Fort Hope, Repulse Bay.—Abstract of Meteorological Journal for January, 1847.
DayTemperature of the Atmosphereof thetaken eight times in twenty-Prevailing Winds.Month.four hours.Highest.Lowest.Mean.Direction.Force.deg.m.deg.m.1-23.5-32-26.96N.N.W. N.W. by W. N. by W.1-62-29.5-33.5-31.8N.N.W. N. by W. N.W.2-53-30.3-32-31.4N. by W. Calm. N.N.E.0-14-31-34-32.82N. Calm. N.0-25-27.5-30-28.61N. ½ W.5-86-26.5-31-28.3N.N.W.6-87-40-42-40.9N.W. Calm. W. N.W.N.0-18-44-47-46.7N.W. N.N.W. N. by W.1-79-38-40-39N.10-1110-12-17-14.5N.N.W.10-1211-10-10-10N. by W.7-1112-12-16-14N. by W.7-813-28.5-33.5-30.8N.N.W. N. by W.6-714-33.8-36.3-35.1N. by W. N. ½ W. N. by W.7-515-38-39.5-38.7N. by W. N.W. N.N.W.2-516-39.3-41-37.07N. by W. N.N.W. N. by W.2-617-38-41-39.6N. by W.7-818-37-40-38.95N.W. by N. N. by W.2-419-25-31-30.6N.N.W.N.N.W.9-1120-14-20-17N.N.W.8-1021-20.5-26.5-23.4N. by W. N.N.E. N.2-922-14-26-18.87N.W. N.N.W.6-1123-10-13-11.2N.N.W.9-1124-13-13-13N.N.W.9-1125-26.5-32.5-29.25N.N.W.4-726-31.5-37-34.47N. Calm. Vble. N.0-127-29-35-32.05N. N. by W.1-228-33.3-35.5-34.65N. by W.6-729-36-42.7-39.25N. by W. W.N.W. N.W.4-130-24.7-36.5-28.64S. by W. Vble. E.1-531-27.5-35-31.5N. by W.4-7———909———-29.32
Day ofBarometer andthe Mon.Thermometer attached.Remarks on the Weather, &c.Barom.Thermo.129.908+17b. c. b. c. s. drifting.230.128+16b. m. b. Faint aurora, centre S.W. by S.,alt. 15°; drifting; some streaks of aurorato the southward pointing to the zenith.330.134+18.5b. c. b. Much refraction; thermometer in house+11°; a beam of aurora to the south pointingto the zenith.430.023+15.6b. b. Hills much refracted; aurora faint;centre of arch S. by W.; alt. 10°; aurora ina narrow line parallel to horizon, alt. 4°,extent 70°, centre south.529.93+14.6b. c. m. drifting.630.04+14.6b. m. drifting. A faint aurora extending fromS.S.E. across the zenith.729.861+12.6b. c. m. Mercury froze after two hours'exposure.829.8+11b. b. drifting.929.974Much drift; could not get out to seethermometer, door being drifted up.1029.139+ 6o. o. Much drift; obliged to take thethermometers into the house, as the pillarsof snow on which the posts were placed werenearly all blown away.1129.193+10.5o. b. m. Much drift; a beam of aurora S.E.;alt. 25°.1229.309+14.5b. m. Much drift; very faint aurora; centreW. by N.; alt. 10°.1329.549+12.3b. m. drifting; a very faint aurora, centreS.S.W., alt. 16°; extent 60° or 70°.1429.588+13b. c. m. drift; arch of aurora faint,alt. 11°, centre S.S.W., extent 90°.1529.608+ 7.6b. m. c. Streams of bright light shooting fromthe sun to the alt. of 5°.1629.67+ 7b. c. b. drifting, stratus; arch of aurorafaint, centre south, alt. 18°, extent 60°.Centre S.S.W., alt. 12°, extent 90°.1729.887+13b. m. drifting. Aurora visible, faint butbrightest to the westward; centre S.,alt. 60°.1829.245+ 6b. c. b. c. m. A very faint arch of aurorafrom the N.W. by N. extending across zenith.1929.662+ 7m. o. much drift; door drifted up.2029.472+11o. q. much drift.2129.60+ 9.5b. m. much drift.2229.445+ 8b. m. o. s. o. m. q. s. o. q. drifting.2329.273+ 9.5o. m. much drift.2429.366+10o. q. gale all night; much drift.2529.83+ 8b. m. drifting; solar halo with parhelia.2630.035+ 6.3b. A faint arch of aurora across zenith S.W.and N.E.2729.911+ 4.6b. c. b. c. s. o. m. o. s.2829.908+ 7.3b. m. drifting. Very cold to the sensation'spiculæ of snow falling; a broad band ofaurora, the lower edge having a reddish orlake tint, running parallel to the horizon;alt. 2°, centre S.W., extent 70°; somebeams of aurora S.E. pointing towardsthe zenith.2929.954+ 7.3b. m.3029.737+ 5.6o. b. c. m. s. b. c. s.3129.714+ 8b. c. m. Cirrus; drifting.
Fort Hope, Repulse Bay.—Abstract of Meteorological Journal for February, 1847.
DayTemperature of the Atmosphereof thetaken eight times in twenty-Prevailing Winds.Month.four hours.Highest.Lowest.Mean.Direction.Force.deg.m.deg.m.1-29.8-38.5-33.6N.N.W. N.W. W.6-12-30.8-37.3-33.73N.W. Vble. W. Calm. N.0-13-29-35-31.53S.W. Calm. Vble.0-14-19-26.5-22.67Calm. Vble. Calm.0-15-14-20-16.71N.W. by S.4-66-14.7-22.5-17.5N.3-67-22.5-27-25.16Calm. N. by W. Calm.0-18-22.3-30.5-26.25N. by W. N.N.W.1-49-20-25.5-21.65N.W. N.W. by W.1-610-20-27-23.35N. Vbl. N. by W.0-211- 8.7-18.3-11.64W.N.W. N. by W.1-612-18-23.5-20.25N. by W.8-613-35.3-38-36.83N.N.W. N. by W.7-214-26-36.5-31N.W.6-315-37.5-42-39.83N.4-716-36.5-42-39.14N. by W.7-517-35.5-40.5-38.4N. N. by W. N.W.7-318-27.5-34.5-30.57N. N. by W. N.N.W.1-719-22-32.5-27.57N. Vble. S.S.E.4-120-22.5-27.5-25.3N. by W. N. N.N.W.7-421-19.5-27-22.83N.N.W. N. S.E.3-122-13-26.5-18.85N.N.W.1-523-23.5-31.5-26.57N.N.W. N.3-124-23-34.5-27.43W. W. by N. N. N.W.1-425- 9.5-27.5-20.2W. Calm. Vble.1-026- 9.3-22-13.5S.E. E. by N. N.1-227-24-27.5-25.54N.W. by N. N.N.W.4-628-34.5-40-39.2N.N.W. N.W. by W.6-3———746.85———-26.68
Day ofBarometer andthe Mon.Thermometer attached.Remarks on the Weather, &c.Barom.Thermo.129.901+ 7.6b. m. b.q. drifting.230.023+ 5.3b. b.330.593+ 2.6b. c. o. cirrus and cirro-stratus.430.219+ 5b. c.530.339+ 5.6b. c. q. much refraction; drifting.630.18+11.b. c. m. b. c. drifting.730.??4+12.b. c. cirrus; cloudy near horizon.830.418+10.3b. m. spiculæ. much refraction.930.432+12.o. m. b. c. m. drifting; solar halo withparhelia; a faint arch of aurora.1030.065+ 8.3b. c. cirrus; some faint beams of aurora southand south-south-west (say south-west).1129.865+12.6b. c. m. o. s. b. c. s. drifting.1229.71+12.b. m much drift.1329.644+10.5b. m. b. drifting.1429.65+10.b. m. b.1529.816+12.6b. b. m. b. drifting.1629.899+13.3b. m. b. much drift.1729.84+ 7.6b. m. b. drifting.1829.869+ 7.3b. c. o. b. c. m. much drift.1929.9+ 6.7b. c. s. o. m. Solar halo with prismaticcolours and parhelia.2029.9+ 8b. m. b. drifting.2130.329+ 7b. c. b. c. m.2230.276+ 9.6b. m. b. c. s. o. s. b. c. s. drifting.2330.459+ 9.3b. m. b. c. cirrus; Venus visible for thefirst time, the horizon having been too hazyto see her sooner.2430.326+ 7b.2530.008+ 6b. b. c. much refraction.2630.221+ 8.3b. m. c. b. c. s.2730.146+12b. m. c. b. c. s. b. c. m. drifting alongthe ground.2830.073+11b. m. drifting.
Fort Hope, Repulse Bay.—Abstract of Meteorological Journal for March, 1847.
DayTemperature of the Atmosphereof thetaken eight times in twenty-Prevailing Winds.Month.four hours.Highest.Lowest.Mean.Direction.Force.deg.m.deg.m.1-30.5-45-37.5N. by W. Chble. N.W. by N.0-22-30.5-40.5-35.4N.W. by N. N.N.W.2-43-30-37-33.7N.W. by N. N.N.W.4-74-27-38-32N. by W. N.W. by N.4-75-26-33-28.4N. by W. N.W. by N.8-66-27-33-29.4N. by W.8-47-27.5-37-33N.N. ½ E.7-58-25-31.5-27.5N. N. by W. N.N.W.7-99-20-30.5-25.3N.N.W. N.W. by N.4-210-21-33.5-27.2N.W. N.N.W.1-411-10.7-27.5-20N.W. by N. N. by W.1-312-19.5-30.5-23.7N.N.W. N. N. by W.8-1013-15-19.5-16.5N.N.W.10-1214-13.5-15-14.5N. by W.11-715-11-19-14.2N. N.N.W.8-516-7.7-19-11.7N.W. by N. N. by W.3-617-24-30-26.5N. W.N.W. W.1-618-18.7-37.5-29.1Calm. S.S.E. W.0-619-14-29.5-21.4W. Vble.2-120-23.5-32.5-29.1N.N.W. N. N. by W.6-421-23-29.5-25.9W.N.W.10-722-16-27-21.6N W. by N. W.6-123-16-33-22.6N.W. Chble. N. by W.1-624-29-33.5-30.9N. by W. N.N.W.9-725-27-35-30.4N. by W. N.N.W.7-926-26.5-35.5-30.6N. by W.6-827-24.5-34-28.1N. by W. N.N.W.6-828-26-35-30.2N. by W.2-729-22-33-26.37N.N.W. N. W.N.W.8-530-15-32-20.54N.W. N. by W.2-631-6-14-8.6N.N.W. N.W. by N.7-6———811.91———-28.1
Day ofBarometer andthe Mon.Thermometer attached.Remarks on the Weather, &c.Barom.Thermo.130.152+ 4.3b. b.230.296+ 4b.330.268+ 4.6b. m. drifting. The wind between noon and2 P.M. went round for a few minutes, andthen went back to its old direction.430.399+ 6.3b. m. drifting.530.492+ 7b. m. b. c. m. much drift.630.63+11.3b. c. m. drifting.730.514+10.5b. m. drifting.830.232+ 7.6b. c. m. much drift.930.194+ 8b. b. c.1030.179+ 4b. b. c. cirrus.1130.305+ 4.7b.1230.449+ 9.7b. m. much drift.1330.089+ 7b. q. thick drift.1430.07+ 5b. m. q. b. c. m. much drift.1530.886+13b. c. m. q. b. c. m. o. m. drifting.1629.578+12o. s. b. c. s. b. c. drifting.1729.814+ 6.6b. c. b. q. drifting.1829.99+ 4.6b. c. m. Solar halo with prismaticcolours; drifting.1930.001+ 5.6b. m. b. c. cirrus.2029.569+ 8b. m. b. c. m.2129.372+ 3o. s. o. m. b. m. drifting.2229.673+ 5b. c. m. q. cirrus.2329.823+ 6.7b. c. m. o. s. Spiculæ; halo withprismatic colours; drifting.2429.854+ 3.7b. m. b. c. m. much drift; doordrifted up.2529.899+ .7b. m. c. m. much drift; door drifted up.2630.196+ 1.3b. c. m. drifting.2730.046- .3b. m. b. c. m. drifting.2830.161+ 1b. m. c. drifting.2930.142+ 2b. m. drifting.3030.182+ 3.5b. c. m. o. m. drifting.3130.867+10.6b. c. m. b. c. s. o. s. drifting.
Fort Hope, Repulse Bay.—Abstract of Meteorological Journal for April, 1847.
DayTemperature of the Atmosphereof thetaken eight times in twenty-Prevailing Winds.Month.four hours.Highest.Lowest.Mean.Direction.Force.deg.m.deg.m.1-6.5-18.3-11.57N.W. by W.W. by N.3-62-0.5-21-9.03W. N.N.W. N.W.2-43+8-23.5-6.7Vble. Calm.1-040-13-4.5N.W. by N. N.2-15-10N. by W.56+11-20-5.3S.47+18-9+3.678+20-2+8.39+2-12-5N.N.W10+19-15+3.66E.11+10-15-1.6E.12+16-17-2S.13+21-11+5.3N.N.W.14+150+6.6W.15-7-17-11.3N.N.W.916-10-19-15.3N.917-8-22-16.3N.18-2-20-12N.W.19-5-25-13.7N.N.W.20-5-20-12.67N.210-22-10.3N.N.W.22-8-22-13.3N. by W.23+17-12+1.67Vble.224-6-10-4.3N.W.25+7-2+1N.26+5-10-1.6N.N.W.27+8-5+2N.N.W.28+10-3+4N.N.W.29+11-1+4N.N.W.30+20-1+9.6N.———122.57———-3.95
Day ofBarometer andthe Mon.Thermometer attached.Remarks on the Weather, &c.Barom.Thermo.129.83+ 10b. c. m. drifting.229.709b. b. c.329.708+ 4b. b. c. Barometer not registered after this.Thermometer with colourless ??? rose to 5°only, although freely exposed to the sun'srays. At 8 P.M. a faint aurora of an orangecolour; centre south; alt. 5°4o. m. b. c. s. o.s.5o. s.678910111213much drift all day.14much drift.1516much drift and snow.1718thick drift and snow. Some partridges seen.1920drifting.212223drifting thick.242526snow and drift.27drifting.28drifting.29drifting.30drifting.
Fort Hope, Repulse Bay.—Abstract of Meteorological Journal for May, 1847.
DayTemperature of the Atmosphereof thetaken eight times in twenty-Prevailing Winds.Month.four hours.Highest.Lowest.Mean.Direction.Force.deg.m.deg.m.1+20+ 4+11.6W.2+20+ 5+12N.3+17+ 4+ 9.3N. by W.4+10+ 0+ 3.3N.N.W.5+10- 4+ 3.67N.N.W.6+200+ 9.3Vble. Calm.1-27+24- 1.5+10.5S.E. E.28+23+ 6+14.8Vble. E. S.S.E.1-39+26+16+18.5S.E. E.2-610+19.5+12+15.67E. by S. E.N.E.6-1011+32.3+18.5+24.6S. by E. S.W. W.N.W.1-612+25.5+10+15.93N.W.2-613+25+ 4.5+11.5W.7-614+33+18+23.3S.W.15+17+10+12.67N.16+15+ 9+11.3N.W.17+20+15+17W.N.W.18+30+15+21.67N.W.19+40+18+27.6S.20+37+21+27.3N.21+28+18+21.3N.1122+22+16+18.3N.1023+25+16+21N.1024+33+26+28.66N.E.25+43+23+30.67N.E. by N.26+34+24+27.67N.N.E.27+28+21+24.66N.28+25+16+20N.W.29+45+18+28S.30+43+24+30.67S.E.31+23+18+21N.———553.44———+17.88