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MBTBOROLOOIOAC .JOUKNAI. OK THE "DISCOVERY.'' 



[1903 January. 



lii limrkn. 



Detached Cu. to S, slight mirage all 



round. 

 !> t.cche.| Cu. tn N. 



Strong mirage all round. Layer of btr. 

 iver Crater Hill extending to SB. 



I Cu. on western mountains and 

 along to SW. 



Cu. gathering on western mountain*; 

 clear elsewhei , . 



Clouds collecting on Mt. Discovery ; 

 strips of Cn. on western mountains at 

 alut OUOU feet alt. 



3 p.m. Kain band, 1. 



p.m. Str. en liori/on to S and W ; 

 heavy masses of Cu. on western moun- 

 tains. 



p.m. S.-cu. to S ; Cu. to W increasing 

 in size ; rolling bank of heavy Cu. to N. 

 Noon. Mean"! loohscmction* : with as- 

 pirator, dry bulb 27 MI, wet bulb 23 -3; 

 from screen, dry bulb2l MJ.wet bull>213. 



Clear and tine all day, beginning to 

 cloud over in evening. W hid strong 

 midday, but fell in evening. Baro- 

 mete! 'tailing generally. Temperature 

 not so steady, and fell suddenly in 

 evening. ApjHireutly no ice has gone 

 out. Pack on horizon, leaving large 

 amount of open water. 



28th. 



29th. 



misty over western mountains; 

 anil 4 p.m., but died clown again 



Sky looking very wind blown and clouds 

 forming quickly. Detached Cu. on 

 western mountains; summits of Mt. 

 Discovery and S part of western moun- 

 tains visible ; quite clear to NVV ; dark 

 and threatening appearance to S ; hazy 

 sky. 



6 a.m. S.-eu. gathering on and over 

 24-8 western mountains; bright and clear 

 21-2 to NW, thick and dark to SW ; heavy 

 Str. from S to K. 



8 a.m. Dark and heavy Str. to S and 

 SW ; western mountains clear -. visi- 

 bility very maiked ; blue sky to NW. 



10a.m. Summits of western mmintains 

 obscured ill Str., lower parts quite clear. 

 Verv windy appearance to S and SW. 



X .' Very dark to S. visibility much 



markiil, western mountains quite clear, 

 Str. almve their summits, blue sky be- 

 yond. 



2p.m. Air very dry, with extreme visi- 

 bility, clouds appear tn be lifting. 



:i {i. m. Rain hand, II. 



4 p.m. Sun gleaming; cleat ing to \V. 



tip.m. Clear to Wand NW, slight break 



overhead. 



8 p.m. Verv dark and threatening to S; 

 visibility maiked in S. Overcast and cloudy most of the day. Wind sprang up fresh between noon 

 later. Barometer falling all day. Temperature fairly steady, although there was a big rise early. 



Evapn. - grammes. 



Precipn. - in. 



Kvapn. - grammes. 



I'r.-cipn. - in. 



T 2 



Slight mirage to W ami S ; dftairhetl Cu. 



to \V utmvt' urstt'rn mountains. 

 Str. ovtT \M-stcrn mountains; visibility 



marketl. 

 Str. to S. 



.'1 p.m. llain bund L'. 

 l"ii, on \\fstern mountains ; visibility 



#h *l ; di'tarhed Ci.-s. moving \\ K >!"\v . 

 Hori/ontul lank ot I'u. Irom N to W by 



.\\\ alHMlt t*HKl tVH ;i!t . ; Str. to S; 



liases and summits ot western moun- 

 tains visible. 



M p.m. S.-i-u. on western mountains. 

 Hi p.m. Hankof (li'tai-tntt miM on \\t>strrn 



mountains. 



\|. :in i.l 1"' obsi-i Valioils : ill) iispi- 



rmtor, dry bulb JM *!, wet bulb 31 M ; h..m 



screen, t'lrv bulb ^'1'. wet bulb J 

 l-'itu- ;unl clear nearly all day. Strong 

 NK \\iinl, falling in evening. H;iro- 

 mrtcr rising slow ly. I i-nip<-r;it un- 

 ^ttMtly. U {im water aUmt 7 miles 

 a\s:iV. Mc-ivy p:n-k otl Imri/on. Ap- 



ltrt : ntly n> ice hits broken away lately. 



30th. 



