CRUISE OF STEAMER CORWIN IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN. 



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I tjite. 



1SS0. 



Jan. 29 



May 

 May 



May 

 June 



June 

 Judo 



June 



June 



June 



Feb. 

 May 



M:i\ 



Mav 



May 



May 



June 



June 



June 



July 



July 



July 



July 



Sept, 



Oct. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Nov. 



H.v. 



1881. 

 Jan. 25 

 Jan. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Mar. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 Apr. 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 



Kind of clouds. 



Cirrns, stratus 



Stratus 



Haze 



Cirrus 



Haze 



Cirrus, stratus — 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Cirrus, stratus 



Haze ' 



Cirrus 



Haze 



Cirrus 



Stratus 



Cirrus, stratus 



Cirrus, stratus. .. 



Cirrus 



Cirrus, cumulus. - 

 Haze 



Cirrus, stratus... 



Haze 



Cirrus, haze 



Stratus 



Cirrus, stratus- . . 



Cumulus 



Cirrus 



Cirrus, haze 



Cirrus 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Hiizi- 



Haze 



Haze 



Haze 



Cirrus 



Haze 



Cirrus, haze 



Cirrus, cumulus . 



Haze 



Haze 



Cirrus 



Cirrus , 



Cirrus, stratus. .. 

 Haze 



Haze . . 

 Cirrus . 



Cirrus 



Cirrus 



Cumulus, haze. 

 Cirrus 



Cirrus . 

 Cirrus . 

 Cirrus . 



Axes of bauds. 



E.-W., then SE.E.to N.NW. 



E.-W 



NE.-SW 



NE.-SW 



NE.-SW 



N.-S 



NE.-SW 



E.-W ■-..- 



E.NE.-W.SW 



E.NE.-W.SW 



N.-S 



NW.-SE 



NE.-SW 



N.-S 



N.-S 



E.-W 



N. NE-S. SW 



N.-S 



NE.-SW 



NE.-SW 



N.-S. 

 N.-S. 



E.-W. 



N.-S . 

 N.-S.. 



N.-S 

 N.-S 



N. NE.-S.SW 



E.-W 



E.-W 



E.-W 



E.-W 



N.-S 



NE.-SW 



NE.-SW 



NE.-SW 



NW.-SE 



N.-S 



N.-W. SE 



NW.-SE 



NW.-SE 



NW.-SE 



E. a n d W. to N. and S 



NE.-SW 



NE.-SW. to NW.-SE. in 



evening. 



N.-S 



NE.-SW. to NW.-SE. in 



evening. 

 N.-S 



Change in weather same day. 



Fog 



Temperature rising. 



Fog. 



Fog. 



Showers 



(E ) gale and aurora . 



Gale(N.) 



Gale (S.) 



Snow and fog 



Gale (E ) . 



Warmer . . 



Snow 



Colder ... 

 Colder 



Cold 



Gale(N.) . 

 Aurora . . . 



Snow 



Fog 



Change in weather next day. 



Gale (N.), snow 



Gale (S.) 



Fog 



Snow 



Temperature fell 



Fog 



Barometer falling briskly. 



Rain. 

 Fog.. 

 Rain. 



Gale, snow (NE.). 

 Gale (NE.), suow. 



Snow 



Gale, rain 



Snow, gale (S.). 

 Snow 



Colder . 



Gale (S.). 

 Aurora ... 



Warm . 



Colder 



Gale ends (Zf.) 

 *'og 



Gale (SW.) .... 



Warmer . 

 Warmer . 

 Warm . . . 



Rain 



Colder .... 

 Gale (N.).. 



Fog 



Snow 



Snow 



Gale, snow. 



Snow 



Snow 



Gale(E.)... 

 Colder 



2ST.-S. 



N.-S. to W., p. Tii 



E.-W. mora., N. NW. S. 



SE. in evening. 

 NE.-SW. to E.-W. at even- 



Warm . 



Gale (N.) . 

 Snow 



Rain. 



Showers . 

 Warmer . 



N.-S. 

 N.-S. 



Very warm . 



Fog 



Fog 



Rain. 

 Rain . 



Yery warm, 58°. 



Cold and sleety, showers in early 

 mom. 



The following table shows the average monthly cloudiness of weather the four years preced- 

 ing April 30, 1880: 



FOG. 



In spring the fogs usually occur oftener th.au at any other season. They are mainly limited 

 to the night, and to small areas over low land, along the mountains, and over ice-fields at sea after 

 a warm day. Beyond this, the last of May or first of June usually has two or three days of more 

 or less foggy weather following the breaking up of the ice on the Yukou, and in addition may be 

 placed the fogs which nearly always accompany westerly winds, except in midwinter. Compared 



