TRANSACTIONS OF THE SECTIONS. a1 

- Barometrical Means, deduced from a series of Eleven Years’ Observations, made at 
es Kaafjord in West Finmark, latitude 69° 57’, longitude 23° 2’ east of Greenwich. 
TasLe I.—Monthly Means. 






9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 P.M. Monthly Means. 
Months. No. of No. of No. of No. of 
observa-/ Barometer. bserva-!p arometer.|°bServa-|Barometer.|°PSerVa- Barometer. 
tions. tions. tions. : tions, 
January «............ 839 | 754555 | 338 | 754-719] 339 | 754-820 1,016 | 754.698 
February............ 310 | 7538:045 | 310 | 7538°196| 310 | 753:307 930 | 753:183 
March............... 340 | 755-699 | 339 | 755°667| 339 | 755-902 | 1,018| 755°756 
RWI ox. Adeceassvove 320 | 758°362| 319 | 758:174} 319 | 758-474 958 | 758'337 
May 2 ....00 Ded ails 339 | 759-1389 | 338 | 759:272| 339 | 759-381 | 1,016) 759-264 
0) 3828 | 756°894| 330 | 756°886| 330 | 757-199 988 | 756:993 
MD Vid ds ove dedsc.sssces 332 | 756°490| 334 | 756:199| 331 | 756-631 997 | 756-440 
August ........00 326 | 757°127| 328 | 756°887| 326 | 757-362 980 | 7577125 
September 323 | 7567120} 325 | 756°000| 325 | 756-434 973 | 756°185 
October ..........5. 341 | 754307} 338 | 754:194| 340 | 754:521) 1,019) 754:341 
November ......... 326 | 753°519|} 327 | 753°627| 327 | 753-535 980 | 753°560 
December ......... 333 | 753°333|} 331] | 753:505| 331 | 753-449 995 | 753-429 
3957 755716) 3957 755°694 | 3956 | 755-918 |11,870| 755°776 
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No. of Obs. and 
Means of 11 yrs. 


Tasxe II.—Quarterly Means. 



9 A.M. 3 P.M. 9 P.M. | Quarterly Means. 
Seasons. No. of No. of No. of No. of 
observa- !Barometer. 
observa-/Barometer.|°DServa-| Barometer.|°OSeV4-| Barometer.| °” 
tions. ions. tions. 
tions. 




Spring............ e| 987 | 7587132] 987 | 758-111} 988 | 758:351) 2,962 758-198 
Summer ............ 981 | 756°579| 987 | 756:362| 982 | 756-809} 2,950| 756-583 
} Autumn .........., 1000 | 753°720| 996 | 753°775| 998 | 753-835 | 2,994| 753-777 
Winter ..... Sassen 989 | 754:433| 987 | 754527| 988 | 754:676| 2,964) 754:545 
} 3957 | 755°716 | 3957 | 755°694| 3956 | 755°918 11,870) 755-776 












| No. of Obs. and 
Means of 11 yrs. 
TasLe IIJ.—Annual Means. 
9 A.M. 3 P.M. | 9 P.M. Annual Means. 
No. of No. of No. of No. of 
observa-! Barometer. |°DSerVa-| Barometer.|°SrV4-| Barometer. |°DSerVa-| Barometer. 
tions. tions. | tions. tions. 







1837 to 1838 349 | 757°309| 349 | 757-526) 347 | 757-758) 1,045 | 757:531 
1838 — 1839 365 | 755°387| 365 | 755-583) 365 | 755°659} 1,095 | 755°543 
1839 — 1840 361 | 756234] 362.| 756:240) 360 | 756-378) 1,083 | 756:284 
1840 — 1841 356 | 757°389| 354 | 757:°320) 354 | 757-452] 1,064 | 757°387 
1841 — 1842 362 | 755:265| 363 | 755-403} 862 | 755°661)| 1,087 | 755-443 
1842 — 1843 365 | 754-204} 365 | 754:192| 365 | 754-374] 1,095 | 754-257 
1843 — 1844 366 | 754-269] 366 | 754:123|} 366 | 754-414} 1,098] 754-269 
1844 — 1845 365 | 756-445} 3865 | 756-402} 365 | 756576} 1,095 | 756-475 
1845 — 1846 363 | 754:488| 362 | 754-348; 364 | 754:593| 1,089} 754-476 
1846 — 1847 357 | 756:587| 355 | 756-402| 356 | 756-689] 1,068) 756-559 
1847 — 1848 848 | 755:297| 351 | 755-094; 352 | 755:543| 1,051} 755-311 
|) SF OC = | | 
|No. of Obs. and 
Means of 11 yrs. 
} 3957 | 755-716} 3957 


755004 8956 | 755°918 |11,870| 755:776 
__ The observations are separately corrected for the temperature of the mercury, capillarity 
and error of the scale, and reduced to the freezing point, at the level of the sea high-water 
mark. The series commenced on the Ist of October 1837, and concluded on the 30th of 
_ September 1848, both inclusive. 
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