BOWERS' METEOROLOGICAL LOG 
Wind. 
Weather. 
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b. 
2 
b. c. 
2 
b. c. 
3 
b. c. 
4 
b. c. 
6 
b. c. 
Time. Temperature, 
19 J^V 9-30 A.M. - 33-2 
4.30 P.M. - 30 
(Among pressure ridges.) 
20 July 3.0 A.M. - 28*3 
(Completed igloo.) 
9.0 A.M. - 27 
5.30 P.M. -23-3 
8.0 P.M. - 24 
(in pressure ridges.) 
During night wind increased to 8, falling 
towards 6 a.m. to 5. 
21 July 8.0 a.m. 20-4 3 o. c. 
Noon 2 o. m. 
7.30 P.M. 237 I c. b. 
Unsettled weather : pitched tent to leeward 
of hut. 
22 July (Sat.) Start of blizzard: Friday afternoon; Loss 
of tent early morning Saturday. 
3.0 a.m. Commenced blowing heavily from S., witii 
little drift. 
6.30 a.m. 9-10 o. 
Heavy drift and wind in strong gusts ; tent 
blown away. 
A.M. Collapse of blubber stove. 
23 July 9 A.M. All day wind blowing with almost continuous 
storm force — very slight lulls, followed rapidly by 
squalls of great violence. About noon roof 
carried away. Storm continued with unabated 
fury all day — not much drift. Ii p.m. Knoll 
visible. Loss of igloo roof. 
24 July Finding the tent. 
6.30 A.M. 2 c. b. 
lo.o a.m. 3 
From midnight squalls interspersed by short 
lulls to 9. 
Noon Dull, cloudy, and unsettled appearance to S. 
Slight to gentle breeze all day. 
6.0 P.M. - 12 4 ^- 
25 July Start to return to C. Evans. 
Noon - I5'3 (breeze freshening) 4 o. b. 
2 P.M. Breeze freshened to fresh, gale ; later to 9, and 
continued this for about ten hours, easing up 
towards morning. 
3 P.M. - 17 (?) 8 o. c. 
26 July II A.M. -21-5 2-4 b. c. 
Wind fell light. Sky cleared. Among pres- 
sure ridges. 
