Appendix. 303 
As will be seen from the table given below, the mean temperature 
at Cape Adare is above zero for six months in the year, and for 
six months below zero. 
TABLE II.—MoNTHLY MEAN TEMPERATURES.” 
pf  —Á — D — Í— — o! 
Mean | Date T Date | Ta 
Month. | Tempera- | of Maxi-| Maxi- | of Mini. Mini- Range, 
| — tures. | mum. | шш mum, | Bum. | 
1899. em | OR, oF, | OF, 
February . BORA | o9 ә so] ex 2 
March . . 17772 | 5th | зт 25th —2°5 33:6 
Allo s. е 10'27 | 2nd | 3o'o Igth | —Io'0 40'0 
May. . o —4'60 , 4th 232 I3th —31'I | 543 
Jame o c s —11°82 | rth 14.1 за | —36°0 50.1 
july 5 o o -8'65 | 18th 23:8 oth | —39°9 637 
August . . — 13:36 I5th 18:9 4th —43'1, 62°0 
September . —11°91 7th 11°$ 3oth | —36'1 47:6 
(cele o с —1'85 15th 19:6 2nd —35'5 55'I 
November . 17:80 28th | 457 Ist —4'O 497 
December . 31°76 25th 42°2 11th 204 | 21:8 
1900. | | | 
January. . 32°96 | 23rd | 48'9 10th 22:5 | 2674 
| | 
Mean temperature for the year = 7 '05° F. 
August was the coldest month, the mean temperature being 
0 BE (—2572 C) 
The extreme minimum temperature occurred on August 4th, at 
9 P.M., during perfectly calm and clear weather. 
Table III. shows the fall of temperature during the afternoon of 
that day with the accompanying barometric pressure :— 
TABLE III. 
Y | | Barometer (corrected to 
Time. | Temp. Fahr. | Temp. Cent. | a Я 
| | Freezing-point only). 
I P.M — 36:0? —378 | 29'292 inches. 
9 x | 0-4o00 | = 4o"0® | 299982 5, 
5 5 | -AUS | —40'8 | 29'324 » 
7» =42 O | ا‎ | 29° 344 » 
о» | -4& | -47 | 29.355 >» 
| | 
| | 
П 
* Obtained by taking the means of maximum and minimum daily temperatures, 
+ Based on twelve days’ observations, 16th to 28th. 
