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METEOROLOGICAL LOG OF THE "SCOTIA," 1904. 



Began to cloud over at 6'^ and wind rising to a gale, with 

 falling barometer after 7''. Solar halo at 8'' and 9''. 



April 5.— At noon, lat. 55° 25' S. long. 13° 00' W.— 

 Barometer falling till 6'', then rising till miduiglit. 

 Temjierature 38° to 34° F. Overcast, with rain or drizzle 

 till 8"^. Cloudy to cloudless, with sunshine and passing 

 showers of snow in afternoon and evening, iloderate to 

 strong gale all day, N. till 5'', becoming X.W. afterwards. 

 Sea rough all day. 



April 6.— At noon, lat. 54° 33' S. long. ir47'AV.— 

 Haiometer rising till noon, then falling till midnight. 

 Temperature 34° to 37°-7. Wind force 6 to 8, N.W. and 

 N.N.W. Fiain and hail. Bright sunshine for a good 

 part of the day. Rough but fairly regular sea, wind 

 and sea increasing in the evening. 



April 7.— At noon, lat. 53° 58' S. long. 10° 10' W. — 

 Barometer rising ; temperature falling, 37° to 33°' Over- 

 cast or cloudy, with some rain and snow and sleet. Hail 

 from 10.5'' till 10.20''. Sea decreasing; strong gale to 

 fresh breeze till 16'^ from W.N.^Y. and N.W., light 

 N.N.W. winds afterwards. 



April 8.— At noon, lat. 52° 33' S. long. 9° 47' W.— 

 Barometer rising ; temperature sieady, 33° to 36°. Cloudy 

 or cloudless. Moderate and gentle N.W. breezes and .sea, 

 but a very considerable swell ruimiuL'. Fine, bright, 

 sunny day, a rest from the endless gales and heavy seas 

 of late. 



April 9.— At noon, lat. 51° 07' S. long. 9° 31' AV 



Barometer steady ; temperature 34°-7 to 37°'4. Light airs 

 to moderate broezes from N.W. Cloudless till fi^, 

 becoming cloudy during the day, with .vome sunshine, and 

 then overcast, with slight showers of rain in the evening. 

 A fine day, with a moderate sea. 



April 10.— At noon, lat. 49° 2-5' S. hmg. 9° 21' W.— 

 Barometer fairly steady till noon, falling afterwards. 

 Temperature 37°-9 to 4r-4. Cloudy and bright sunshine 

 till 15''. Mostly overcast afterwaids, and rain at night. 



April 11.— At noon, lat. 48° 53' S. long. 9° 25' W.— 

 Barometer falling till 3'', rising thereafter. Strong gale 

 till 10'' N.W. to W.N.W, wind moderating and veering 

 thereafter to gentle E.S.E. breeze at 24''. Temperature 

 falling from 42° to 36°. Overcast. Heavy sea in 

 morning, going down rapidly afterwards. 



April 12.— At noon, lat. 48° 0' S. long. 9° 50' W.— 

 Barometer falling. Wind veering from E.S.E. to N., 

 gentle to fresh breeze. Rain and drizzle almost the 

 whole day. Heavily overcast sky. Temperature rising 

 till 19'', 36°-l to 42°-8. Steady afterwards. Sea smooth 

 on the whole. 



April 13.— At noun, lat. 48° 06' S. long. 10° 6' W.— 

 Barometer lising. Temperature falling from 42° to 34°'5. 

 Fresh to moderate S.W. and S.S.AV. breezes, with 

 moderate sea running. Cloudy, squally, showery, and 

 some sunshine. 



April 14.— At noon, lat. 46° 35' S. long. 10° 10' W.— 

 Barometer falling ; temperature rising. Wind backing E. 

 to N.E., and increasing in force. Fine during day, cloudy 

 and bright, becoming overcast and raining in evening. 



April 15.— At noon, lat. 45° 54' S. long. 10° 04' W.— 

 The barometer curve is striking to-day, and the barograpli 

 and statoscope should be carefully referred to. Tlie 

 barometer fell till ISi* 37'" very rapidly since noon, then 

 it turned very sharply, making a V-shaped curve on the 



barogram. About 1'" or 2"° after the turn I set the 

 statoscope, which .shows the squalls and heavy seas 

 running at the time. At 1'' barometer was 29"496, at 15'' 

 28-704, at midnight it rose again to 29'215. Between 

 noon and 13'' the wind rose very suddenly from a moderate 

 breeze to a strong gale, which lasted all the afternoon and 

 evening. After the rise of the barometer the wind veered 

 4 to 6 points to the westward. It blew very hard all 

 the afternoon. Temperature varied from 48" to 45°. 

 There were spells of sunshine, and showers and squalls. 

 The sea rapidly became very rough. 



April 16.— At noon, lat. 45° 25' S. long. 10° 19' W.— 

 Barometer rising till noon, then falling till 18''. Fairly 

 steady thereafter. Fresh breeze to gale W. and N.W., 

 with confused heavy sea. Cloudy or overcast, with some 

 sunshine at times. Lightning and very heavy rain in the 

 evening. 



Apnl 17.— At. noon, lat. 44° 30' S. long. 9° 43' W.— 

 Barometer steady on the whole. Temperatuie rising from 

 42° to 51°-3. (First time above 50° F.) Hard gale all 

 day, W. and N. to N.N.W. Cloudless at times to over- 

 cast, and some sunshine, with very rough sea. Lightning 

 at 21'' 15™. 



April 18.— At noon, lat. 43° 21' S. hmg. 8° 30' W.— 

 Barumeter falling slightly. Temperature high, 52° to 54°. 

 First day entirely above 50°. Wind N.N.W. Fresh to 

 whole gale all day. High sea running. Mostly overcast, 

 with drizzle and rain. 



April 19.— At noon, lat. 42° 57' S. long. 8° 13' AV.— 

 Barometer rather unsteady. Temperature steady. Over- 

 cast and rain all day. Wind veering W. and S. to S.E. 

 at 9'', and light, nmstly S.S.E., for rest of day V^ery 

 heavy N.W. swell, continuing all day. 



April 20.— At noon, lat. 41° 30' S. long. 9° 55' W.— 

 Barometer falling till 5^ steady since. Temperature 

 rising from 45°'4 to 57°. "Wind S.S.E., moderate to 

 fresh till 10'', veering to N. and W. at night. Overcast 

 with rain till 22'', clearing up afterwards. Sea sharp, 

 l.iecominf; confused afterwards with change of wind. 



Aprit i\.—Ai noon, lat. 40° 20' S. long. 9° 56' W.— 

 Barometer steady on whole. Temperature high, 58°'4 to 

 52°-l. Wind N.' to W^N.W. A'ery bard squalls. Cloudy 

 and many passing showers, with very fine display of rain- 

 bows, several double ones. Intermittent sunshine. Scud 

 and haze covered the tops of the land, and especially the 

 northward, most of the day. 



April 22. — At Gough Island. — Barometer steady till 

 18'', rising till midnight. Temperature steady. Wind 

 W. to N.W., with hard squalls till b^, steadier afterwaids, 

 becoming squallier at night. Showery, and intermittent 

 sun. Lightning in morning watch. Lunar rainbow at 

 19'' 45"^. A\'eather fine mostly, with occasional squalls, 

 rainbows, and some passing showers, the really heavy ones 

 being at 10'' and about 19'' 30-". 



April -2^. — At Gough Island. — Barometer rising. 

 Temperature steady. W^ind veering W. to S., squally. 

 Light to strong breezes. Cloudy and siuishine, and 

 continually increasing swell. 



Apn-il 24.— At noon, lat. 39° 58' S. long. 8° 36' W.— 

 Barometer high and fairly steady. Temperatiue 48° to 

 52°. Wind S., backing to N.E. Calm or hght breezes. 

 Some sunshine. 



Ain-il 25.— At noon, lat. 40° 22' S. long. 5° 45' W.— 



