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Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847Rae, John

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Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847

Name: Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847
Author: Rae, John

Rae, John

Arctic regions; Northwest, Canadian; Scientific expeditions

------+-----------------------------------+------------------------
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.
    c.--Cloudy.
    d.--Drizzling rain.
    f.--Foggy.
    g.--Gloomy dark weather.
    h.--Hail
    l.--Lightning
    m.--Misty hazy atmosphere.
    o.--Overcast.
    p.--Passing temporary showers.
    q.--Squally.
    r.--Rain--continued rain.
    s.--Snow.
    t.--Thunder.
    u.--Ugly, threatening appearance of the weather.
    v.--Visibility of distant objects whether the sky be cloudy or not.
    w.--Wet dew.
    . --Under any letter indicates an extraordinary degree.

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Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847Rae, John

History

Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847

Rae, John

Arctic regions; Northwest, Canadian; Scientific expeditions

------+-----------------------------------+------------------------
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.
    c.--Cloudy.
    d.--Drizzling rain.
    f.--Foggy.
    g.--Gloomy dark weather.
    h.--Hail
    l.--Lightning
    m.--Misty hazy atmosphere.
    o.--Overcast.
    p.--Passing temporary showers.
    q.--Squally.
    r.--Rain--continued rain.
    s.--Snow.
    t.--Thunder.
    u.--Ugly, threatening appearance of the weather.
    v.--Visibility of distant objects whether the sky be cloudy or not.
    w.--Wet dew.
    . --Under any letter indicates an extraordinary degree.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847

Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847

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