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CRUISE OF STEAMER CORWIN IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN. 



The following table gives the date of occurrence of this formation, its character as to the 

 clouds, its axial direction, and the change of the weather following the same or the next day: 



Date. 



1877. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 

 Oct. 

 Oet. 

 Oct. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Dec. 

 Dec. 



Kind of clouds. 



1878. 

 Jan. 10 

 Jan. 11 

 Jan. 13 



Oct. 

 ( lot 

 Oct 



Oct. 

 Oct 



Oct. 

 Nov. 



Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 



Cirrus 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze to stratus. . 

 Haze and cirms. . 

 Haze 



Haze 

 13 j Haze 

 15 ! Haze 

 18 Haze 

 20 I Haze 

 2 \i Haze 

 Haze 

 Haze 



II:i/m 



Haze 

 Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Stratus 



Stratus 



Cirrus, cumulus. 

 Haze 



Axes of bands.' 



(?) 

 (?) 

 (?) 



Change in weather same day. 



Rain 



Rain' 



Gale fE.) 

 Aurora . 

 Snow ... 



E. and W 



N. NE. and S. SW 



E. and W 



N. NE. and S. SW ... I Snow 



S.SE.andN.NW Snow 



S.SE.and N.NW 



SW.-NE ... 

 SW. W.. NE. E 

 E.NE., W.SW. 



N.-S 



N.-S 



NE.-SW 



NE.E.-SW. W ... 

 E.-W. to NE.-SW. 

 in evening. 



NE.-SW 



N.-S 



NE.-SW 



N.-S. 



Haze 



Haze 



( Jirrue 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze — 



Haze 



Haze 



Cirrus, haze ... 



C Haze a. tn 



'l Strains p. m .. 

 Cirrus, ha/.e . . . 

 Cirrus, stratus - 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



E. NE. 



N.-S . 



W.SW . 



N.-S .... 



N.-S 



NE.-SW. 



N.-S 



E.-W 



N.-S 



E.-W.... 



E.-W 



N.-S 



N.-S 



N.-S .... 



E.-W 



N.-S .... 

 SE.-NW. 



N.-S 



N.-S 



N.-S .. . 

 5T.-S .... 



In evening 

 Nov. 28 

 Dec. 1 

 Dec. 20 



Dec. 

 Dec. 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Cirrus, haze 



Cumulus 



Haze 



Stratus 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Stratus 



Cirrus, cumulus . 



Haze 



Cirrus 



change to 



Cirrus 



Haze 



Stratus aud cirrus 



Haze .- 

 Cirrus . 



NE.-SW. 



E.-W.... 



I E.-W.... 



E.-W.... 



N.-S 



NE.-SW. 



N.-S 



NW.-SE. 



E.-W... 



NE.-SW. 



N.-S 



1 NE.-SW. 



NW.-SE. 

 ■ N.-S .... 



NE.-SW. 



N.-S 



(?) 



E.-W... 

 N.-S .... 

 E.-W ... 

 NE.-SW. 



NW.-SE. 



N.-S 



(?) 



NE.-SW 



NE.-SW 



I E.-W 



1 N.-S 



NE.-SW 



NE.-SW 



NW.-SE 



NE.-SW 



NW.-SE 



E.-W 



E.-W 



E.-W. morning, NW.-SE. 

 middle of day. 



E.-W. evening 



N.-S 



Fall in temperature ; rising wind 

 from N. ; temperature falling. 



Gale, NE 



Followed by gale from NE 

 Gale on 13th from north . . . 

 Fall in temperature 



Rising temperature. 



Gale from N 



Rain 



Showers 



Snow 



Gale(E.) 



Gale 



Temperature fell . 



Sleet 



Aurora 



Aurora 



Snow 



Temperature fell . 

 Aurora . 



Change in weather nest day. 



Rain t 



Gale from NE J 

 Rain. 



Fall in temperature 



Gale, NE 



Fall in temperature. 



Snow . 

 Rain . 



Showers . 

 Showers . 

 Showers . 

 Gale (E.) . 



Rise in temperature . 



Rain 



High temperature . 

 High temperature . 

 High temperature . 



neavy dew . 



Showers 



Fog, evening. 



GalefN.) 



S. SE. gale, snow . 

 Gale, S.-E 



Snow 



Rising wind 

 Gale (SE.) ... 

 Gale (N.) .... 

 High bar .... 



Aurora . 

 Aurora . 

 Gale .... 

 Snow ... 



Rising temperature. 



Rise in temperature . 

 Aurora 



Temperature fell 



Snow 



Gale from NE 



Rise in temperature 



Snow; temperature rising. 



Rain 



Gale, S.-E . 



(S.) gale ; rain 

 Showers 



Showers 



Gale,N 



Rain, frost 



SE. gale 



Gale (E), rain and snow. 

 Snow 



Gale, snow, rain, and aurora. 



Gale(E.) 



Gale <N.) 



Gale (E.) , 



Snow 



Aurora 



Snow . 



Gale(N-) 



Gale and rain (SE.) . 



Gale (S.) - 



* The air shifted to E. and NE. 

 t Gale from east in afternoon. 

 J Aurora. 



and in evening light wind arose from E. NE. j wind light and variable from SE. to E. NE. 



