Perhaps the most striking indication of stormy weather was the constant whirl of drift 

 between us and Cape Adare. On three or four days Cape Adare was wholly or partially hidden 

 from us by drift, and during a great portion of the time we could hear the wind rushing- across 

 the sea ice, and in my diary I have noted these indications as they occurred. Perhaps the best 

 way I can give some ideas of the different conditions will be to give side by side, with any comment 

 I may think of, a diary of the weather on the eastern side of the bay, compiled from notes kept 

 by Dr. Levick and Browning first at their camp off Warning Glacier, and, secondly, at the hut 

 at Cape Adare ; and of the weather on the western side of the bay from my own diary kept during 

 the sledging trip. I have one thing to reproach myself with, and that is that I missed the oppor- 

 tunity of taking barometric readings from time to time during our trip ; and this was distinctly 

 aggravated when I returned and found that Browning and Levick had got readings for at least 

 a part of the time they had been cooped up in their tents at Warning Glacier. 



The omission is most unfortunate : and I can only urge in my defence that I had already got 

 the food to look after ; and the temperatures and general meteorological log, besides my geology and 

 my share in pitching camp and in pulling, and that also it was spring sledging, and that one does 

 not remember everything one might when spring sledging. 



As a matter of fact, I never thought about the barometer at all until Campbell reminded me 

 that we had such a thing when we were about half-way through the journey. After this he took 

 over the observations himself but did not succeed in finding time for them, so that they were never 

 done at all. (R.E.P.) 



September 8th, 1911. 



WARNING GLACIER. 



12 noon. Calm with light northerly airs. All cloud has now rolled away. The sun feels 

 quite warm. (R. E. P.) 



4 p.m. The day remains fine and the sun is quite hot. (R. E. P.) 



6 p.m. The night is clear with a bright moon. Temperature 15 F. (R. E. P.) 



September Qth, 1911. 



WARNING GLACIER TO DUGDALE GLACIER. 



6 a.m. Temperature -25-2 F. 



11 a.m. Clear but for Cirro-stratus and Alto-stratus to the N. and a little scud forming to 



the N". of us, moving down rapidly from the N.W., and banking up and dispersing a little 

 to the S. of Warning Glacier. A thin northerly breeze is blowing. 



11.40 a.m. The sun is quite warm and it is perfectly still, and all clouds have dispersed except 

 a little Alto-stratus trending W.N.W. and E.S.E. and Strato-cumulus on the northern 

 horizon. 



12 noon. Snow is forming on the eastern side of Cape Adare and moving slowly from the 



N.E. There is a little cloud on the top of Sir John Murray Glacier. Our boots and mits are 

 steaming in the heat of the sun. 

 Light southerly airs here. 



5p.m. Temperature 15 F. 



The weather has remained calm with light airs, and there are no clouds except some 

 Stratus along the northern horizon and a cap on Cape Adare and on Warning Glacier. 



8 p.m. A slight southerly air is blowing here and the cloud cap on Cape Adare is descending 

 and extending. (R. E. P.) 



WARNING GLACIER. 



Till 3 p.m. the sky was B 10. About 3 p.m. a cloud was seen approaching over the N. tributary 

 of Warning ({lacier from the N.E. Puffs of wind from different directions were soon felt and by 

 5 p.m. a blizzard was blowing from the E.S.E. There were great quantities of drift flying off 

 the top of Cape Adare. The drift obscured all view beyond a short distance from the camp. The 

 situation remained substantially unchanged until midday on the 10th. (Levick and Browning.) 



