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1903 October.] 



METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE "DISCOVERY." 



16th. 



17th. 



rising as it reaches to S. S.-cu. to S and K, moving slowly from a W'- v direction. Midt. Western mountains obscured by 

 Island just Hear; Drown Island clear ; upper half of Discovery concealed; S.-cu. clouds in S and K, they appear to IK' movit 

 cloudy all day, with fresh NE'> wind after noon. Barometer falling all day. Temperature unsteady. 



A slight deposit of ice crystals between 



obser\atiiMis ; clouds thinning ; ex 



cessive refract ion. 

 4a.m. Very minute ice crystals falling ; < 



excessive refraction. 

 6 a.m. Conditions similar to 4 a.m. ; 



misty appearance over White Island ; 



very'e.xcessive refraction. 

 H a.m. Ozone. ,;. 

 8 to 1U a.m. Kx tensive re fraction ; 



clouds and conditions similar. 

 Noon. Clouds now touching summits 



of w estcrn mountains. 

 Noon. Min. temp, at Cape Arinita^*-, 



-35'0. Wind NK, 2. Erebus ob- 

 scured ; refraction to W. 



2 p.m. Largo masses of detached Cu., 

 apparently low and very white. 



3 p.m. Kain baud, 1. 



1 p.m. Sun gleaming faintly; mirage 

 all round to westward. 



4p.m. Min. temp, at Cape Anuitage, 

 -15-0. WindNK.2. Brebuflobecured. 

 -|*. Mammilla! cd clouds in W and NW. 



tj p.m. Cloudless in zenith and in N; 

 sun oltscured. 



H p.m. Clouds ino\ ing in various direc- 

 tions. O/.oue, 7, 



lo p.m. Band oi grey Str. along western 

 mouiilains almt -*<HKI feet alt., and 

 Str. from :*HKI icet alt., summit of Black 

 g from an K'- v direction. Uveirast and 



18th. 



and a fresh NE wind, which id' t" 

 calm in evening. Barometer rising all 

 day. Temperature l,,nerand .-loady. 



