472 SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION 
was the suddenness with which they commenced. Thre^ 
examples of the sudden setting in of blizzards are shown 
in Fig. 4. 
The following tables contain the chief meteorological 
results as far as they were worked out at the time of 
writing. The Framheim results, taken from Amund- 
sen's ' The South Pole,' have been included for ready 
reference. 
Barometer 
The barometer observations have been reduced to 
sea-level and normal temperature and gravity, except in 
the case of Framheim, which needs approximately "03 inch 
adding to reduce to sea-level {see Amundsen's ' The 
South Pole '). 
Wind 
The Cape Evans wind amounts are from a continuous 
record by a self-recording Robinson anemometer. 
The Framheim wind amounts are from observations 
made with a portable anemometer for a few minutes 
three times a day. 
The Cape Adare wind was estimated on the Beaufort 
Scale and reduced to miles per hour by the equivalents 
used in the London Meteorological Office. 
Maximum Wind 
The maximum wind is obtained as follows : 
{a) Cape Evans. The highest amount of wind recorded 
