Fort Hope, Repulse Bay.—Abstract of Meteorological Journal for December, 1846.

DayTemperature of the Atmosphere
of thetaken eight times in twenty-Prevailing Winds.
Month. four hours.
Highest.Lowest.Mean.Direction.Force.
deg.m.deg.m.
1 -24-27-25.875Calm. N.E. N.0-3
2 -26.7-30-28.1N.E. Calm. N.1-0
3 -24.8-28.5-26.4N. by W.1-4
4 -24.8-28-29.97N.W. by W. S.S.W.4-0
5 -17.3-21-19.7Calm. S. by E. S.S.E.0-2
6 - 6.5-11- 9.14E. by S. N.E. N.5-2
7 -16.5-24-19.7N.5-7
8 -19.5-25.6-22.61N.9-8
9 +14-15+ .03N.N.W. N.N.E. N.E.11-5
10 +17+14.8+15.74N.E. by N. N.E. E.4-6
11 +12.7+ 9.8+11.6N. by E. N.N.W. N.W.4-1
12 + 4- 6+.74S. S.S.E. Calm.0-3
13 -13-17-14.93N. N. by W.4-1
14 -19-23-20.94Calm. Vble.0-2
15 - 9-19-16.55N.N.W. N. by W.1-4
16 0- 3- 1.64N. E.N.E. Calm. Vble.0-1
17 - 5- 9.6- 6.05Vble. W.N.W.1-2
18 - 6- 8.5- 7.04N. by W. W. Vble.2-1
19 -14.2-20-17.4N. by W. N.N.W.5-4
20 - 8.7-13-10.56S. by W. N. by W.N.1-4
21 -20.7-32.3-24.83N.W. Vble. N.1-2
22 -30.5-36.5-33.4W. Calm. N. by E.0-2
23 -21.4-26-23.3N.N.E. N.E.N.0-1
24 -31-35.3-33.13N.7-10
25 -36-38-36.83N. by W.10-8
26 -34-38-36.46N. by W. N.8-11
27 -30-30-30N.10-11
28 -30.8-34.8-33.01N. N. by W.6-4
29 -24.5-40-35N.W. by W. Vble. N.N.W.0-5
30 -25-32.3-29.63N.6-9
31 -23-32.5-29.25N. by W. Vble. N.1-7
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597.43
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- 19.27

Day ofBarometer and
the Mon.Thermometer attached.Remarks on the Weather, &c.
Barom.Thermo.
1 30.452+18.75b. c.
2 30.237+19.6b. c. b. c. m. Lunar halo.
3 30.886+16.3b. c. b. c. m.
4 30.013+17b. c. m.
5 29.778+17.6b. c. m. parhelia with prismatic colours;
aurora visible to the south in two arches
arising from near the horizon to the zenith.
6 29.480+27.5o. s. b. c.
7 29.764+26b. m. c. drifting.
8 30.039+23b. c. drift.
9 29.974+22s. o. drifting.
10 29.892+28.3s. o. b. c. o. s. drifting.
11 29.759+32o. s. m.
12 30.016+26.6o. m. s.b.m.
13 30.36+31b. 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
altitude of 12° to 70° or 80°. It was of a
pale yellowish green colour. Horizontal needle
not affected.
14 30.473+26b. c. m. Some faint beams of aurora in
different parts of the heavens. A very faint
aurora to the southward.
15 30.37+27b. m. b. c.o. A very faint aurora; centre true
south.
16 30.186+30.7o. m.
17 30.205+27.6o. m. b. m. Wind variable from N. to E.;
faint aurora to the S.; alt. 10°; centre
S.S.W. 30°.
18 30.274+29.3o. b. c. m. Aurora faint to the S. by W.
19 30.245+27.3b. c. m. drifting.
20 30.259+28b. c. o. s.
21 30.268+29b. m. Arch of aurora across zenith nearly east
and west; brightest at western extremity.
22 30.264+22.3b. c. b. m.
23 30.168+25.3b. m. b. c. b. m. s. Spiculæ of snow falling.
Lunar halo faint.
24 30.065+23.6b. m. much drift.
25 29.996+22b. m. much drift.
26 29.83+20b. c. m. much drift.
27 29.523+15.5b. c. m. much drift.
28 29.536+14.3b. m. b. drifting.
29 29.603+14.3b. 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+11.6b. c. drifting; much drift.
31 29.564+15.3b. c.

Fort Hope, Repulse Bay.—Abstract of Meteorological Journal for January, 1847.

DayTemperature of the Atmosphere
of 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.1-6
2 -29.5-33.5-31.8N.N.W. N. by W. N.W.2-5
3 -30.3-32-31.4N. by W. Calm. N.N.E.0-1
4 -31-34-32.82N. Calm. N.0-2
5 -27.5-30-28.61N. ½ W.5-8
6 -26.5-31-28.3N.N.W.6-8
7 -40-42-40.9N.W. Calm. W. N.W.N.0-1
8 -44-47-46.7N.W. N.N.W. N. by W.1-7
9 -38-40-39N.10-11
10 -12-17-14.5N.N.W.10-12
11 -10-10-10N. by W.7-11
12 -12-16-14N. by W.7-8
13 -28.5-33.5-30.8N.N.W. N. by W.6-7
14 -33.8-36.3-35.1N. by W. N. ½ W. N. by W.7-5
15 -38-39.5-38.7N. by W. N.W. N.N.W.2-5
16 -39.3-41-37.07N. by W. N.N.W. N. by W.2-6
17 -38-41-39.6N. by W.7-8
18 -37-40-38.95N.W. by N. N. by W.2-4
19 -25-31-30.6N.N.W.N.N.W.9-11
20 -14-20-17N.N.W.8-10
21 -20.5-26.5-23.4N. by W. N.N.E. N.2-9
22 -14-26-18.87N.W. N.N.W.6-11
23 -10-13-11.2N.N.W.9-11
24 -13-13-13N.N.W.9-11
25 -26.5-32.5-29.25N.N.W.4-7
26 -31.5-37-34.47N. Calm. Vble. N.0-1
27 -29-35-32.05N. N. by W.1-2
28 -33.3-35.5-34.65N. by W.6-7
29 -36-42.7-39.25N. by W. W.N.W. N.W.4-1
30 -24.7-36.5-28.64S. by W. Vble. E.1-5
31 -27.5-35-31.5N. by W.4-7
———
909
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-29.32

Day ofBarometer and
the Mon.Thermometer attached.Remarks on the Weather, &c.
Barom.Thermo.
1 29.908+17b. c. b. c. s. drifting.
2 30.128+16b. 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+18.5b. c. b. Much refraction; thermometer in house
+11°; a beam of aurora to the south pointing
to the zenith.
4 30.023+15.6b. 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+14.6b. c. m. drifting.
6 30.04+14.6b. m. drifting. A faint aurora extending from
S.S.E. across the zenith.
7 29.861+12.6b. c. m. Mercury froze after two hours'
exposure.
8 29.8+11b. b. drifting.
9 29.974Much drift; could not get out to see
thermometer, door being drifted up.
10 29.139+ 6o. o. Much drift; obliged to take the
thermometers into the house, as the pillars
of snow on which the posts were placed were
nearly all blown away.
11 29.193+10.5o. b. m. Much drift; a beam of aurora S.E.;
alt. 25°.
12 29.309+14.5b. m. Much drift; very faint aurora; centre
W. by N.; alt. 10°.
1329.549+12.3b. m. drifting; a very faint aurora, centre
S.S.W., alt. 16°; extent 60° or 70°.
14 29.588+13b. c. m. drift; arch of aurora faint,
alt. 11°, centre S.S.W., extent 90°.
15 29.608+ 7.6b. m. c. Streams of bright light shooting from
the sun to the alt. of 5°.
16 29.67+ 7b. c. b. drifting, stratus; arch of aurora
faint, centre south, alt. 18°, extent 60°.
Centre S.S.W., alt. 12°, extent 90°.
17 29.887+13b. m. drifting. Aurora visible, faint but
brightest to the westward; centre S.,
alt. 60°.
18 29.245+ 6b. c. b. c. m. A very faint arch of aurora
from the N.W. by N. extending across zenith.
19 29.662+ 7m. o. much drift; door drifted up.
20 29.472+11o. q. much drift.
21 29.60+ 9.5b. m. much drift.
22 29.445+ 8b. m. o. s. o. m. q. s. o. q. drifting.
23 29.273+ 9.5o. m. much drift.
24 29.366+10o. q. gale all night; much drift.
25 29.83+ 8b. m. drifting; solar halo with parhelia.
26 30.035+ 6.3b. A faint arch of aurora across zenith S.W.
and N.E.
27 29.911+ 4.6b. c. b. c. s. o. m. o. s.
28 29.908+ 7.3b. m. drifting. Very cold to the sensation'
spiculæ of snow falling; a broad band of
aurora, the lower edge having a reddish or
lake tint, running parallel to the horizon;
alt. 2°, centre S.W., extent 70°; some
beams of aurora S.E. pointing towards
the zenith.
29 29.954+ 7.3b. m.
30 29.737+ 5.6o. b. c. m. s. b. c. s.
31 29.714+ 8b. c. m. Cirrus; drifting.