492 



NEW LAND. 



In Havnef jord the month of January was almost entirely free from 

 wind, and July was considerably calmer than in the other places. In 

 both of these localities the wind in the former month was generally from 

 the north, though with considerable difference as to strength. On the 

 other hand, Gaasefjord stands alone for prevailing northerly winds in 

 the month of July. 



CLOUDS. 



As will be seen by the above table, the precipitation was extra- 

 ordinarily small, even presuming that the figures ought to be a little 

 higher than they are here given ; partly because the indications in the 

 journal often have reference to exceedingly small quantities of pre- 

 cipitation, and partly because in such high winds as we had that year, 

 evaporation rendered it impossible to count on finding at the time of 

 measurement more than the precipitation of the last few hours. More- 

 over, I am inclined to think that only a very small proportion of the 

 fine snow which falls during the winter, and which in any case gives very 

 little water when melted, is collected in the gauge during high wind. 



