Part 21 (1/2)

6 | 29.480 | +27.5 |o. s. b. c.

7 | 29.764 | +26 |b. m. c. drifting.

8 | 30.039 | +23 |b. c. drift.

9 | 29.974 | +22 |s. o. drifting.

10 | 29.892 | +28.3 |s. o. b. c. o. s. drifting.

11 | 29.759 | +32 |o. s. m.

12 | 30.016 | +26.6 |o. m. s.b.m.

13 | 30.36 | +31 |b. m. b. c. The sky to the north had a | | | beautiful lake coloured tint at sunset; the | | | most brilliant display of aurora I have | | | observed this winter, the centre being towards | | | the true south, and gradually rising from an | | | alt.i.tude of 12 to 70 or 80. It was of a | | | pale yellowish green colour. Horizontal needle | | | not affected.

14 | 30.473 | +26 |b. c. m. Some faint beams of aurora in | | | different parts of the heavens. A very faint | | | aurora to the southward.

15 | 30.37 | +27 |b. m. b. c.o. A very faint aurora; centre true | | | south.

16 | 30.186 | +30.7 |o. m.

17 | 30.205 | +27.6 |o. m. b. m. Wind variable from N. to E.; | || faint aurora to the S.; alt. 10; centre | | | S.S.W. 30.

18 | 30.274 | +29.3 |o. b. c. m. Aurora faint to the S. by W.

19 | 30.245 | +27.3 |b. c. m. drifting.

20 | 30.259 | +28 |b. c. o. s.

21 | 30.268 | +29 |b. m. Arch of aurora across zenith nearly east | | | and west; brightest at western extremity.

22 | 30.264 | +22.3 |b. c. b. m.

23 | 30.168 | +25.3 |b. m. b. c. b. m. s. Spiculae of snow falling.

| | | Lunar halo faint.

24 | 30.065 | +23.6 |b. m. much drift.

25 | 29.996 | +22 |b. m. much drift.

26 | 29.83 | +20 |b. c. m. much drift.

27 | 29.523 | +15.5 |b. c. m. much drift.

28 | 29.536 | +14.3 |b. m. b. drifting.

29 | 29.603 | +14.3 |b. b. c. A faint halo, centre S., alt. about | | | 20; wind variable from N. to W. by S.; cirrus | | | clouds; halo round moon.

30 | 29.577 |+11.6 |b. c. drifting; much drift.

31 | 29.564 |+15.3 |b. c.

FORT HOPE, REPULSE BAY.

--_Abstract of Meteorological Journal for January, 1847._

------+------------------------------+---------------------------------- Day |Temperature of the Atmosphere | of | taken eight times in | Prevailing Winds.

the | twenty-four hours. | Month.+----------+---------+---------+---------------------------+------ |_Highest._|_Lowest._| _Mean._ | Direction. |Force.

------+----------+---------+---------+---------------------------+------ | _deg.m._ | _deg.m._|_deg.m._ | | 1 | -23.5 | -32 | -26.96 |N.N.W. N.W. by W. N. by W. | 1-6 2 | -29.5 | -33.5 | -31.8 |N.N.W. N. by W. N.W. | 2-5 3 | -30.3 | -32 | -31.4 |N. by W. Calm. N.N.E. | 0-1 4 | -31 | -34 | -32.82 |N. Calm. N. | 0-2 5 | -27.5 | -30 | -28.61 |N. W. | 5-8 6 | -26.5 | -31 | -28.3 |N.N.W. | 6-8 7 | -40 | -42 | -40.9 |N.W. Calm. W. N.W.N. | 0-1 8 | -44 | -47 | -46.7 |N.W. N.N.W. N. by W. | 1-7 9 | -38 | -40 | -39 |N. | 10-11 10 | -12 | -17 | -14.5 |N.N.W. | 10-12 11 | -10 | -10 | -10 |N. by W. | 7-11 12 | -12 | -16 | -14 |N. by W. | 7-8 13 | -28.5 | -33.5 | -30.8 |N.N.W. N. by W. | 6-7 14 | -33.8 | -36.3 | -35.1 |N. by W. N. W. N. by W. | 7-5 15 | -38 | -39.5 | -38.7 |N. by W. N.W. N.N.W. | 2-5 16 | -39.3 | -41 | -37.07 |N. by W. N.N.W. N. by W. | 2-6 17 | -38 | -41 | -39.6 |N. by W. | 7-8 18 | -37 | -40 | -38.95 |N.W. by N. N. by W. | 2-4 19 | -25 | -31 | -30.6 |N.N.W. N.N.W. | 9-11 20 | -14 | -20 | -17 |N.N.W. | 8-10 21 | -20.5 | -26.5 | -23.4 |N. by W. N.N.E. N. | 2-9 22 | -14 | -26 | -18.87 |N.W. N.N.W. | 6-11 23 | -10 | -13 | -11.2 |N.N.W. | 9-11 24 | -13 | -13 | -13 |N.N.W. | 9-11 25 | -26.5 | -32.5 | -29.25 |N.N.W. | 4-7 26 | -31.5 | -37 | -34.47 |N. Calm. Vble. N. | 0-1 27 | -29 | -35 | -32.05 |N. N. by W. | 1-2 28 | -33.3 | -35.5 | -34.65 |N. by W. | 6-7 29 | -36 | -42.7 | -39.25 |N. by W. W.N.W. N.W. | 4-1 30 | -24.7 | -36.5 | -28.64 |S. by W. Vble. E. | 1-5 31 | -27.5 | -35 | -31.5 |N. by W. | 4-7 | | |-------- | | | | | 909 | | | | |-------- | | | | | -29.32 | |

----+------------------+----------------------------------------------- Day | Barometer and | of | Thermometer | Mon.| attached. | Remarks on the Weather, &c.

+--------+---------+ |_Barom._|_Thermo._| ----+--------+---------+----------------------------------------------- 1 | 29.908 | +17 | b. c. b. c. s. drifting.

2 | 30.128 | +16 | b. m. b. Faint aurora, centre S.W. by S., | | | alt. 15; drifting; some streaks of aurora | | | to the southward pointing to the zenith.

3 | 30.134 | +18.5 | b. c. b. Much refraction; thermometer in house | | | +11; a beam of aurora to the south pointing | | | to the zenith.

4 | 30.023 | +15.6 | b. b. Hills much refracted; aurora faint; | | | centre of arch S. by W.; alt. 10; aurora in | | | a narrow line parallel to horizon, alt. 4, | | | extent 70, centre south.

5 | 29.93 | +14.6 | b. c. m. drifting.

6 | 30.04 | +14.6 | b. m. drifting. A faint aurora extending from | | | S.S.E. across the zenith.

7 | 29.861 | +12.6 | b. c. m. Mercury froze after two hours'

| | | exposure.

8 | 29.8 | +11 | b. b. drifting.