ABSTRACT of the METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL kept on board His Majesty’s Ship Hecla, 
during the Month of January, 1820. 
Way 
Temperature of Air 
in shade. 
Barometer. 
Prevailing Winds. 
Prevailing Weather. 
Maxi- 
mum. 
Mini- 
mum- 
Mean. 
Maxi. 
mum. 
Mini- 
mum. 
Mean. 
1 
O 
—2 
O 
— 28 
o 
—18.33 
inches. 
29.93 
inch e 
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 
20.870 
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. 
6 
—22 
—33 
—28.58 
30.16 
30.09 
30.119 
N.N.W. 
Light breezes and hazy, to fresh breezes and fine. 
7 
-32 
—40 
—37.67 
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. 
Ditto with drift snow. 
9 
—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 
30.345 
S.E. 
Ditto ditto. 
11 
—43 
—46 
—14.42 
30.33 
30.25 
30.287 
C A.M., Calm. ? 
1 P.M., N.N.W. S 
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. 
16 
—34 
—39 
—37.08 
30.77 
30.65 
30.701 
N.N.E. 
Ditto ditto. 
17 
-16 
—34 
—24.50 
30.59 
30.29 
30.438 
North. 
Strong gales and hazy — heavy drift. 
18 
- 5 
—15 
—10.25 
30.25 
30.15 
30.202 
North. 
S A.M., Strong gales with heavy drift. 
( P.M., More moderate. 
19 
— 8 
—28 
—17.50 
30.25 
30.19 
30.223 
South to N.W. 
Light variable airs and hazy weather. 
20 
— !6 
—31 
—24.46 
30.13 
30.10 
30.117 
East. 
Light breezes and fine. 
21 
—16 
—23 
—19.00 
30.09 
30.01 
30.068 
North. 
C A.M. Ditto ditto, 
t P.M. Fresh breezes with heavy drift. 
22 
-22 
—29 
—26.00 
30.15 
30.06 
30.107 
N.b.W. 
Strong breezes with much drift. 
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 
29.87 
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 
—26 
—36 
—31.17 
29.75 
29.67 
29.701 
North. ’ 
Fresh breezes to light breezes. 
27 
—32 
—36 
—33.96 
29.90 
29.75 
29.827 
North. 
Ditto ditto. 
28 
—35 
—39 
—37.23 
30.14 
29.94 
SO .055 
N.b.W. 
Light to strong breezes — clear weather. 
29 
—19 
—33 
—26.12 
30.11 
29.94 
30.041 
North. 
Moderate and fine weather. j 
30 
—19 
—20 
—19.58 
29.93 
29.90 
29.907 
North to W.N.W. 
Light breezes and hazy. 
31 
—23 
—28 
—24.54 
29.85 
29.83 
29.840 
W.N.W. to East. 
Light airs and hazy. 
- 
—47 
—30.09 
30.77 
29.59 
30.078 
