ABSTRACT of the METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL kept on board His Majesty’s Ship Hecla, 
during the Month of January, 1820. 
iuay 
Temperature of A.ir 
in shade. 
Barometer. 
Prevailing Winds. 
Prevailing Weather. 
Ai'axi- 
iniun. 
iMini- 
iiinm. 
Mean. 
Maxi- 
mum. 
Mini- 
mnin. 
]\rean. 
1 
O 
—2 
0 
-23 
o 
-18.33 
inches. 
29.93 
inches. 
29.72 
inches. 
29.812 
S.S.E. 
Strong- breezes and clear weather. 
2 
—19 
—29 
—24.58 
29.71 
29.63 
29.673 
E.S.E. 
Moderate and hazy weather. 
3 
—29 
—42 
—34.62 
30.00 
29.73 
29.870 
West to S.S.W. 
Light variable airs. 
4 
—34 
-44 
—40.17 
30.24 
30.03 
30.132 
N. b. W. 
Fresh breezes and fine clear weather. 
5 
—26 
-35 
-32.00 
30.23 
30.20 
30.207 
N.N.W. 
Moderate and fine. 
G 
-22 
-33 
-28.53 1 
30.16 
30.09 
30.119 
N.N.W. 
Light breezes and hazy, to fresh breezes and fine. 
7 
—32 
-40 
-37.67 1 
30.10 
30.03 
30.068 
N.N.W. 
Fresh breezes and fine weather. 
8 
—33 
-38 
-35.83 
30.11 
29.87 
30.025 
N.N.W. 
Do. with drift snow. 
0 
—33 
-35 
-34.42 
30.31 
30.10 
30.220 
W.N.W. to S.E. 
Light airs and fine clear weather. 
10 
—32 
-43 
-36.17 
30.35 
30.34 
30.315 
S.E. 
Do. Do. 
11 
—43 
-46 
-44.42 
30.33 
30.25 
30.287 
C A. TNI. Calm. ? 
\ P.M. N.N.W. 5 
Fine weather. 
P.M. Light airs and fine. 
12 
—42 
-47 
-44.71 
30.24 
30.10 
30.168 
N.N.W. 
Light airs to strong breezes — fine weather. 
13 
—40.5 
-47 
-45.29 
30.31 
30.26 
30.288 
W.N.W. 
Light breezes and fine. 
14 
—32 
-40 
—35.08 
30.20 
30.18 
30.193 
N.b.W. 
Strong breezes ; — much drift. 
15 
—34 
-39 
-35.73 
30.51 
30.20 
30.335 
East. 
Light breezes and fine. 
IG 
—34 
-39 
-37.08 
30.77 
30.65 
30.701 
N.N.E. 
Do. Do. 
IT 
—16 
-34 
-24.50 
30.59 
30.29 
30.438 
North. 
Strong gales and hazy — heavy drift. 
1 
— 5 
-15 
- 10.25 
30.25 
30.15 
30.202 
North. 
5 A.M. Strong gales with heavy drift. 
i P.M. More moderate. 
1 19 
— 8 
-28 
-17.50 
30.25 
30.19 
30.223 
South to N.W. 
Light variable airs and liazy weather. 
20 
—16 
-31 
-24.46 
30.13 
30.10 
30.117 
East. 
Light breezes and fine. 
1 21 
—16 
-23 
-19.00 
30.09 
30.01 
30.068 
North. 
5 A.M. Do. Do. 
( P.M. Fresh breezes with heavy drift. 
22 
—22 
-29 
-26.00 
30.15 
30.06 
ilO.lvOT 
N.b.W. 
Strong breezes with much drift. 
f 23 
—18 
—26 
-22.50 
30.11 
30.06 
30.093 
N.N.W. 
Light breezes to strong breezes with heavy drift. 
24 
—20 
—28 
— 24.83 
20.87 
29.59 
29.695 
N.N.W. 
Fresh gales and squally. 
25 
—23 
-30 
-26.42 
29.69 
29.66 
29.677 
North. 
Moderate and fine. 
26 
—20 
-36 
-31.17 
29.75 
29.67 
29.70! 
North. 
Fresh breezes to light breezes 
27 
—32 
-36 
-33.96 
29.90 
29.75 
29.827 
North. 
Do. Do. 
28 
—35 
-39 
-37.23 
30.14 
29.94 
30 055 
N.b.W. 
Light to strong breezes— clear weather. 
29 
—19 
-33 
-26.12 
30.11 
29.94 
30.011 
North. 
Moderate and fine weather. 
30 
—19 
-20 
-19.58 
29.93 
29.90 
29.907 
North to W.N.W. 
Light breezes and hazy. 
31 
—23 
—28 
—21.54 
29.85 
29.83 
29.840 
W.N.W. to East. 
Light airs and hazy. 
! 2 
-47 
-30.00 
30.77 
29.59 
30,078 
