METEOROLOGICAL LOG OF THE " SCOTT A," 1904. 



209 



Ji-in. 19. — Barometer rising slowly till IS'', unsteady 

 since. Temperature very steady and air dam[). Light 

 S.E. breezes till noon, N.W. .since. Sky generally over- 

 cast, with drizzling rain at I'' and 2'', and mist at times 

 after lO*". Mist hiw on hills all day. 



Jan. 20. — Baiiimeter falling very slowly till about T*", 

 rising till IS'', and unsteady since. Temperature steady 

 and air damp or saturated. Rather strong N.W. breeze 

 till 7*", light or moderate since. Sky overcast, with almost 

 continuous mist (dense at times). Drizzling rain fell at 

 3''. Mist low on hills all day. 



Jan. 21. — -Barometer falling; temperature steady on 

 the whole, but showing a tendency to fall after 16''. Air 

 damp or saturated. Light X.W. breezes till 17'', variable, 

 chiefly S.E., since. Sky overcast throughout, with rain 

 from 2'' to 8'' and at 17'', and mist at times. Mist low on 

 hills all day. 



Jan. 22. — Barometer falling .slowly till noon, very 

 steady since. Temperature steady and air saturated or 

 nearly so. Light to moderate E. and S.E. breezes. Sky 

 overcast, with constant snow and sleet till 20'', and drizzling 

 rain at 24''. Mist low on hills all day. 



Jan. 2.3. — Barometer rising .slowly after 10''. Tempera- 

 ture steady and air dam|). Variable light to moderate 

 breezes, chiefly S.E. and E., but lower clouds, when motion 

 discernible, S.W. Sky overcast throughout, with mist at 

 9''. Showers of drizzling rain and slight silver tliaw till 

 ll'', snow at 17\ 19'', and 23'', and hail at midnight. 

 Mist low on hills almost all day. 



Jan. 24. — Barometer rising till 20'', 

 Temperature steady and air dry. Rather 

 W. and N.W. breezes. Sky generally overcast, but over 

 an hour's intermittent sunshine recorded. A little snow 

 and drizzling rain in early morning. 



Jan. 25. — Barometer steady ; temperature 

 the whole, but showing a tendency to fall after 

 dry till about 16'', but rather damp since, 

 moderate N.W. and AV.N.W. breezes. Sky overcast 

 from 1'' to 8'' and after 11"^, cloudy rest of day, but a good 

 deal of bright sunshine — over six hours — -recorded. Snow 

 and sleet fell from 2'' to 7'', and occasional snow showers 

 after 20''. 



Jan. 26. — Birometer rising slowly till 20'', falling 

 slightly since. Temperature very steady, and air damp 

 after 6''. Very variable and somewhat squally winds, but 

 lower clouds S.W. or W.S. W. throajhout. Snow showers 

 most of day, with occasional slight to moderate drift. 

 Overcast throughiiut. 



Jan. 27. — Barometer falling till noon, but rising since. 

 Temperature steady and air damp. Light N.W. breezes 

 till 10 a.m., S.E. since, and somewhat strcmger but lower 

 clouds from S.W. Overcast except at 1'' and 2'', with 

 almost constant .snow after 4''. Mist on hills most of day. 



Jan. 28. — Barometer rising slowly till 19'', steady 

 since. Temperature very steady and air rather damp. 

 Variable and somewhat squally S.E. breezes, but lower 

 clouds from S.W. Sky overcast throughout, with passing 

 showers of snow all day. 



Jan. 29. — Barometer rising .slowly ; temperature steady 

 and air rather dry. Light variable breezes, chiefly S.E., 

 but lower cloud motion from S.W. to S.S.W. Sky 

 overcast throughout, "ith snow at 2'', 3'', 8'', and 9''. 



Jan. 30. — Barometer falling slowly till 18'', rising 



steady since. 

 ;trong squally 



steady on 

 18''. Air 

 Light to 



daily range. 

 N.W. winds, 

 light breezes 



since. Temperature steady and air moderately dry. 

 Calm or very light airs till 6''. E. and S.E. light to 

 moderate breezes since, and lower clouds moving in same 

 direction as surface winds. Sky overcast throughout, 

 with mist on hills and slight drizzling rain from 8'' to 14''. 



Jan. 31. — Barometer rising till 18\ falling since, rather 

 quickly after 21''. Temperature steady, except for sudden 

 fall of 3°-l between 20'' and 21'', and a rise of 3°-0 between 

 22'' and 23''. Air generally very dry. S.E. light to 

 moderate breezes till 16'', falling very light at 18'' and 19'', 

 calm at 21'' and 22'', and backing to the N.N.W. since. 

 Sky overcast except from 18'' to 21''. 



Feb. 1. — Barometer falling quickly till noon, rising 

 briskly since. Temperature fairly steady except for usual 

 Air damp ur saturated. Strong squally 

 reaching gale force in squalls till 7'', S.E. 

 p.m. Sky overcast, with heavy snow and 

 drift from 3'' to 10'' 30"", and showers of drizzling rain, 

 sleet, and snow p.m. Hills covered with mist all day. 



Ffih. 2. — Barometer rising steadily; temperature fairly 

 high till 16'', falling since. Air dry at times. Light 

 N.W. and W. breezes most of day. Sky overcast except 

 from 14'' to 21'', when two hours thirty-tive minutes' 

 sunshine was recorded. Showers of drizzling rain fell in 

 morning, and snow at 3'', 4'', and 8''. Heavy hail was 

 falling at 8'' .5"°. Very low tide. 



Feb. 3.— Barometer falling all day, quickly after 11''. 

 Temperature rather low in early morning, but rising 

 somewhat p.m. Air damp or saturated. Strong N.W. 

 winds and breezes all day. Sky overcast, with heavy 

 snow and thick drizzling rain after 7''. A little hail fell 

 at 18'', mixed with rain. Mist low on hills must of day. 



Feb. 4.— Barometer falling till 3'', rising till 21'', and 

 falling slightly since. Temperature steady and air dry at 

 times. Moderate to fresh N.W. and W.N.W. breezes. 

 Sky generally overcast, with showers of snow, sleet, hail, 

 and rain. Mist on hills most of day. 



Feb. 5.— B;u-ometer rising till 17'', after falling till 4'' ; 

 falling again after 17''. Temperature high, and showing 

 a well-marked daily range. A slight "Fohn" prevailed 

 from 4'' SC" to 1S^ rather damp rest of day. Strong 

 squally N.W. and AV.N.W. winds most of day. Sky 

 cloudy, but over five and a half hours' intermittent sun- 

 shine recorded. Drizzling rain and heavy rain fell at 

 times till 7'' and sleet at 2''. A rainbow was seen at Ui" 

 45"", and mist at midnight. 



Feh, 6. — Barometer falling till noon, rising since. 

 Temperature high and fairly steady. Rather strong 

 squally N.W. and W.N.W. winds all day. Sky generally 

 overcast, with occasional showers of sleet and rain, but 

 clear at 7'' and 8=' and from 15'' to 20''. Mist at 1''. 



rising 

 N.W. 

 and W.N.w! breezes except from 11'' to 15'', when it was 

 S.S.E., but lower clouds then from S.W. Sky clear at 

 times, with over four and a half hours' sunshine. Overcast 

 from 9'' to 14'', with heavy snow. 



Feb. S. — Barometer somewhat unsteady till 14^ falling 

 since. Temperature high and fairly steady. Air dry at 

 times, but humidity varying very much. Light N.W. or 

 W.N.W. breezes till 17'', but blowing a strong breeze at 

 times since. Sky clear at times from 2'' to 6^ at 1 1\ and 

 from 15'' to 18''. About four hours' bright sunshine. 



Feb. 7. — Barometer unsteady or falling till 11'', 

 since. Temperature high and steady and air dry. 



