ABSTRACT of the METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL kept on board His Majesty’s Ship Hecla, 
during the Month of November, 1819. 
Temperature of Air 
a> 
O ■“ 
Barometer. 
in shade. 
Day 
o W 
Prevailing Winds. 
Prevailing Weather. 
Maxi- 
mum. 
Mini- 
mum. 
Mean. 
g 5- 
3 w 
a> 
Maxi- 
mum. 
Mini- 
mum. 
Mean. 
1 
o 
+ 2 
o 
-3 
0 
- 1.00 
4- 
o 
28 
inches. 
29.S9 
inches. 
29.81 
inches. 
29.870 
f North 1 
1 N.N.W. 5 
Light breezes and hazy. 
Moderate and hazy. 
2 
+ 5 
0 
+ 3.25 
29.5 
■29.90 
29.81 
29.865 
N.N.W. 
Light breezes and hazy. 
3 
+ 6 
0 
+ 3.92 
30.02 
29.93 
29.975 
N.b.W. 
Do. Do. 
4 
+ 6 
+ 5 
+ 5.50 
30.17 
30.07 
30.120 
5 N.E. round by > 
1 WesttoS.S.E. S 
Do. Do. 
5 
+ 6 
-7 
- 0.67 
29 
30.30 
30.21 
30.272 
North 
Do. Do. 
6 
-8 
-18 
-14.08 
28 
30.32 
30.27 
30.208 
North 
Moderate and fine. 
7 
— 6.5 
-16 
-11.12 
30 
30.08 
30.00 
30.030 
North 
Moderate and hazy. 
8 
—5 
-13 
-10.04 
29.93 
29.93 
29.930 
North 
Moderate and fine. 
9 
—11 
-15 
-12.75 
28.5 
29.98 
29.87 
29.920 
N.bW. 
Strong breezes and hazy, with drift snow. 
10 
—6.5 
-15 
- 9.67 
30 
30.07 
30.00 
30.047 
N.b.W. 
Moderate and hazy, with snow. 
11 
—13 
-26,5 
- 18.62 
30.07 
30.025 
i0.(39 
N.N.W. 
Moderate breezes and fine. 
12 
—24 
-32 
-28.58 
30.13 
30.025 
30.074 
North 
Light breezes and fine clear weather. 
13 
—24 
-34 
-28.50 
29.5 
29.95 
29.86 
29.920 
1 N.W, 
Moderate and hazy. 
14 
—25 
-32 
-26.08 
29.5 
29.81 
29.79 
29.802 
S.S.E. 
Light breezes and hazy. 
30 
29.95 
29.73 
29.790 
Fine weather. 
15 
—21 
-40 
-30.88 
i West. S 
Moderate and fine clear weather. 
16 
—36 
-42 
-39.79 
30.20 
30.04 
30.142 
S.W. 
Light breezes and fine. 
17 
—30 
-40 
-35.63 
30.21 
30.09 
30.158 
North. 
Do. Do. 
18 
—34 
-37 
- 36.00 
30.07 
29.97 
30.054 
' N.N.W. 
Fresh breezes and clear, with drift snow. 
19 
—38 
-47 
-42.92 
30.20 
30.12 
30.165 
C North, round by > 
( West to S.W. 5 
Light airs and fine— calm at times. 
20 
—40 
-47 
-43.71 
30.14 
29.96 
30.057 
C Half N.N.W. 1 
i Half North. 5 
Light breezes and fine. 
21 
—20 
-40.5 
-27.79 
29.81 
29.72 
29.765 
North. 
Fresh breezes and hazy, with drift snow. 
22 
—21 
-25 
-23.00 
29.72 
29.72 
29.720 
North. 
Strong gales and squally, with considerable drift. 
23 
-25 
30.20 
29.92 
30.060 
North. 
Do. Do. 
24 
-15 
30.11 
29.83 
29.982 
North. 
Fresh breezes and fine, with drift snow; 
25 
'—5 
-18 
-11.75 
29.81 
29.73 
29.770 
N.bW. 
Moderate breezes & hazy, with light snow. 
26 
—20 
-28 
-24.79 
29.70 
29.67 
29.690 
N.N.W. 
Light breezes and fine. 
27 
—13 
-28.5 
-18.38 
29.67 
29.63 
29.650 
West. 
Do. Do. 
28 
—24.5 
-32 
-28.29 
29.80 
29.68 
29.750 
North. 
Light breezes and fine. 
29 
—31 
-32.5 
-31.92 
29.75 
29.72 
29.740 
C North. > 
1 Calm. 5 
Light variable airs and calms. 
30 
'—32 
-34 
-33.58 
29.73 
29.66 
29.695 
N.N.W. 
Light airs and fine clear weather. 
+ 6 
-47 
-20.60 
30.32 
29.63 
29.945 
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