ABSTRACT of the METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL kept on board His Majesty’s Ship Hecla 
during the Month of November , 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 
+ 2 
o 
-3 
o 
- 1.00 
+ 
o 
28 
inches. 
29.89 
inches. 
29.81 
inches. 
29.870 
C North 1 
X N.N.W. ) 
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. 
Ditto ditto. 
4 
+ 6 
+ 
+ 5.50 
30.17 
30.07 
30.120 
( N-E. round by 1 
| West to S.S.E. ; 
Ditto ditto. 
5 
+ 6 
-7 
- 0.67 
29 
30.30 
30.21 
30.272 
North 
Ditto. Ditto 
6 
-8 
-18 
-11.08 
28 
30.32 
30.27 
30.298 
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.b.W. 
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 
30.039 
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 
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. 
15 
-21 
-40 
-30.88 
30 
29.95 
29.73 
29.790 
C Calm 7 
7 West f 
Fine weather. 
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 
Ditto. Ditto. 
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 7 
1 West to S.W. ( 
Light airs and fine — calm at times. 
20 
-40 
-47 
-43.71 
30.14 
29.96 
30.057 
f Half N.N.W. } 
| Half North f 
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 
Ditto. Ditto 
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 and 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 
Ditto Ditto. 
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 
( North 7 
l Calm j 
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 
