ABSTRACT of the METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL kept on board His Majesty’s Ship Hecla, 
during the Month of September, 1819. 
Day 
Temperature of Air 
in shade. 
Temperature of 
Sea Water at the 
surface. 
Barometer. 
Prevailing Winds. 
Prevailing Weather. 
Maxi- 
mum. 
Mini- 
mum. 
Mean. 
Maxi. 
mum. 
Mini- 
mum. 
Mean. 
1 
+ 
o 
30 
+ 
o 
31.5 
+ 
33.00 
+ 
0 
31.8 
inches. 
29.99 
inches. 
29.03 
inches. 
29.775 
N.W. 
Light breezes and hazy, with small snow. 
1 ^ 
36 
31 
32.79 
31.4 
30.31 
30.05 
30.212 
S.W.bW. 
Light airs and cloudy. 
3 
37 
31 
34.17 
32.5 
30.42 
30.31 
30.377 
N.W. 
Light airs and fine. 
4 
35 
28 
31.83 
31.9 
30.37 
30.31 
30.340 
N.W.bN. 
Moderate breezes and cloudy. 
5 
32 
28.5 
30.58 
31.8 
30.31 
30.21 
30.215 
N.N.E. 
Fresh breezes and cloudy, with snow. 
30 
25 
27.96 
30.2 
30.18 
30.14 
30.155 
North 
Fresh breezes and cloudy. 
30 
25 
28.42 
29.8 
30.12 
30.10 
30.110 
N.N.E. 
Moderate breezes and cloudy. 
i ® 
31 
28 
30.00 
30.0 
30.09 
30.07 
30.085 
f A.M. N.E. > 
1 P. M. S.W. 5 
Light breezes and hazy. 
9 
32 
29 
30.67 
30.5 
30.11 
30.04 
30.072 
S.W. 
Light breezes and cloudy. 
10 
32 
30 
31.00 
30.9 
30.10 
30.01 
30.075 
Round the Compass. 
Light airs and hazy, with snow. 
i 
30 
26 
27.75 
30.2 
29.95 
29.86 
29.892 
N.E. 
Light breezes and cloudy, with snow. 
12 
30 
28.5 
29.50 
30.2 
29.80 
29.73 
29.769 
S.M^ 
Fresh breezes and hazy, with snow. 
13 
29 
15.5 
26.08 
29.2 
29.62 
29.41 
29.537 
w.s.w. 
Fresh breezes and cloudy, with small snow. 
14 
17 
9 
13.79 
28.3 
29.77 
29.57 
29.710 
W.b.N. 
Strong gales and squally. 
15 
21.5 
16 
18.92 
23.8 
29 80 
29.72 
29.762 
N.W.bW. 
Fresh breezes and clear. 
16 
24 
17 
21.25 
29.5 
29.70 
29.57 
29.644 
W.N.W. 
Strong breezes, — squalls at times. 
17 
22 
16.5 
19.75 
29.2 
30.07 
29.72 
29.890 
W.N.W. 
Fresh breezes and squally. 
18 
29 
20 
23.67 
29.0 
30.00 
29.90 
29.950 
N.N.W. to S.W.bW. 
Light variable breezes and cloudy. 
19 
25 
19 
29.83 
29.0 
29.75 
29.47 
29.617 
S.W. 
Light breezes and cloudy, with snow. 
20 
21 
10.5 
17.25 
29.46 
29.36 
29.412 
N.N.E. 
Strong breezes and hazy. 
21 
19.5 
10 
15.83 
29.60 
29.43 
29.510 
North 
Strong gales and cloudy. 
22 
23 
17 
19.67 
29.62 
29.54 
29.580 
N.bW. 
Strong breezes and squally. 
23 
23 
20 
22.08 
29.80 
29.66 
29.742 
North 
Fresh breezes and cloudy, with snow. 
24 
24 
9 
20.25 
30.04 
29.80 
29.935 
N.N.W. 
Moderate and cloudy, snow at times. 
25 
17 
7 
13. .58 
30.14 
30.04 
30.100 
North 
Moderate breezes and cloudy. 
26 
8 
— 1 
5.00 
30.19 
30.17 
30.175 
N.N.W. 
Moderate breezes and fine. 
27 
21 
+ 5 
15.00 
30.14 
30.04 
30.092 
C A. M. N.N.W. ? 
\ P. M. N.N.E 5 
Moderate breezes and hazy. 
1 28 
23 
10 
17.33 
29.98 
29.88 
29.925 
N.N.E. 
Fresh breezes and hazy. 
29 
14 
8 
11.25 
29.82 
29.76 
29.787 
North 
Fresh breezes and cloudy. 
30 
7 
4 
5.92 
29.3 
29.87 
29.70 
29.788 
North 
Strong breezes, with snow at times. 
+ 37 
— 1 
+22.54 
30.42 
29.36 
29.905 
