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thermometers — present, maximum, and minimum. Then I 

 readjust the two latter and read again. 



8. By this time three minutes have elapsed, and I return a 

 few paces to the anemometer and read the latter figures again. 



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(This gives the revolutions in three minutes, and therefore 

 the velocity per hour at that time. This is another check on 

 the automatic record.) 



9. Read the wind direction from the arrow on the hill, 

 and note the steam-cloud direction on Erebus. 



10. Change the blue paper in the sunshine recorder and 



clean the glass sphere. 

 This is an awful job, 

 for the frost crystals 

 cling like glue to the 

 five-inch glass ball, 

 and have to be melted 

 off by rubbing with 

 the bare hands. A 

 slow and painful job 

 at - 40 ! 



1 1. Read the out- 

 side thermometer at 

 the south-east corner 

 of the hut, just below the anemometer tubes. 



Each morning at 8.15 I used to predict the weather, as I 

 went out to Wind Vane Hill. This was received with great 

 joy by the mess deck. Crean was especially congratulatory. 

 I have explained my method — i.e. " that after four days' calm 



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