APPENDIX I 



Temperatures 



347 



Cape Sheridan 



Fort Conger l 



November 14-30 , 



December, 1908 



January, 1909 



February, 1909 



March, 1909 



April, 1909 



May, 1909 



June, 1909 



November 17-December 13, 1908. 

 January 16-February 12, 1909 . . . 



May 17-May 22, 1909 



June 11-June 25, 1909 



Maximum Minimum 



- 7 



- 5 



- 6 



- 7 

 + 13 

 + 13 

 + 46 

 + 52 



- 7 

 -21 

 + 37 

 + 50 



-39 

 -53 

 -49 

 -49 

 -52 

 -37 

 -15 

 + 15 

 -39 

 -48 

 + 12 

 + 25 



Mean 



- 23.96 



- 29.22 



- 30.61 



- 31.71 



- 20.87 



- 15.63 

 + 18.00 

 + 31.51 

 -25.75 



- 35.48 

 + 22.97 

 + 34.17 



Mean 



- 28.10 



- 38.24 



- 40.13 



- 28.10 



- 13.55 

 + 14.08 

 + 32.65 



Temperatures 



Station 



Point Aldrich near 

 Cape Columbia 



Cape Bryant 



Cape Morris Jesup 



Fort Conger 



Fort Conger 1 .... 

 Fort Conger 2 .... 



Date 



Nov. 17-Dec. 13, 1908 

 Jan. 16-Feb. 12, 1909 

 May 17-May 22, 1909 

 June 11-June 25, 1909 

 June 11-June 25, 1882 

 June 11-June 25, 1883 



Mean 



- 31.96 



- 36.68 

 + 27.92 

 + 34.44 

 + 34.883 

 + 33.393 



From these values we see that from November 17 

 to December 13, 1908, the average temperature at 

 Point Aldrich was 6.21 degrees lower than the tempera- 

 ture at Cape Sheridan for the same period; that from 

 January 16 to February 12, 1909, the average tempera- 



1 Observations made in 1875-76 and 1881-83. Greely's Report, Vol. II, p. 230. 

 1 Greely's Report, Vol. II, pp. 196, 197, 220, 221. Hourly readings used. 



