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Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847 John Rae 23660K 2022-07-22
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29 | 30.113 | +56.8 | b. c.

30 | 30.017 | +49 | b. c. p.r. The barometer fell some | | | hundredths lower than when registered at | | | 6 A.M., but immediately began to rise as | | | soon as the wind changed to the north.

31 | 30.102 | +51.5 | b. c.

FORT HOPE, REPULSE BAY.

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

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

the | twenty-four hours. | onth. +------------+-----------+----------+--------------+--------- | _Highest._ | _Lowest._ | _Mean._ | _Direction._ | _Force._ ------+------------+-----------+----------+--------------+--------- | _deg.m._ | _deg.m._ | _deg.m._ | | 1 | +52 | +40 | +44.8 | N. | 4-6-3 2 | +56 | +40 | +47.7 | N.N.W. | 6-2-1 3 | +49 | +44.5 | +46.2 | N.W. N.N.W. | 6-7-5 4 | +41 | +34.7 | +36.9 | N.N.W. N. | 9-8 5 | +54 | +34 | +62.5 | N. N. by W. | 7-6-3 6 | +50 | +46.5 | +49.8 | Vble. W.S.W. | 3 7 | +59.3 | +43.5 | +49.3 | S.W. Calm. | 4-5-0 8 | +49.5 | +42 | +45.5 | Vble. N.W. | 1-2-6 9 | +44.5 | +37 | +39.83 | N. N.W. | 8-6-4 10 | +37.5 | +35 | | N. | 9-10-8

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

mont+----------+-----------+ | _Barom._ | _Thermo._ | ----+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------- 1 | 30.054 | +56 | b. c.

2 | 30.057 | +56.5 | b. c.

3 | 30.051 | +48.5 | b. c. q. p. r.; at 5 P.M. a heavy squall | | | and showers of rain.

4 | 29.93 | +41.5 | b. c. q. p. s.

5 | 30.169 | +46.5 | b. c.; frost last night.

6 | 30.124 | +54 | b. c. Ther. at 5 P.M. +62--; all the large | | | and deep lakes still covered with ice.

7 | 30.035 | +61 | b. c. q.

8 | 29.806 | +54 | o. p. r.

9 | 29.882 | +47 | b. c. q.

10 | 29.732 | +43 | o. r. s. s. b. c.

_Figures and Letters used for denoting the state of the Weather and the force of the Wind, as recommended by Captain (now Admiral) Beaufort._

0--Calm.

1--Light air.

2--Light breeze.

3--Gentle breeze.

4--Moderate breeze.

5--Fresh breeze.

6--Strong breeze.

7--Moderate gale.

8--Fresh gale.

9--Strong gale.

10--Whole gale.

11--Storm.

12--Hurricane.

b.--Blue sky.

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