METEOEOLOGICAL LOG OF THE "SCOTIA," 1904. 



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■ — At 4'' the temperature below zero, -0°"3 F., with a 

 cloudless sky, and very clear and dry atmosphere, the wet 

 bulb being -4°'8. F. and calm. Light S.W. air later and 

 rise in temperature, which was 12°'3 F. at 8'', 15°'5 at 

 9\ and 16"-8 at 10''. Dull, overcast weather later. At 

 G*" a thermometer exposed on the surface of the snow 

 fell to -6°-4. 



March 13.— At noon, lat. 73° 46' S. long. 22° 55' W. 

 — Barometer falling. Temperature 10° to 19° F. Fine, 

 bright, clear, sunny, and cloudy day. "Wind W. and S.W. 

 till after noon, then calm. 



March 14.— At noon, lat. 73° 11' S. long. 23° 53' W. 

 — Calm or light airs all day. Barometer steady; tempera- 

 ture rising from ll°'l F. to 25° at noon, and falling to 

 22°'l at 23''. Overcast, dull weather, wiili a considerable 

 amount of snow falling. 



March 15.— At noon, lat. 71° 50' S. long. 23° 40' W. 

 — Barometer more or less steady, rising only slightly. 

 Winds light, N.W. to W.S.W. Overcast, dull weather. 

 Temperature 22° to 23° till 5'', falling to 15° '3 at 14^ 

 remaining 16° and 17° for the rest of the day. 



March 16.— At noon, lat. 71° 28' S. long. 22° 32' W. 

 — Barometer steady, 29'20. Temperature rising from 

 16°'4 at 1'' to 26' at midnight. Calm or light airs. 

 Cloudy in morning, becoming overcast. Bright sunshine 

 from 7'' to lO''. 



March 17.— At noun, lat. 71° 22' S. long. 18° 19' W. 

 • — Barometer still steady, 29'20 ; temperature 27" to 30° 

 all day. Gentle W. breeze most of day. Sky cloudy, with 

 some sunshine in forenoon, becoming overcast afterwards. 

 March 18.— At noon, lat. 71° 18' S. long. 16° 33' W. 

 — Barometer falling sliglitlj', 29-142 to 28-789; tempera- 

 ture steady, 28° to 29° F. Wind gentle, N.W. breezes 

 till 8^, N.E. to N. afterward.s. Fine, clear, overcast 

 weather, with occasional light showers of snow. 



March 19.— At noon, lat. 71° 30' S. long. 17° 15' W. 

 — Barometer rising slightly, 28-760 to 29'957 ; tempera- 

 ture falling, 2S°-1 to 21°-5 F. Light to moderate N. and 

 N.E. breezes. 



March 20.— At nuon, lat. 71° 17' S. long. 18° 50' W. 

 — Barometer rising slightly, 28-972 to 29-120 ; tempera- 

 ture 21° to 27° F. Overcast to cloudy all day. Light 

 breezes, about E.N.E., falling to calm in evening. Fine 

 light weather. 



March 21.— At noon, lat. 69° 33' S. long. 15° 18' W. 

 — Barometer fairly steady till 15'' and rising afterwards, 

 29-178 at midnight. Temperature 26° to 28° F., air dry. 

 Calm or nearly so all day. Very fine clear weather. 



March 22.— At noon, lat. 68° 32' S. long. 10° 52' W. 

 — Barometer rising all day, from 29*186 to 29-560. 

 Temperature 26° to 32° F. Bright, sunny, clear, fine day. 

 Sky cloudle-ss most of the time. Calm smooth sea, with 

 only slight swell. 



March 23.— At noon, lat. 68° 32' S. long. 12° 49' W. 

 — Barometer steady. Temperature steady, 29° to 30° 

 F. Bright and cloudless, with sunshine in morning, 

 becoming clouded after noon. AVind W.S.W. to 

 W.N.W., force 2 to 4. Moderate sea. 



March 24.— At noon, lat. 68° 41' S. long. 12° 36' W. 

 — Barometer falling, 29-568 to 29-067. Wind moderate 

 to strong breeze, increasing and backing from W. to N. 

 Temperature about 30°. Cloudy and tine till 4'', overcast 

 and dull with snow and sleet since. 



March 25.— At noon, lat. 68' 26' S. long. 11° 11' W. 

 — Barometer unsteady, but falling on the whole. 

 Temperature steady, 30° to 31° F. Overcast, cloudy, 

 drizzUng .snow and sleet, with light N. and N.E. winds 

 and calm. 



March 26— At noon, lat. 67° 36' S. long. 12° 05' W. 

 —Barometer falling unsteadily all day. Temperature 

 steady, 30° to 31° F. Overcast, dull, gloomy, misty 

 weather, with rain, sleet, snow, and silver thaw. Wind 

 X.E. to N.N.W. 



March 27.— At noon, lat. 66° 57' S. long. 11° 13' W. 

 — Barometer fell to 28-142 inch at 7^; temperature 30°-5 

 to 28°-5. Mostly overcast, but at times only partly 

 clouded, with sun gleaming even brightly. Wind variable, 

 N.N.E. to W. and N., force 2 to 4. 



iMarch 28.— At noon, lat. 65° 57' S. long. 11° 13' W. 

 — Barometer rising, temperature steady. Cloudy to over- 

 cast, with passing showers of snow. Sun gleaming bright 

 at times in forenoon. Light winds to fresh, almo.st calm 

 at 20'', but freshening after 21'' 30"^. Direction N.N.W. 

 to W. by N. 



March 29. -At noon, lat. 63° 54' S. long. ^10° 42'^ W. 

 — Barometer rising ; temperature steady, 28° to 30° F. 

 Wind W., fresh to strong breezes till 4'^, blowing gale 

 force from 4'' till 17'', then gradually abating, till at mid- 

 night only a moderate to fresh breeze. High sea running 

 till 16''. 



March 30.— At noon, lat. 61° 25' S. long. 12° 47' W. 

 — Barometer rising; temperature steady, 28°"5 to 30°-5 F. 

 Wind W. to W.N.W., falling light from 5'' till 21''. 

 Moderate before and after. Cloudy to overcast, with 

 occasional <4limpses of sunshine. 



March 31.— At noon, lat. 60° 37' S. long. 12° 16' W. 

 — Barometer unsteady, between 29-551 and 29500 from 

 11^ till 11'', then falling rapidly to 28-476 at midnight, 

 when it was still falling. Temperature 29° to 32° F. ; sky 

 generally overcast. Wind backing from W". to N. at 10'' 

 to N.X.E. at 23^ and N. at 24'', and constantly increas- 

 ing in force from 4-5 to 8-9. 



AjrrU 1.— At noon, lat. 60° 33' S. long. 12° 00' W. 

 —Barometer falling, 28-426 at 1'' to 28-117 at 13^ then 

 rising rapidly to 28-553 at midnight. Temperature 

 falling 32° to 27° F. Overcast, with rain, sleet, and snow. 

 Strong N.N.E. and N. gale from 1'' till 5'', light W. 

 breezes from 13'' to 16^ then wind again increasing to a 

 strong W. gale at 21''. 



April 2.— At noon, lat. 58° 40' S. long. 12° 23' W.— 

 Barometer rising from 28-629 at 1'' to 29-114 at 23\ 

 S.W. gale till 15'', very hard during middle and morning 

 watch. Overcast to cloudy, with showers of snow. After 

 13'^ weather and sea moderating, only light airs during 

 the evening. Undoubtedly the most severe gale we have 

 had. 



April 3.— At noon, lat. 56° 55' S. long. 10° 0' W.— 

 Barometer rising slowly from 29-099 at 4'' to 29-690 at 

 midnight. Temperature 30° to 32° F. Light airs and 

 calm, N. and N.E. till 9'', W. and S.W. to W.N.W, 

 after 15''. Some sunshine about midday: a considerable 

 swell, but fine light weather. 



April 4.— At noon, lat. 55° 08' S. long. 10° 0' W.— 

 Barometer rising till 7'', then falUng till midnight. 

 Temperature rising, 32°-2 to 36°-0. A beautiful clear 

 moonlight night, mostly cloudless, with light airs or calm. 



