon snow fell as compound six-rayed stars J inch in diameter and as larger 

 and more irregular crystals partially developed in three planes. (R. E. P.) 



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