66 Meteorological Observations from Samoa to Valparaiso. 
Arr. IX.— Temperature of the air and surface water of the Sea, 
taken on a voyage from Samoa to Valparaiso, in 1841; by 
W. C. CunnincHam.* 
1. FROM THE HARBOR OF APIA, ISLAND OF UPOLU, TO TAHITI. 
Date. | Latitude. | Longimde. | Winds. Sea.t | Air.t Weather. 
May 11 15° 2’S| 172° W. N.E. 71e30- | 77 e. 
12 15 02 172 °37’ SS.E. 184 78 |showery. : 
13 16 04 - E. by S. 78°10 78 j\do, heavy rains. 
14 17-27 174. °48 SE. 18° 78 |dark. 
15 17 58 174 ‘16 E. 78° 77 fine but cloudy. 
16 18 “50 178 41 SE. 18° 76 0. do. 
be 19 °47 178 -28 S.E. 18 76 \clear. 
18 19 °37 172 41 8. TT 71 clear and fine. 
1 19°67 170 47 Ss. 76° 75 \clondy. 
20°]. 90-21. *). tee S by E. | 764 74 cloudy. 
2] 20 "16 167 °21 S.by E. | 764 72 \cloudy. 
22 20 -18 167 -03 Var. 76° 74 clear. 
25 21 -09 166 °37 Ss. 74-3 76 \dark. 
24 2) 46 164 29 8. 15° 75 ‘eloudy 
25 26 °30 163 33 S. 16° 744 ‘fine. 
26 19 “52 163 “01 S. vb 75 dark, 
27 19 -23 161 53 S.E. 73° 75 | do. 
28 7 162 22 S.E 13° 76 |fine. 
29 | 21-04 162 54 S.S.E. 2 76 |cloudy 
30 | 21-16 162 -46 E.S.E. 71 76 \cloudy. 
‘00 162 “45 72 76 «clear, 
June 1 22 06 160 “48 Var. 4 76 fine. 
2 46 161 °19 S.S.W. 14: 74 \clear. 
PAE S.. 160 00 44: _15 _ |fine,at Rarotonga 
11 | 22 21 160 -20 E 3 72 fine. 
12 22 -24 160 25 E q3° 72 | do. 
13 22 “49 159 33 Var. 13° 72 | do. 
14 22 2 158 “54 E.by S| 72 42.) do. 
15 22 +25 159 87 NINE. "1: 714 | do. 
16 22 37 159 05 Var 71 71 \at Mangaia. | 
17 Var. | 70 71 fine. 
18 : S.S.E. 68° 42 | do. 
19 | 21-39 156 “42 S.E. 68° 72 \dark. 
20 | 21 -06 155 47 S.S.E 68 78 | do. 
21 | 20 53 154 20 SS.E 68 74 fine. 
20°38) 152 “34 S.S.E. 68 76 | do. 
23° | 20 21 151 S.E. 70 76 | do. 
19 -10 151 “11 S.E. 71 76 | do. 
25 : ‘ E. 5 Tahiti. 
* The above table of meteorological observations were received by the writer 
long since, with a letter dated Taleuhuano, Chili. Mr. dling 8 1840, was 
a Coneul at the Samoan or Navigator Islands in the Pacific, where the 
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