APPENDIX IV. 



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1898-1899. 



As soon as we had gone into harbour, at the end of August, the 

 weather began to be winterly, the ground was covered with snow, and 

 the temperature always under Cent . 



TEMPERATURES. 



It will be seen that figures are wanting for the month of August, this 

 month for the greater part having been spent under way. It would, 

 however, hardly be too high an estimate to put the mean temperature 

 in Frams Havn for the month at 1*0 to 1'5 Cent., which gives a mean 

 for the year of about 17 Cent. The maximum for the year, 

 9'5 Cent., was reached several times in June and July, and the 

 minimum for the year, 42-8 Cent., in January. On May 13 the 

 temperature rose again for the first time to Cent. ; negative tempera- 

 tures, however, were not rare even after summer set in, and it was only 

 during the latter half of July that none were recorded. 



WIND. 



