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MEANS AND EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE AT THE ‘ DiscoveRy’s’ WINTER QUARTERS 
in Lat. 77° 50’ 50” 8. and Long. 166° 44! 45” E. 
(From bi-hourly observations.) 
Date. Mean Max. Min. Date. Mean Max. Min. 
Fahr. | Fahr.| Fahr. Fahr. | Fahr.| Fahr 
1902. : e ? 1903. ' cs 
February 115°8 | 29°2 | -—0°8] February 11°2 | 32:2 | —10°0 
March 7°7 | 27°5 | —18°:2 | March ... —0°8 | 25°5 ; —21°0 
April ... —7'1 | 19°5 | —381°6 April -16°9 5°2 | —43°0 
May ... —12°8 | 19'0 | —39°5 May —16'1 9°2 | —52°2 
June ... —16°0 | 18'0 |; —47°0 | June —13°9 | 17'0 | —45°0 
July . —8°5 | 15:0 | —38°0 |] July —21°1 | 12°0 | —55°2 
August —16°6 6°0 | —50°5 August... —16°6 | 11°8 | —54°2 
September —12°0 | 15:0 | —44°5 | September +; —18°7 | 13°2 | —51°5 
October —8°5 | 11°8 | —41°8 | October —6°8 | 12°0 | —438°8 
November 12°0 | 27°8 0:0 | November 715°5 | 34°0 | —6°0 
December 23°1 | 39°0 4°2 | December 326°4 | 42°0 7°6 
1903. 1904. 
January 26°1 | 39°0 9:0 | January 424°2 | 38°8 4:0 
YEAR 0°27 39°0 | —50°5 YEAR ... 4°82 42°0 | —55°2 
1904. = 
February 521°5 | 38°5 6°4 
1 Observations began on the 9th. . 
2 After the 7th, observations were made from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m only. Mean of 8 a.m. + 8 p.m = 15+5° 
3 Observations generally made from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. only ditto = 26°2° 
4 Observations made with varying frequency from eight to three times a ane S36 ditto = 22°2° 
5 Observations generally made at 8 a.m., Noon, 4 p.m., and 8 p.m., and } ditto = 20-3° 
discontinued after the 15th day. 
