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METEOROLOGICAL LOG OF THE "SCOTIA," 1903. 



Showers of rain and sleet till 16*^, and dry powdery snow 

 with a good deal of drift in the evening. 



April 25. — Barometer rising till 19'', falling since. 

 Temperature low and steady till 17'', rising since. Air 

 rather damp. S. and S.W.' winds till 18'', N.W. after 

 20''. Sky cloudy. A little sunshine between noon 

 and 14\ 



April 26. — Barometer showing no less than three well- 

 marked falls, with corresponding rises. Consequently, 

 all the elements very unsteady. Wind very variable. 

 A little sunshine between noon and 14''. Snow showers 

 with a good deal of drift at times. 



April 27.— Barometer rising till 13^ falling till 19'', 

 and rising again since. Temperature falling till 13'', 

 rising till 16'', and falling quickly since. Variable light 

 winds, cliiefly S.W. and S. Sky clear at times, with 

 sunshine between 10'' and noon. 



Ajn-il 28. — Barometer rising till noon, falling since. 

 Temperature very low in early morning, rising rather 

 quickly after 18''. Light breezes, chiefly S.W. Air very 

 clear a.m. Snow showers in evening. Sky cloudless 

 a.m., but overcast at night. A little sunshine between 

 9.30 and 12.30. 



April 29. — Barometer rising till 17'', falling steadily 

 since. Temperature falling irregularly till 17'', rising 

 since. Strong, rather squally, S. breezes in morning, 

 backing to the W. since. Sky almost cloudless from 10'' 

 to 14'', four hours' bright sunshine being recorded. Snow 

 showers and drift in early morning, and slight snow again 

 in afternoon. 



April 30. — Barometer falling slowly till 15'', rising 

 slowly since. Temperature steady. Light S. and S.W. 

 breezes. Sky generally cloudy. 



May 1. — Barometer rising slowly. Temperature low 

 and steady, being below zero all day. Aii- dry at times. 

 Light S. and vS.E. airs. Sky clear at times, with a good 

 deal of sunshine between IP and 15''. 



May 2. — Barometer falling steadily. Temperature 

 rising quickly till noon, and slowly since. N. and N.E. 

 strong breezes. Overcast throughout, with snow at times 

 till 18'', and drizzling ram producing silver thaw thereafter. 

 Ship's rigging, etc. covered with a transparent sheet of 

 hard ice. 



May 3. — Barometer falling till 7'', rising slowly since. 

 Temperature steady till 9'', falling since. N. winds, light 

 in force till 8'', calm at 9'' and 10'', and light S. and S.E. 

 winds since. Sky generally overcast. Silver thaw in 

 morning and at 14''. Mist at times, with drizzling rain. 



May 4. — Barometer steady till 7'', rising .slowly since. 

 Temperature fairly steady till 14'', falling a little since. 

 Variable light S. breezes. Overcast throughout. Fog at 

 times, causing crystals to form on all exjiosed surfaces. 

 Snow at times. 



May 5. — Barometer rising slowly. Temperature fairly 

 steady. Variable S. winds, rather strong and squally in ' 

 early morning, but light in force after 6''. Sky generally 

 overcast. Snow showers in early morning with drift. 



May 6. — Barometer rising steadily. Temperature fairly 

 steady till 9'', falling rather quickly at times since. Light 

 S. and S.E. breezes; sky generally clouded till 19*", almost 

 cloudless at every hour since. A little snow fell in early 

 morning. Bright sunshine recorded amounted to over two 

 hours. 



May 7. — Barometer rising steaddy. Temperature very 

 low in eavly morning and until IP, then rising till 14'', 

 and falling again till 20''. Between 20'' and 21'' a rise of 

 10°. Air calm, or faint airs from the S.E. till 19'', strong 

 N.W. and N. breezes since. Sky cloudless most of day. 

 The .sunshine recorded to-day is very nearly the total 

 possible, the sun not getting above the hilly to the N.N.E. 

 till after 11''. 



May 8. — Barometer rising slowly till about noon, fall- 

 ing since. Tenii)eratnre rising quickly till 18'', and steady 

 since. Air dry in evening. Light iST.W. breezes a.m., 

 but blowing fresh to strong after 17''. Sky cloudless in 

 early morning, rather clear till 17'', and cloudy or overcast 

 since. Sunny at times from noon to 15''. Squally in 

 early morning. 



May 9. — Barometer falling, temperature rising slowly 

 till 14'' high, and steady since. Air dry till 3'', saturated 

 since. Strong N. W. and N. winds approaching gale force 

 till noon. Overcast throughout, with drizzling rain and 

 silver thaw in morning, with snow at times, and mist most 

 of the day. 



May 10. — Barometer falling, temperatures very steady 

 between 30° and 31° till 9'', falling rather quickly since 

 till 19'', and steady again since. N.W. winds (light) till 

 8'', S. or S.E. since, and becoming rather fresh in evening. 

 Sky overcast with mist and fog, slight .showers of snow 

 p.m. Slight silver thaw at 10''. 



May 11. — Barometer falling till 7'', rising since. 

 Temperature falling slowly till noon and rather quickly 

 since. Rather strong S.E. breezes all day. Sky overcast 

 till 20'', with snow till 17'' and a good deal of drift. 

 Lunar halo at midnight. 



May 12. — Ijarometer rising quickly. Temperature 

 falling till 19'', steady since. Rather strong S.W. breezes 

 all ilay. Sky nearly cloudless and air clear, bright sun- 

 shine from IP to 14''. Lunar halo in morning and at 

 night, and mock suns seen hy Mr Bruce p.m. 



May 13. — Barometer very high, being over 30 inches 

 at 8'' and 9''. Steady till noon, falling slowly since. 

 Rather strong squally S.W. winds. Almost cloudless 

 throughout, but a great deal of drift snow, which, blowing 

 off hills, produced clouds, not unlike cumulus, on which 

 halos with mock suns and moons were formed. 



May 14. — Barometer falling quickly. Temperature 

 rising rapidly till 21'', falling a little .since. S.W. light 

 gusty breezes in morning, backing to N.W., and increasing 

 in force p.m. Overcast most of day, but rather clear at 

 one or two hours in forenoon. Snow showers at times 

 till 20'', and drizzlinu rain since. 



May 15. — Barometer rising till 13'', fairly steady since. 

 Temperature falling quickly. Light variable W. and 

 S.W. breezes. Sky overcast till 8'', clear at times since, 

 but a good deal of fog hanging over the land, but clear 

 bright sttnshine on the Hoe 2 miles to N. Mist in morn- 

 ing. Mock suns were seen at 14'' and a lunar halo at 

 night. The moon rose much distorted by refraction. 



May 16. — Barometer rising till 19'', steady since. 

 Temperature low and showing a well-marked daily range 

 till 21'', when the reading was - 8°'0; at 22'' the tempera- 

 ture had risen to plus lU°-7, a rise of 18°'7. Very light 

 S.E. airs or calm till 21'', fresh N. breezes since. Sky 

 ]iractically cloudless till 21'', nearly overcast since. 4'' 

 39"' bright sunshine recorded, being close on the total 



