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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ALASKA.. 



Journal of meteorological observations, <$-c. — Continued. 



Time. 



Hours. 



is 



s-s 



a u 



i 



o 



a 



"3 



a 



Direction and force of the 

 wind. 



Weather. 



1866. 

 Deo. 27 





o 



30 



29 



31 



33 



36 



30 



31 



30 



23 



31 



36 



36 



39 



36 



35 

 36 

 36 

 36 

 39 

 36 

 36 

 37 

 36 

 32 

 39 

 35 

 35 

 38 

 36 

 34 

 35 

 32 

 32 

 33 

 34 

 33 

 35 

 33 

 33 

 37 

 28 

 27 

 38 

 35 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 34 

 41 

 43 

 30 

 32 

 29 

 26 

 27 

 26 

 25 

 24 

 24 

 30 

 31 

 28 

 26 

 30 

 31 

 25 

 29 

 26 

 29 

 35 

 26 

 19 

 32 

 28 

 26 

 38 

 29 

 31 

 37 

 29 

 25 

 34 

 30 

 34 

 35 

 33 

 34 

 34 



o 

 31.0 





Dark and at times snow. 



Dark and snow. 



Dark and at times snow. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Clear and without clonds. 

 Clear and sunshine-. 

 Cloudy and at times rain. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Dark and wet snow. 



Dark and heavy rain. 

 Cloudy and at times rain. 

 Dark and heavy rain. 

 Cloudy and at times rain. 



Do. 

 Dark and fine snow. 

 Cloudy and at times snow- 

 Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Dark and wet snow. 



Do. 

 Clear and sunshine. 

 Cloudy. 



Dark and fine snow. 

 Cloudy and fine snow. 

 Clear and without clouds. 

 Cloudy. 



Dark and fine snow. 

 Dark and heavy. 

 Dark and fine snow. 

 Dark and snow at times. 



Do. 

 Cloudy and snow at times. 

 Clear and sunshine. 

 Clear and without clouds. 

 Cloudy. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Dark and suow. 

 Dark and fine rain. 



Do. 

 Dark and rain. 

 Dark and snow. 



Do. 

 Clear and without clouds. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Clear and at times clouds. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Cloudy and at times enow. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Clear and sunshine. 

 Cloudy. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Cloudy and at times snow. 

 Clear and at times olouds. 



Do. 

 Cloudy. 



Cloudy and at times snow. 

 Clear and sunshine. 

 Clear and without clouds. 



Do. 

 Clear and sunshine. 

 Clear and at times clouds. 



Do. 

 Clear and sunshine. 

 Clear and without clouds. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Clear and at times clonds. 



Do. 

 Cloudy. 



Overcast or dark and fine snow. 

 Overcast and heavy snow. 

 Overcast and at times snow. 

 Clear and cloudy. 



Do. 











28 





WN W., fresh 









do 









33.3 



W. fresh 





29 





WNW., fresh 



...do 















30.3 

 30.0 

 37.0 



35.6 

 37.0 



...do 





30 





NNE. li^ht 





















31 











ESE., fresh 





(*) 



1867. 

 Jan. 1 





ENE., fresh 











ESE., moderate 











2 





SSE., light 







SSW., moderate 



ESE., very fresh 











3 









do 









36.3 



SSW., moderate 



do 





4 











35.3 















5 



8 a. m 



Noon .... 



8 p. m 



NNE. light 











36.3 

 33.3 



ME., fresh 





6 



NNE., lresh 





Noon 



8 p. m 



. do .. 











7 















8p.ni 



33.0 

 33.3 







8 









WSW., fresh 









SSW., fresh 





9 













do 









32.6 



SSW., light 





10 



8 a, m 



do 







33.3 

 36.0 



SSE., light 









ESE. light 





11 





ENE., moderate 







Noon 



8 p. m 





12 



NNE., moderate 



do 







Noon 





do 







36.0 



do 



do 





13 

















30.3 







14 













...do 



' 







26.3 



N., very fresh 





15 











do 









24.3 







16 





NNE. fresh 







Noon 



do 







29.6 



....do 





17 





do 











...do 









29.0 

 26.6 

 30.0 







18 











Noon 



. do 







NNW., fresh 





19 





















do 





20 





NNE. light 

















26.3 







21 





. .do 











.. do 









31.0 



...do 





22 



do 









32.3 



ENE., moderate 











23 











do 









29.6 



NE. fresh 





24 











do 









34.0 



..do 





25 

















'Mean temperature for December, 33°.87. 



