CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTOEY OF ALASKA. 



37 



Thermometric observations taken at Saint Michael's, Alaska. 

 [Observer unknown. Copied from Wild, St. Petersburg, 1882, p. 236.] 



Tear. 



January. 



February. 





P. 





o 



a 



3 



»"5 



August. 



© 



a 



o, 



S3 



SO 



$ 



Q 

 O 



CO 



a 



> 

 o 



F4 



eg 



a 



© 

 © 



eg 







d 



cd 



a 

 _>> 



s 



1842 

















11.2 

 9.6 



8.2 

 7.0 



0.6 

 1.6 



-5.3 

 —5.2 



-17.1 

 -16.1 





1854 















11.6 

 13.8 





1855 



-26.1 



-8.1 



-13.6 



-9.0 



-0.7 



6.4 





















-26.1 

 -14.8 



-8.1 

 17.6 



-13.6 



7.7 



-9.0 

 15.8 



-0.7 

 31.5 



6.4 

 43.5 



12.7 

 54. 6 



10.4 

 51 3 



7.6 

 46.0 



1.1 

 34.0 



-5.25 

 22.6 



-16.6 

 23.0 



-3.31 

 25.4 













* Celsius thermometer. 









t Fahrenheit. 











Meteorological observations at Redoubt Saint Michael's. 

 [Cistern barometer No. 1613, and thermometers, by James Greeu, New York — Observer, Captain Eiedell, superintendent of trading-station.) 



Date. 



Hour. 



Att. ther- 

 mometer. 



Barometer 

 uncor- 

 rected. 



Barometer 

 reduced to 

 standard 

 and 32° F. 



Wind. 



Clouds. 



Detached ther- 

 mometers. 



Direc- 

 tion. 



Force. 



Amount. 



Kind. 



Dry. 



Wet. 



1869. 

 July 3 



2 p m 







64.5 

 55.2 

 64.0 

 61.3 

 61.0 

 61.8 

 67.5 

 63.8 

 61.8 

 60.2 

 66.2 

 67.0 

 65.0 

 62.0 

 63.6 

 65.2 

 66.2 

 61.5 

 62.0 

 64.0 

 61.2 

 58. 

 57.0 

 57.0 

 55.5 

 55.5 

 62.5 

 59.5 

 58.5 

 58.0 

 62.5 

 60.7 

 58.5 

 55.2 

 64. 2 

 63.8 

 62.0 

 57.5 

 63.5 



29. 919 

 .872 



29. 808 

 .772 

 .758 

 .698 



29. 735 

 .757 

 .739 

 .718 



29. 796 

 .785 

 .778 

 .771 



29. 754 

 .769 

 .760 

 .719 



29. 730 



.730 



.744 



820 



29. 928 

 .924 

 .824 

 .942 



30. 025 

 .024 

 .018 

 .030 



30. 052 

 .054 

 .042 

 .040 



30. 028 

 .008 



29. 998 



30. 020 

 30. 012 



.008 



29. 998 



30. 030 

 30. 092 



.090 

 .080 

 .078 



30. 144 

 .160 

 .177 

 .210 



30. 220 

 .216 

 .218 

 .186 



30. 126 

 .120 

 .126 

 .124 



30. 114 

 .124 

 .088 

 .062 



29. 795 

 .773 



29. 686 

 .659 

 .645 

 .583 



29. 605 

 .637 

 .624 

 .607 



29. 668 

 .655 

 .653 

 .656 



29. 634 

 .645 

 .640 

 .605 



26. 615 

 .600 

 .631 

 .714 



29. 825 

 .821 

 .825 

 .843 



29. 907 

 .914 

 .911 

 .924 



29. 934 

 .941 

 .935 

 .941 



29. 905 

 .886 

 .881 

 .915 



29. 891 

 .887 

 .883 

 .919 



29. 978 

 .975 

 .965 

 .952 



30. 029 

 .038 

 .059 

 .104 



30. 102 

 .099 

 .108 

 .071 



30. 011 

 .006 

 .015 

 .016 



29. 894 



30. 006 

 29. 974 



.953 



SE. 

 E. 



N. 



N. 



N. 



N. 

 SE. 



N. 

 ENE. 

 ESE. 



E. 



E. 



E. 



E. 

 ESE. 

 ESE. 

 ESE. 

 ESE. 



S. 



s. 



NW. 



W. 



NE. 

 NNE. 



N. 

 NNW. 

 NW. 

 NW. 

 NW. 



W. 

 NE. 



N. 



N. 



W. 

 SW. 



sw. 

 sw. 

 sw. 



SE. 



2 

 2 

 3 



5 

 5 

 4 

 4 



3 

 4 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 6 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 2 

 2 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 3 

 5 

 3 

 5 



10 



10 



4 



4 



4 



3 



8 



9 



10 



9 



9 



10 



10 



10 



9 





o 



64.5 

 56.5 

 65.0 

 62.5 

 62.0 

 62.0 

 69.0 

 66.0 

 64.0 

 62.5 

 67.0 

 65.8 

 66.5 

 64.5 

 64.0 

 66.5 

 66.5 

 63.5 

 63.5 

 52.0 

 53.5 

 44.5 

 56.5 

 55.5 

 56.0 

 56.5 

 55.0 

 78.0 

 64.5 

 49.0 

 54.0 

 60.5 

 63.5 

 49.0 

 53.5 

 63.0 

 62.0 

 53.0 

 54.0 



o 





Cir. strat 



Cir 





4 



9 a. m 



12 m 



















5 











12 m 



Nim 





















6 









12 m 



Nim 





















7 





Raip 





12m .. 



9 











10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 8 

 8 

 8 

 8 

 8 

 5 

 3 

 1 

 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 9 

 1 

 

 

 9 















g 











12 m 









3 p. m 



Nim 







Cum.; squally 





9 





47.0 

 47 5 





12 in 









Strat - 



Cum 



Cum 



47 







40 5 



10 





47 5 





12 m 



55 









54 5 







Clear 



43.0 



11 







48 5 





]2m 



Clear . , 



50.5 









53.5 





9 p. m 





43.5 



12 





46 5 





12 m 





53.0 





3 p. m 



Clear 



51.5 





Clear 



48 



13 





Cir. cum 



46.5 





12 m 









61.5 

 60.0 

 61.0 

 61.5 

 61.5 

 61.8 

 61.5 

 64.0 

 62.5 

 61.8 

 62.4 

 62.0 

 59.6 

 61.2 

 61.4 

 61.0 

 60.0 

 58.8 

 63.4 

 62.4 

 61.0 

 59.0 



SE. 



SW. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



sw. 

 sw. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



E. 



sw. 



s. 



E. 

 NW. 



4 

 3 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 6 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 2 



1 





 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 8 

 10 

 9 

 9 

 8 





70.0 

 52.0 

 53.0 

 54.0 

 54.5 

 51.0 

 52.0 

 55.0 

 55.0 

 53.0 

 50.0 

 50.5 

 52.0 

 50.0 

 51.0 

 53.0 

 56.0 

 58.0 

 54.5 

 56.5 

 57.5 

 54.0 



59. 5 









46.5 



14 





Nim 



47.5 





12 m 



49 





3 p. m 



9 p. m 



Nim 



49.5 

 48.0 



15 



Fog 



48.5 





12m 



Fog 



51.0 

 51.0 







Cum 



49.0 



16 





Fog ; rain 



47.0 





12 m 



47.5 





3 p. m 





48.0 







47.0 



17 







47.5 





12 m . . . 





49.0 









51.0 









49.0 



18 





Strat 



50.0 





12 m 



Strat 



51.0 









53.5 







Cum. strat 



50.0 



