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METEOROLOGICAL LOG OF THE "SCOTIA," 1904. 



Solar halo at 7^ and 20'', and sleet at 21'' and 23''. 

 Hazy at times. 



Feb. 9. — Barometer falling till 10'', rising since, very 

 quickly from 23'' to midnight, when the rise amounted 

 to 0'086 inch. Temperature high and steady, and air 

 damp. Strong, somewhat squally, N.W. winds all day. 

 Sky generally overcast, but with clear patches at times, 

 and over an hour's intermittent sunshine. Very hazy at 

 times, with showers of rain, snow, and sleet, and silver 

 thaw at midnight. 



Feb. 10. — Barometer rising till 7'', falling till 17'', and 

 rising since. Temperature very steady and air rather 

 damp. Wind S.E. and E. till 4'' (then lower clouds were 

 S.W.), but N.W. and N.N.W. since. Sky cloudy from 

 2'' to 8'', overcast since, with showers of snow and drizzling 

 rain. Solar halo from 8'' to 10''. Low ground mist 

 at 19\ 



Feb. 11. — Barometer rising till 8'', unsteady rest of day. 

 Curious V-shaped dip at 15\ when " Fohn " wind com- 

 menced. Temperature high as a whole, and very high at 

 15^, 16'', and 17'', when a marked "Fcihn" prevailed. 

 Strong, somewhat squally, N.W. and W.N.W. breezes. 

 Sky generally overca.st, but blue patches at times. Drizzling 

 rain at times till 21'', and heavy rain after. Hazy at times. 

 Air rather damp as a whole. 



Feb. 12. — Barometer rising till midnight. Temperature 

 high till about 18'', there being a marked "Fiihn" from 

 2'' to 10''. Rather strong N.W. and N. breezes. Sky 

 generally overcast except from 2'' to 6''. About four and 

 a half hours recorded. A faint lunar halo was seen at 3''. 



Feb. 13. — Barometer rising. Temperature rather high 

 till 11'', but falling since. Squally W. and N.W. winds 

 till 8'', but S.E. and E. since. Lower clouds moving from 

 W. and S.W. Slight .showers of snow and hail at times. 

 About an hour's sunshine recorded. 



Feb. 14. — Barometer rising. Temperature steady and 

 air rather dry. Rather strong S.E. wind all day, but 

 clouds moving from S.W. and S. Overcast throughout, 

 with snow at times till noon. 



"Scotia" arrived in Uruguay C<>ve at 12 noon. 



Feb. 23.— At noon, lat. 61° 28' S. long. 41° 5.5' W.— A 

 moderate S.W. breeze. All day it has been overcast, 

 though in the evening after 16'', the clouds broke a 

 little. 



Feb. 24.— At noon, lat. 62° 49' S. long. 38° 12' W.— 

 Fine weather, with a very steady barometer and occasional 

 passing showers of snow. 



Feb. 25.— At noon, lat. 64° 29' S. long. 35° 29' W.— 

 S.W. winds and passing snow showers, during which wind 

 increased. Barometer very steady, but rising slightly. 

 Fine, overcast, or cloudy weather. 



Feb. 27.— At noon, lat. 66° 26' S. long. 31° 25' W.— 

 Fine, clear, light or calm weather, cloudy or almost 

 cloudless. Barometer rising. 



Feb. 28.— At noon, lat, 66° 21' S. long. 28° 30' W.— 

 Another fine day, with £. and S.E. light airs and fairly 

 steady barometer. Cloudy to overcast, but some sunshine 

 at times. 



Feb. 29.— At noon, lat. 68° 08' S. long. 27° 10' W.— 

 Calm, fine, overcast weather. 



March 1.— At noon, lat. 68° 43' S. long. 24° 15' W.— 

 A falling barometer and a freshening breeze from N. 

 Wind afterwards became more W. The weather was 



thick, with soft wet snow falling, and one could only see 

 a quarter of a niilc! ahead. 



March 2.— At noon, lat. 71° 04' S. long. 23° 10' AV.— 

 Overcast and breezy, breeze stiffening into a hard gale by 

 noon, which blew for about twelve hours. Snow all the 

 morning, and slight showers during the day. The barometer 

 was 28'652 at 15'', rising rapidly, and the temperature 27°'0. 

 The sky was heavily overcast, with stratus clouds. 



March 3.— At noon, lat. 72° 1 8' S. long. 17° 59' 15" W. 

 — At 3'' the sky began to clear and the wind became less, 

 while the temperature rose slightly, with the air dry. At 

 about 4'30 a.m. the sun rose clear out of the horizon 

 and there was bright sunshine till after 9'', after which 

 thin cirrus and cirro-stratus clouds began to cover the sky, 

 and after 10'' the sun was otdy gleaming, though brightly, 

 with marked large halo. The atmosphere was very clear. 

 Later, the barometer fell rapidly and the sky became more 

 and more thickly clouded, while the wind and sea were 

 rising from the N.N.E. At 17'' a fresh strong breeze 

 was blowing, with a nasty sea. All the evening it was 

 breezy, the wind rising to the force of a gale at 19'" and 

 20'', with very thick soft snow falling, so that one could not 

 see more than 300 or 400 yards ahead. At midnight the 

 weather was still the same, though the wind was not so 

 strong. 



March 4.— At noon, lat. 72° 22' S. long. 18° 13' W.— 

 Very thick, with heavy snow falling continuously till 13'', 

 but after that it began to clear a little. At 18'' it cleared 

 still more. N.N.E. wind. About 19'' snow began to fall 

 again and became very thick. Low-lying stratus cloud, 

 and apparently drift. 



March 5.— At noon, lat. 72° 31' S. long. 19° 00' W.— 

 A moderate breeze and consirlerable swell. 



March 7.— At noon, lat. 74° Of S. long. 22° 0' W.— 

 After 1'' the wind began to rise, with a falling barometer, 

 and continued to increase, and the snow to fall more 

 thickly. After 6'' it reached the force of a gale from the 

 E.N.E., with heavy snow falling and much drift. All 

 day it blew hard, now E.S.E. and now E.N. E., with very 

 heavy drift off the great inland ice sheet, the temperature 

 varying between 21° and 24°. The barometer remained 

 low all day and night, and pumped considerably. 



jl/rtre;i'8.— At noon, lat. 74° 01' S. long. 22° 00' W.— 

 From midinght blowing almost continuously, and hardly 

 below the force of a gale till 17''. Heavy snowdrift. 



March 9.— At noon, lat. 74° 01' S. long. 22° 00' W.— 

 Till 8'' the wind was up to the force of a gale ; for the 

 rest of the day there was a strong breeze, the temperature 

 varying from 22° to 23°. Considerable drift and some 

 snow. 



March 10.— At noon, lat. 74° 01' S. long. 22° 00' W.— 

 Fine light weather, clearing up in the morning, and getting 

 clearer, brighter, and calmer all day. Temperature falling 

 in the evening from 21° at 19'' to 8°'8 at midnight. 



March 11.— At noon, lat. 74° 01' S. long. 22° 00' W. 

 — This morning at 5'' the thermometer fell as low as 3°'2 

 F. The weather was perfect, — calm, cloudless, and clear 

 all day. The thermometer remained low in spite of a 

 powerful sun, the maximum being 19° '0 at IS**. At 

 times cirrus clouds, but mostly cloudless, sunny, and calm. 

 At times indication of a S. and S.W. air. At night again 

 the temperature fell, with clear sky, to 4°-2 F. 



March 12.— At noon, lat. 74° 01' S. long. 22° 00' W. 



