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METEOROLOGICAL LOG OF THE "SCOTIA," 1903. 



generally overcast rest of day. A little drizzling rain 

 fell in early morning and there wa.s mist at i^. In 

 fairly open water, with occasional ice. 



March 19.— At noon, lat. 61° 22' S. long. 42° 05' W.— 

 Barometer falling slowly till 8^, rising slowly since. 

 Air damp after 16'', with mist at times and passing [ 

 showers of snow. Light variable breeze.s, chiefly N. and i 

 N.E. Overcast throughout. In a good deal of open 1 

 water during day, hut in very heavy weatherworn old 

 pack at 6'' and 1^ and after IT*". | 



March 20.— At noon, lat. 61° 05' S. long. 4.3° 20' W.— 

 Barometer falling rather quickly throughout. Tempera- 

 ture high and fairly steady. Light N.E. breezes till 

 about noon, but veering to the N.W. and blowing a 

 strong breeze p.m. Overcast except at 22'\ Snow fell 

 at 6\ 7\ and lO'', and rain at 9^ li\ and 2.3''. Mist at 

 times till 13''. Rather a heavy sea running in evening. 



March 21. — At noon, close to Cape Dundas, S. Orkney. 

 — Barometer rising slowly most of day. Temperature i 

 failing slowly till 1-5'', and rising a little since. Air dry ! 

 most of day. Variable W. strong winds all day. Sky 

 cloudy, with snow at times. A very heavy swell from 

 the N.W. was experienced after 17'', by which time we 

 were beyond the shelter of the S. Orkneys. 



March 22. — At noon, near to Cape Bennett, S. Orkneys. 

 — Barometer rising. Temperature rather steady till noon, 

 falling since. Air very dry at times, the humidity at 

 noon and 2^ being 57 per cent. Light N. breezes till 

 14'', but blowing strongly in squalls at times since, and 

 increasing to a moderate gale at midnight. Heavy snow 

 at times p.m. i 



March 23. — At noon, to the S. of Laurie Island, S. 

 Orkneys. — Barometer rising till 13'', falling since, rather 

 quickly since after 19''. Temperature low and steady 

 till 10'', rising since. Air very dry till IS*", the humidity 

 at 11'' and noon being below 50 per cent. Wind chiefly 

 W. and blowing a gale till 5'', a strong breeze till 11'', i 

 and moderating later, bxit backing to the N.E. Sky I 

 cloudy, with snow showers after 21''. 



March 24. — At noon, to the S. of Laurie Island, 

 S. Orkneys, lat. 61° 14' S. long. 44° 50' W.— Barometer 

 falling quickly till 14'', when it read 28'184 inches, rising ; 

 briskly since. Temperature high till 17'', being mostly 

 above the freezing point, but by midnight had fallen to 

 23°'9. Air very damp till 17'', humidity being over 90 per 

 cent., but at midnight only 65. Rather strong squally N.E. 

 winds a.m., but veering to the S., and blowing a heavy 

 gale in evening. Sky generally overcast, but cloudless at 

 2P and 22". Rain, hail, sleet, and snow at times till 17". I 



March 25. — At noon, off Cape Dundas, S. Orkneys. I 

 — BarometiT rising throughout. Temperature rather un- 

 steady. Air dry except from 13'' to 2P. W. gale in 

 early morning, but calm or light from the S.W. in the 

 evening. Rather cloudy, but cloudless at P and 9". A 

 little snow at times. In the evening, anchored in Scotia 

 Bay, on the S. side of Laurie Lsland. 



March 26. — At Scotia Bay, S. Orkneys. — Barometer 

 rising slowly. Temperature steady till 16'', falling 

 slightly since. Air rather dry. Very light S. airs or 

 culm. Overcast throughout, snow at times. 



March 27. — At Scotia Bay, S. Orkneys. — Barometer 

 falling slowly on the whole. Temperature rising till 

 about 14'', rather steady since. Air damp. Calm in 



early morning, and light N. (N.E. to N.AV.) breezes 

 since. Sky overcast except at 16^. Mist at times with 

 snow till 15'', aud rain at times since. Ice began to move 

 out of bay at 14'' 30"°, and the ship was in open water an 

 hour later. 



March 28. — Barometer falling till 18\ rising slightly 

 since. Temperature falling steadily. Air very damp, 

 being close to saturation all day. Light variable airs 

 or calm in early morning, and S. winds and strong 

 winds p.m. Overcast throughout, with mist at times and 

 heavy snow, causing considerable drift. In the morning 

 open water, but ice all round after 18''. 



March 29. — Barometer rising till 17'', steady siuce. 

 Temperature falling till noon, rising slightly till 21'', and 

 more quickly since. Air damp till 1 1'', dry p.m., and 

 very dry at 23'' and midnight. Strong squally S. winds 

 till 14'', backing to W. since. Overcast till 20'', cloudless 

 from 22'' till midnight. A good deal of powdery snow 

 fell up to 20'', causing considerable drift. 



March 30. — Barometer rising slowly. Temperature 

 falling, air very dry in early morning, but getting damp 

 in evening. Light W. and N.W. winds in morning and 

 S.W. p.m. Sky cloudy. Slight snow at 16'' and 17''. 



March 31. — Barometer rising steadily. Temperature 

 falling till noon, very low and steady since. Air damp. 

 Light S.W. breezes all day. Sky generally overcast. 

 Squally at times. 



Ajjril 1. — Temperature low and steady till 14'', rising 

 slightly since. Barometer rising steadily and rather 

 quickly at times. Air damp. Light to fresh S.W. 

 breezes all day. Sky generally overcast. Little snow 

 in forenoon. Squally at times in evening. No sunshine. 



A2')ril 2. — Barometer rising steadily till 17'' and falling 

 since. Temperature low in morning, being 10°"4 at 8'', 

 but rising quickly in afternoon and evening, being up to 

 30° '0 at midnight. Air very damp in morning, but rather 

 dry after 19''. S.W. breezes till 7^ backing to the N. 

 and increasing in force p.m. Overcast except from 8" till 

 noon. Snow and sleet about 23''. 



A-pril 3. — Barometer falling till 16'', rising since. 

 Temperature high and steady all day. Air very damp 

 after b^, humidity being over 90 per cent. Strong 

 squally N. and N.W. winds till 17'', light S. airs since. 

 Overcast, with rain at times, till 19'', clearing since. An 

 appearance of aurora was reported by Mr Bruce at 20'' 

 30"", but no trace of it could be seen at 20'' or 2^. 

 Open water 5 miles to S. No sun. 



April 4. — Barometer falling till 16'', rising since. 

 Temperature rising till 10'', and fairly steady rest of day. 

 Air damp until 23'', when the relative humidity fell to 

 72 percent. Variable light breezes, chiefly N.W. Cloud- 

 less in early morning. Overcast from 4'' till 19'', cloudless 

 again at 23'' and midnight. Hail fell between 7'' and 8'', 

 and rain at times during day. 



April 5. — Barometer rising till 9'' and falling rest of 

 day. Temperature high and steady. Air damp, except 

 for short time in early morning. N.W. breezes in 

 morning, but increasing in force and becoming squally 

 after 16''. Sky cloudy, except in early morning. Slight 

 showers of snow, sleet, aud rain after 17''. 



Ajjril 6. — Barometer falling till 17'', rising a little 

 since. Temperature high and fairly steady till ll*", 

 falling since rather quickly after 19''. Air damp till 17'' 



