"T ABLE XXXIII—METEOROLOGICAL LOG OF S.Y. "" NIMROD,"" VOYAGE II. 1ST DECEMBER, 1908, TO 25TH MARCH, 1909." Time Barometer Temperature Wind "Position, Maximum and Minimum Temperature, Remarks, &c." Day Hour LMT Dry Wet Sea Direction Force ° F ° F "December, 1908" 1 20 SSW 2-3 "15.40, passed through entrance to Lyttelton Harbour." 24 SSW 2 Fine. 2 4 30.06 SW 3 Fine; clear. Ci-Cu to E. 8 30.09 WSW 12 30.09 WSW 3 "44° 46' S, 172° 40' E." 16 30.06 SSW 1 20 30.05 SSW 2 "Clouds 9; Ci and Ci-Cu from NE, slow." 24 30.04 SSW 1 3 4 30.07 51.1 50.1 SW 1 Fine; clear. SW swell. Dew falling. 8 30.10 52.9 49.9 SW 12 30.17 52.5 49.8 SSW 4 "46° 36' S, 172° 07' E. Fine. Ci-Cu and Ci-S at times." 16 30.17 52.6 48.5 WSW 5 Cloudless. Mod. sea. 20 30.22 49.8 47.2 WSW 1 Fine. 24 30.26 49.0 46.0 WSW 2 Max. 54.6° F. 4 4 30.27 48.1 45.1 W x S 3 Fine; clear. Westerly sea. 8 30.30 49.2 47.0 W 1 Fine. 12 30.29 50.5 48.3 W 1 "47° 23' S, 172° 52' E. Westerly swell." 16 30.27 52.8 49.3 WNW 2 Cloudless; heavy dew. 20 30.25 49.2 47.5 NW 1 24 30.22 49.4 48.0 NW 2 "Max, 52.9° F., Min. 45.6° F. Fine; heavy dew." 5 4 30.10 49.0 47.9 N 3-4 "Fine; clear. Aurora to S at 02.00 hrs; arc meeting horizon in points bearing S and SW x S. Altitude of highest point 6°. 03.00, aurora disappeared." 8 30.04 49.9 49.9 NW 3 12 30.01 49.3 48.2 NW 4-5 "48° 46' S, 172° 50' E. Overcast; occasional rain." 16 29.97 50.0 48.2 NW 4 Occasional light rain. 20 29.99 47.3 45.2 NW 3 Very heavy dew. 24 29.98 47.0 45.5 W x S 3 "Max. 50.3° F, Min. 46.0° F. Westerly swell." 6 4 29.90 46.9 44.9 W 3 Cloudy; dull. 8 29.84 47.0 44.6 WNW 2 Heavy SW swell. 12 29.78 47.0 46.0 NW 2 "49° 54' S, 173° 14' E. Fine; SW swell." 16 29.66 45.6 44.7 N 2-3 Dull; cloudy; light rain. 20 29.48 46.2 46.0 NNE 2 24 29.45 47.5 47.0 ENE 3 "Max. 53.8° F, Min. 45.0° F. Overcast; continuous line rain." 7 4 29.35 45.9 45.8 W 3-4 "03.40; wind shifted to SW, freshening with rain." 8 29.38 45.0 44.2 SW 4-5 Continuous rain. 12 29.38 45.4 43.8 SSW 3 "50° 10' S, 173° 47' E. Overcast." 16 29.38 45.5 42.8 SSW 3 Overcast; fine. SW swell 20 29.43 44.2 41.2 SW x S 3 24 29.48 44.2 41.5 SW x S 2-3 "Max. 46.2° F, Min. 43.2° F. Fine; clear; passing Cu." 8 4 29.51 43.2 41.0 SSW 3 Fine; W swell. 8 29.58 44.0 43.8 SSW 2 Confused swell from WSW. 12 29.62 46.0 45.0 SW 1 "50° 59' S, 175° 12' E." 16 29.60 47.8 43.0 SW 2 SW swell. 20 29.58 43.2 40.0 SW 2 18.00; passing showers. 24 29.63 43.0 39.5 SSE 3 "Max. 49.0° F, Min. 42.0° F. Clear blue sky." 9 4 29.63 42.5 38.5 5 x E 3 Fine; clear. 8 29.60 43.0 40.0 SE x S 3 12 29.58 44.0 40.0 ESE 3-4 "51° 17' S, 174° 44' E. Weather same." 16 29.52 42.8 39.9 ESE 4 Fine. 20 29.47 43.0 38.2 ESE 5 Mod. sea. 18.00; rain showers. 24 29.45 43.0 39.0 E x S 5 "Max. 44.5° F, Min. 41.2° F. Cloudy; light showers." 10 4 29.36 42.8 38.2 E x S 6 Clear. Rough sea. 8 29.34 E x S 6 12 29.35 E 6 "53° 16' S, 173° 00' E. High sea." 16 29.30 43.0 39.5 E 6 High sea. 20 29.32 42.0 40.5 E 6 High sea. 24 29.30 42.8 41.6 E 6 "Max. 45.0° F, Min. 41.8° F. Overcast; strong wind; considerable sea; continuous fine rain." 11 4 29.28 42.8 41.8 NE 5 Dull; cloudy. Rain at intervals. 8 29.29 43.6 42.3 E x N 5 Continuous rain. Rough sea. 12 29.31 43.8 42.6 E x N 6 "55° 10' S, 172° 54' E. Rough sea." 16 29.37 43.6 42.0 E 6 Overcast; high sea. 20 29.42 44.0 42.0 E 4-5 Dull. 24 29.54 43.0 42.0 E 3 "Max. 44.0° F, Min. 41.8° F. Occasional rain." 12 4 29.60 42.0 42.0 E 4 Continuous drizzling rain. 8 29.67 42.8 41.6 E 2 Unsteady wind. Showery. 12 29.71 43.5 42.9 ENE 2 "56° 32' S, 173° 09' E. Overcast. Heavy swell." 16 29.72 44.0 42.5 NE 0-1 Overcast. 20 29.76 43.0 41.2 Calm 24 29.79 41.6 41.5 Calm "Max. 45.0° F, Min. 41.0° F. Overcast; fine rain. SE swell." 13 4 29.79 42.6 41.8 Calm Fine rain. 8 29.80 43.0 42.1 NW 1 12 29.84 45.1 43.8 NW 1-2 "57° 12' S, 173° 28' E. Overcast; dull; fine." 16 29.86 45.5 44.0 NW 2 Confused swell. 20 29.85 43.6 42.7 NNW 2 24 29.82 43.0 42.5 NW 2 "Max. 45.5° F, Min. 41.5° F. Overcast; fine rain." 14 4 29.80 43.5 42.8 WNW 3 Light rain. 8 29.78 43.7 WNW 4 Fine. 12 29.75 43.9 41.9 WNW 4 "58° 13' S, 174° 11' E. Cloudy; dull." 16 29.69 43.5 43.0 NNE 5 Overcast; fine rain. 20 29.66 43.5 43.0 NNE 5 24 29.66 42.2 42.0 NNE 5 "Max. 45.8° F, Min. 41.8° F. Fine rain. Mod. sea." 15 4 29.64 42.0 41.8 NNW 5 Continuous drizzling rain. 8 29.63 41.2 41.0 NNW 4 Overcast; passing showers. 12 29.61 41.8 41.2 NNW 4 "59° 33' S, 176° 05' E. Hazy." 16 29.59 41.0 41.0 40.1 NNW 4-5 Thick. 20 29.57 41.0 40.8 40.0 NNW 4-5 Hazy. 24 29.56 40.8 40.8 40.0 NNW 4-5 "Max. 42.2° F, Min. 40.0° F. Becoming thick." 16 4 29.52 40.0 40.0 39.7 NNW 5 Damp air. Dense fog at 02.00 hrs. 8 29.51 40.2 40.2 40.0 NNW 4 12 29.50 39.8 39.8 40.0 NNW 4 "60° 22' S, 177° 06' E. Overcast; misty." 16 29.47 39.0 39.0 39.0 NW 4 Thick fog at intervals. 20 29.43 38.4 38.2 39.0 NW 3 Thick fog. 24 29.44 39.0 38.7 39.0 NW 3 "Max. 41.8° F, Min. 39.8° F. Weather clearing." 17 4 29.39 38.5 38.1 39.0 NNW 4 Overcast; light drizzling rain. 8 29.46 37.5 37.2 39.0 W 4 12 29.51 38.0 37.0 39.0 W 4 "61° 51' S, 179° 27' E. Overcast. Mod. NW sea." 16 29.46 37.0 36.5 38.5 WSW 4 Short westerly sea. 20 29.46 37.0 37.0 38.0 WSW 4 Fine. High NW sea. 24 29.48 36.0 36.0 38.0 N x W 2 "Max. 38.9° F, Min. 36.0° F. Overcast." 18 4 29.37 36.7 36.5 37.9 N x W 2 Continuous rain; confused swell. 8 29.30 37.2 37.0 N x W 2 Continuous rain. 12 29.23 37.0 36.8 N 2 "63° 02' S, 179° 50' W. Overcast; drizzling rain. NW swell and sea." 16 29.15 37.3 36.9 37.0 N x W 2 Dense fog since 13.50. Sea smooth. 20 29.11 37.0 37.0 N x W 2 24 29.12 36.7 36.3 38.8 NNW 3-4 "Max. 38.8° F, Min. 35.5° F. Overcast; hazy. Fog cleared 21.00 hrs." 19 4 29.06 35.5 35.5 NW x N 4 Dense fog since 01.00 hrs. 8 29.07 36.2 36.0 36.0 NW x N 4 12 29.10 33.0 32.0 NW x W 4 "64° 23' S, 178° 40' W. Light snow. Fog cleared 09.00 hrs." 16 29.09 33.0 31.2 33.8 NW x W 4-5 Snow squalls. 20 29.09 32.0 30.0 32.0 NW x W 5 24 29.04 31.0 30.2 33.0 W x N 6 "Max. 43.0° F, Min. 29.9° F. Fine; westerly sea." 20 4 29.00 30.9 30.9 32.0 WNW 5 "Occasional squalls; overcast; rough sea. 029.15; sighted first ice, a small water wasted berg." 8 28.97 30.2 30.0 32.0 WNW 4 "04.30; observed several detached pieces of ice, outposts of the pack. 06.45; observed ice all round S horizon. 08.00; in brash and rotten ice." 12 29.00 29.6 29.6 31.0 W 4 "66° 30' S, 178° 27' W. Passing through pack. Large pieces of flat ice about 2 ft. out of water. Considerable sea outside pack; 5 miles within it only a long rolling swell. Strong ice blink to E." 16 29.08 31.0 30.2 30.0 WSW 4 Occasional snow. Steaming through pack. Much worn bergs marooned in pack. 20 29.17 30.0 29.0 SW 3 Puffy wind. Pack thicker. Four bergs of moderate size in sight. 24 29.30 29.6 29.0 31.0 SSW 5 "Max. 32.0° F, Min. 28.8° F. Overcast. In pack." 21 4 29.42 28.2 27.0 SSW 5 Sailing through pack. 8 29.52 30.0 29.2 SSW 5 12 29.61 31.0 30.2 SSW 4-5 "66° 59' S, 177° 24' W. Overcast. Fairly thick pack." 16 29.68 30.9 30.5 SW 4 Firmer pack. 20 29.67 30.2 30.0 WSW 4 Loose pack. 24 29.73 30.2 30.0 SW x W 4 "Max. 32.3° F, Min. 27.0° F. Passing loose pieces of brash." "Steaming throughout day in loose and rotten pack, with lanes and pools of open water at intervals. During afternoon pack became much looser and a southerly swell noticeable, with a water sky to S. 20.30; cleared pack; streams of brash at intervals. Notable absence of bergs." 22 4 29.65 29.8 29.2 WSW 4 Occasional streams of loose brash. Southerly swell. 8 29.62 29.6 29.3 WSW 3 Occasional streams of loose brash. Southerly swell. 12 29.58 30.0 29.9 30.0 SW 3 "68° 20' S, 175° 23' W. Fine. No ice." 16 29.53 30.1 30.0 29.8 SW 2 No ice. 20 29.57 29.9 29.0 SSW 4 No ice. 24 29.61 29.0 28.5 29.0 SSW 5 "Max. 31.0° F, Min. 28.5° F. Overcast. S swell." 23 4 29.68 29.3 29.0 SSW 5 Dull; cloudy. No ice. 8 29.77 28.9 28.5 SSW 3 12 29.79 29.5 29.2 S x W 2 "68° 34' S, 175° 58' W. Occasional streams of loose brash." 16 29.83 30.0 29.5 SW x S 3 Fine; clear. No ice in sight. 20 29.82 28.0 27.3 SW 3 24 29.78 28.0 27.9 W x N 4 "Max. 31.0° F, Min. 27.0° F. Overcast; fine. No ice." 24 4 29.66 26.8 26.4 28.0 W 4 02.00; passed a small berg. 8 29.53 29.8 29.3 W x S 4 Overcast; dull. No ice. 12 29.51 29.9 29.2 29.0 SW 3 "69° 42' S, 174° 44' W. Overcast. No ice." 16 29.37 29.5 28.8 SW x W 3 Fine. No ice. 20 29.44 30.0 29.8 SW 3 Cloudy. No ice. 24 29.40 29.2 29.0 30.0 S x W 1 "Max. 30.5° F., Min. 26.0° F. Fine. S swell. Open sea." 25 4 29.39 29.0 28.2 29.5 S x W 2 No ice. 8 29.37 29.6 29.0 S 2 Cloudy. S swell. 12 29.34 31.9 31.0 30.0 S x E 2 "70° 00' S, 174° 26' W. Fine; clear." 16 29.32 31.0 30.7 30.0 SW x S 1 No ice. 20 29.31 30.0 29.8 W x S 2 Fine; clear. 24 29.25 28.9 28.6 30.0 SW 4 "Max. 32.0° F, Min. 28.2° F. Overcast. SW swell." 26 4 29.26 29.3 28.8 29.0 SW x S 3 Fine; clear. Ice blink to E. 8 29.29 31.0 30.0 SSW 2 06.30; passing snow squall. 12 29.36 29.2 29.0 S 3 "70° 42' S, 173° 04' W. 09.00; passing detached pieces of loose brash. Lines of loose pack visible all round S horizon, heaviest to E. 10.00; passing through lines of water worn pack." 16 29.38 30.8 30.7 SW 3 "Overcast. Lines of pack becoming wider, but no heavy ice or bergs." 20 29.42 30.5 30.0 SSW 3 Passing detached streams of pack; strong blink to E. 18.00; hummocky pack to port. 19.00; stretch of open water. 24 29.44 29.9 29.6 30.0 SSW 4 "Max. 33.0° F, Min. 27.2° F. Cloudy. Patches of water worn pack." 27 4 29.43 29.0 29.0 SSW 4 Frequent snow squalls. Passing patches of loose and much water worn pack. No bergs. 8 29.45 29.8 29.5 SSW 4 Snow squalls. Strong blink to SE. 12 29.47 32.0 31.6 SSW 2 "72° 08' S, 173° 01' W. Cloudy. Pack heavier and hummocky." 16 29.48 32.4 32.0 SSW 2 "14.00; brought up by heavy, hummocky pack showing signs of pressure." 20 29.51 31.0 30.2 SSW 2 Fine; clear. Fast in pack; drifting to NW. 24 29.55 29.9 29.3 SSW 3 "Max. 35.0° F., Min. 28.4° F. Overcast. Working through loose pack." 28 2 29.55 29.5 29.0 SW x S 3 Hummocky pack. No bergs. 4 29.55 29.5 29.2 SSW 3 03.40; cleared pack. 6 29.58 30.5 29.8 SSW 3 Steaming S along edge of hummocky pack extending to E as far as eye could see. Strong blink of curious greenish tinge to SW. 8 32.2 31.0 SSW 3 10 29.60 32.0 31.2 S x W 3 "Passing detached pieces of floe ice, heavier than the pack. Pack trending to SE." 12 29.59 32.0 31.2 S x W 3 "72° 32' S, 173° 45' W. Fine; clear. Ice blink to E. Pack not visible; no bergs." 14 29.58 31.1 30.8 SSW 3 Passing spurs extending westward from main pack. 16 29.58 31.0 31.0 SSW 3 Fine; clear. Patches of pack; no bergs. Strong blink to E. Smooth sea. 18 29.54 30.0 30.0 WSW 2 W swell. 20 29.9 29.3 WSW 2 "From 19.00 hrs., open water, no ice." 22 29.53 29.6 29.0 SW x W 2 "Overcast, open water, no ice." 24 29.53 29.9 29.5 SW 2 "Max. 33.2° F, Min. 29.0° F. No ice visible." 29 2 29.53 29.6 29.0 SW 3 Swell from SW. 00.10; light snow fall. No ice in sight. 4 29.48 30.3 30.1 SW 3 6 29.53 30.0 30.0 SW x W 1 Light snow. No ice in sight. 8 29.52 30.2 29.9 SW x W 1 Pack visible to E. 10 29.52 Fine. 12 29.52 30.9 30.0 SW x W 2 "74° 01' S, 174° 35' W. Fine. Occasional pieces of floe." 14 29.51 30.8 30.4 WSW 3 Fine; clear. Passing patches of hummocky pack. 16 29.47 31.8 30.0 SSW 3 18 29.48 32.0 31.5 W x S 2 20 29.48 30.6 30.0 W 2 22 29.46 30.5 30.2 W 2 Passing lines of pack. 24 29.46 30.6 30.2 W 2 "Max. 33.2° F, Min. 29.0° F. No bergs seen during day. Blink to E." 30 2 29.45 30.5 30.0 W 3 Passing patches of pack. 4 29.44 29.8 29.0 W 3 02.30; passed into open water; no more ice sighted during day. 6 29.39 29.8 29.3 W 3 Fine. Swell from W. 8 29.34 31.0 29.9 W 3 10 29.32 31.8 32.0 W 4 12 29.32 32.5 32.2 W 4 "75° 22' S, 176° 45' W. Cloudy." 14 29.32 30.8 30.3 30.0 SW 4 16 29.28 29.3 28.8 S 3 Overcast. 18 29.29 28.5 28.0 S x E 1 Snow falling. 20 29.32 29.0 29.0 Calm 22 29.31 29.6 29.0 S 1 24 29.31 27.8 27.0 S 2 "Max. 33.0° F, Min. 27.0° F. Passing snow squalls." 31 2 29.30 27.9 27.5 SSW 2 Occasional snow squalls. 4 29.29 28.1 27.8 SW 2 6 29.28 28.8 28.1 SW 2 8 29.27 29.9 29.6 SW x W 3 Heavy snow squalls. 10 29.26 29.1 28.9 SW x W 3 Passing snow squalls. 12 29.26 33.2 32.0 31.0 SW x W 3 "76° 04' S, 179° 32' E. Cloudy." 14 29.25 30.1 30.1 SW x W 3 16 29.24 29.0 28.5 SW x W 2 Fine; occasional snow squalls. Calm sea. 18 29.22 27.8 27.2 WSW 2 20 29.25 27.0 26.0 WSW 2 Unsteady breeze. Fine. 22 29.25 26.2 26.0 SW 2 24 29.25 26.5 25.6 SW 2 "Max. 34.0° F, Min. 26' 0° F. Cloudy. No ice seen during day." "January, 1909" 1 2 29.26 26.5 25.5 SW 1 Fine; clear. Smooth sea. 4 29.24 24.9 24.8 SW 1 Overcast. 6 29.24 25.0 24.8 SSW 2 8 29.27 24.0 23.9 SSW 2 Cloudy. Smooth sea. 10 29.27 25.2 25.0 S 1 12 29.28 27.0 26.5 S 1 "76° 43' S, 170° 31' E. Cloudy. 11.15; observed mirage of Barrier." 14 29.28 26.5 26.0 Calm Summits of Erebus and Terror visible above clouds. 16 29.29 26.3 26.0 Calm Fine; clear. 18 29.30 Calm "17.32; arrived at edge of heavy pack extending in N and S direction, 6 miles E of Beaufort Island." 20 29.32 25.8 25.5 Calm "19.10; entered pack, which proved too heavy for progress southwards. Returned to open water." 22 29.31 Calm 24 29.31 Calm "Max. 29.8° F, Min. 23° F." 2 2 29.30 23.3 23.1 29.0 W x N 1 Current 300 ft. below surface trending westerly. 4 29.30 23.5 23.2 Calm Land obscured by haze. 6 29.30 23.0 21.8 Calm 8 29.29 25.2 24.8 Calm 10 29.30 N 2 08.30; cast off from floe and proceeded through lanes in pack towards McMurdo Sound. 12 29.30 25.2 24.8 N 2 "77° 03' S, 167° 04' E." 14 29.30 25.2 24.6 Calm Anchored to ice face at 12.45. 16 29.32 25.6 25.0 Calm 24 29.30 26.2 26.0 S 1 "Max. 26.8° F, Min. 22.9° F. Overcast; fine." 3 2 29.28 25.7 25.4 29.0 NNE 1 Fast to ice 8 ft. thick. 4 29.28 25.0 25.0 NNE 2 6 29.28 26.8 26.2 NNE 2 10 29.26 29.0 29.5 12 29.25 30.5 30.0 29.0 NE x E 2 "77° 05' S, 166° 26' E." 14 29.25 31.1 30.0 NE x E 2 Ice setting into Sound. 16 29.21 33.0 31.9 ENE 2 "Summit of Erebus visible, smoke moving from NE." 18 29.20 33.0 31.8 ENE 2 22 29.19 30.0 29.5 Calm 24 29.19 30.0 29.5 29.0 Calm "Max. 34.0° F, Min. 25.0° F. Fine; clear." 4 2 29.18 31.0 30.0 NE x N 4 Wind just freshened. 4 29.18 31.5 30.0 Var. 1-4 02.30; wind shifted to S. 6 29.16 31.0 30.7 E 3 Wind puffy. Drifting with ice to SW. 8 29.17 31.0 30.5 E 3 12 29.18 W 3 "77° 14' S, 166° 00' E." 14 29.24 25.0 24.0 W 3 16 29.24 31.5 30.5 Var. 0-2 14.30; broke adrift. Steamed through pack towards Cape Royds. 18 29.28 27.0 26.8 8 2 20 29.30 29.0 28.9 S 2 19.00; pack became thicker; made fast to floe. 24 29.34 Calm "Max. 33.5° F, Min. 24.0° F. Wind unsteady; clearer; Western Mountains visible." 5 2 29.36 25.0 25.0 SW 1 4 29.39 25.2 25.0 30.0 SW 1 02.00-03.00; proceeding through lanes in pack towards Cape Royds. 6 29.41 25.8 25.8 Var. 0-1 Cloudy. 8 29.41 NNW 2 Again commenced to steam through pack. 12 29.41 NNW 1-2 "77° 25' S, 166° 05' E. Fine; clear." 14 29.41 N 3 18 29.40 36.5 34.0 Arrived at Cape Royds at 17.00 hrs. 17.20; proceeded S and anchored in pack 4 miles S of Cape Royds. Experienced heavy pressure from large sheet of pack travelling N at about 1 knot per hour. Returned to Cape Royds. 24 29.39 "Max. 37° F, Min. 24° F. (approx.)." 6 2 29.39 31.0 30.5 N 1 Ice drifting into bay. 4 29.38 31.0 30.5 N 1 Fine; clear. Ice all round. 6 29.38 28.8 28.8 N 1 Fine; clear. 8 29.36 27.2 27.0 S 1 12 29.36 32.0 31.5 SE 3 "Anchored to ice at Cape Royds. 77° 34' S, 166° 09' E." 14 29.34 29.0 29.0 SE 3 16 29.34 33.0 32.0 SE 2 Ice drifting out. 18 29.32 30.0 29.8 SE 2 20 29.31 26.2 27.8 SE 3 22 29.30 23.0 21.0 SE 3 24 29.29 22.0 21.0 SE 4 "Max. 34.0° F, Min. 21.0° F. Clouds gathering in 5; wind freshening." 7 2 29.29 21.0 21.0 S x E 4 4 29.29 19.5 19.5 S x E 4 Mt. Discovery and Western Mountains obscured. Ice drifting N. 6 29.29 20.0 19.8 S x E 4 Ice slowly drifting N. 8 29.28 21.0 21.0 S x E 4 "Left ice foot, going N along coast." 10 29.31 27.7 27.3 S x E 4 Steaming through heavy floes; progress slow. 12 29.30 S x E 4 14 29.30 29.0 28.7 Calm Light snow falling. 13.00; stopped by heavy pack. 16 29.30 29.5 29.0 Calm Weather cleared. 18 29.27 25.8 25.5 N 1-2 "77° 30' S, 166° 00' E. (approx.)." 20 29.25 26.0 25.8 NNE 2 "19.00; lanes opening in pack, proceeded towards land. Pack drifting slowly inshore." 22 29.20 NNE 3-4 "Battling against pack, which was driving vessel ashore." 24 29.16 26.0 26.0 NNE 3 "Max. 30.5° F, Min. 19.5° F. Having cleared land, anchored to floe." 8 2 29.13 25.5 25.0 NNE 2 4 29.08 26.8 26.0 NNE 2-3 Unsteady wind. Ship fast in pack. 6 29.03 29.0 28.5 NNE 4 Thick snow at intervals. Drifting slowly AV with pack. 8 29.00 31.8 30.6 Calm 12 28.94 32.2 31.6 N 3 "77° 30' S, 166° 00' E. (approx.). Conditions same." 14 28.91 31.2 30.5 N 2 16 28.90 33.2 32.5 N 1 Wind veering slowly westwards. Surface current setting SE. 18 28.91 34.0 33.5 NW 2 Heavy pressure at fast ice S of Cape Royds. 20 28.92 32.0 31.5 NW 3 22 28.88 29.0 26.5 NNW 3 24 28.88 30.0 30.0 N 1 "Max. 35.0° F, Min. 25.3° F. No change in ice conditions." 9 2 28.95 25.0 25.0 Calm Ice conditions same. 4 28.98 18.5 18.5 ESE 3 Wind freshened from ESE. 6 29.03 23.2 23.0 SE 3-4 Pack drifting N; broke free at 04.30. 8 29.03 26.0 25.2 SE 5 Drifting to W. 10 29.06 25.0 24.5 SSE 5 Fast in pack. 12 29.08 25.0 25.0 SSE 5 "77° 25' S, 165° 30' E (approx.). Drifting to W." 14 29.09 26.0 25.5 SE x S 6 16 29.11 27.0 26.8 SE x S 1 Wind dropped. 18 29.11 24.9 24.5 SSE 4 Puffy wind. 20 29.15 24.0 23.8 SSE 4 Ship drifting to W. Thick pack. 22 29.16 24.0 24.0 S 1 24 29.16 25.0 24.0 S 1 "Snowing; land obscured. Snow commenced at 23.40. Max. 30.0° F, Min. 18.2° F." 10 2 29.16 23.0 22.5 S 1 "Heavy, continuous snow." 4 29.16 22.5 22.5 29.0 S 1 6 29.13 25.5 24.8 Calm Forcing through lanes to eastward. 8 29.12 26.9 26.3 Calm Snowfall 10.5 inches. 10 29.12 29.0 28.0 SE 2 Snow ceased; fall 11.5 inches. 12 29.13 25.0 25.0 SE 2 "77° 13' S, 164° 33' E. Overcast. Fast in pack." 14 29.14 24.0 23.8 SE 4 16 29.14 24.0 23.8 SE 3 18 29.15 25.4 25.2 SE 3 20 29.16 22.8 22.4 SE 2 Puffy wind. 24 29.16 16.0 17.0 SE 2 "Max. 29.0° F, Min. 16.0° F." 11 2 29.14 17.0 16.5 W x N 2 In pack; progress impossible during most of day. 4 29.12 20.0 19.2 WSW 2 6 29.15 25.0 24.5 SW 2 8 29.16 26.8 26.2 SE 3 10 29.17 26.9 26.6 SE 3-4 12 29.18 29.0 27.5 SE x 8 3-4 "77° 02' S., 165° 02' E." 14 29.18 26.5 26.5 SE x S 4 16 29.20 27.0 26.2 SE x S 4 Fine; clear. 18 29.23 25.0 24.8 SE x S 3 20 29.23 24.0 23.5 SSE 3 22 29.24 28.5 28.0 SSE 3 24 29.25 20.0 20.0 SSE 3 "Max. 30.0° F, Min. 15.0° F. Similar weather." 12 2 29.27 20.0 20.0 SSE 3 4 29.27 20.2 20.2 S 2 Fine. 6 29.24 22.0 21.8 SxW 1 8 29.26 21.5 21.3 SW 2 Fine. 10 29.25 25.0 23.0 S 2 12 29.25 24.0 24.0 SSE 2 "76° 59' S, 164° 52' E. Fine; clear. Fast in pack all day." 14 29.24 SE 3 16 29.23 26.8 26.8 SE x E 3 Heavy pressure from S. 18 29.24 25.0 24.8 W 2 20 29.23 23.8 23.6 W 2 Drifting with pack to NW. 22 29.24 25.0 23.0 Calm 24 29.24 24.0 24.0 Calm "Max. 27.0° F, Min. 19.5° F. Fine; clear." 13 2 29.24 19.5 19.3 W 1 4 29.23 15.9 15.9 W 1 6 29.23 23.0 22.0 Calm 8 29.24 23.5 22.5 W 1 Fine; clear. 10 29.25 27.0 27.0 W 1 12 29.25 27.0 27.0 Calm "76° 53' S, 163° 40' E. Fine; clear. Fast in thick pack most of day." 14 29.25 32.0 30.1 Calm 16 29.25 28.5 28.5 Calm Fine; clear. 18 29.27 33.8 33.0 Calm 20 29.26 26.0 25.2 Calm Hazy. 22 29.26 22.5 22.0 Calm 24 29.27 21.0 20.0 Calm "Max. 33.5° F, Min. 15.3° F. Similar weather." 14 2 29.27 17.8 18.0 N 1 4 29.27 16.5 16.5 N 1 Haze rising from ice. Pressure from pack. 6 29.25 19.5 19.0 Calm 8 29.25 23.0 22.2 Calm 10 29.25 25.2 25.0 W 1 12 29.25 27.0 26.0 W 1 "76° 48' S, 163° 20' E. Vessel fast in pack all day and drifting slowly towards NW. Pack very close and heavy. Rudder strained by heavy pieces of ice. Cloudless sky." 14 29.24 37.3 35.2 N 1 16 29.20 33.9 32.0 N 1 18 29.18 29.9 28.0 NW 2 20 29.17 30.8 30.0 NW 2 22 29.16 29.3 29.0 Var. 1 24 29.16 18.2 18.0 NE 1 "Max. 38.0° F, Min. 15.0° F. Haze rising from ice." 15 2 29.14 20.0 20.0 E 2 Haze rising from ice; lower land obscured. 4 29.12 18.5 18.5 E 2 Ship drifting N in close pack. 6 29.13 19.7 19.8 SE 2 Light swell. 8 29.10 21.8 22.0 SE 2 Fine; clear. 10 29.10 25.0 25.0 Calm 12 29.11 36.0 34.0 Calm "76° 48' S, 163° 23' E. Fast in very dense pack." 14 29.11 36.0 35.0 Calm 16 29.12 37.0 34.8 Calm Pack slightly looser. 20 29.12 28.0 28.0 Calm 16.30; started steaming through dense pack. 22 29.11 27.3 27.0 Calm 24 29.10 25.0 25.0 Calm "Max 43.0° F, Min. 16.0° F." 16 2 29.10 25.0 25.0 Calm 4 29.09 29.1 29.0 Calm 02.07;cleared pack; steaming in open water. 6 29.11 35.5 33.6 Calm 8 29.12 35.0 33.2 Calm 10 29.13 Calm 09.10; entered loose pack. 12 29.14 Calm "77° 07' S, 166° 00' E. (Long. approx)." 14 29.14 Calm Steaming through lanes in pack along shore. 16 29.14 Calm 18 29.15 35.5 34.6 16.15 to 17.15; off shore 1 mile S of Cape Bird. 17.15; left for Cape Royds. 24 29.16 29.0 28.5 Calm "Max. 40.0° F, Min. 24.0° F. Fine; clear. In lanes in pack." 17 2 29.19 17.0 17.1 SE 1 00.55; arrived off Cape Royds. Anchored to fast ice. 4 29.20 15.0 14.9 SE 2 Mirage. 6 29.19 20.0 19.7 SE 2 Ice drifting to N. 8 29.19 19.5 19.0 SE 3 10 29.20 19.0 19.0 SSE 3 12 29.21 21.0 21.0 SSE 4 "77° 32' S, 166° 08' E. Snow showers passing to N." 14 29.20 25.5 S 4 16 29.20 25.0 S 4 Fine; clear. 18 29.20 23.2 23.0 SSE 4 20 29.20 19.2 19.2 SSE 4 Weather same. 22 29.22 20.5 20.5 SSE 3-4 24 29.24 20.0 20.0 SSE 3-4 "Max. 29.0° F, Min. 15.0° F. Ice breaking away to westward." 18 2 29.27 20.5 20.5 S 4 4 29.28 20.1 20.1 S 4 Ice breaking away to W and drifting N. 6 29.30 23.4 23.0 S 3 12 29.40 30.0 30.0 WSW 1 At Cape Royds. Ice breaking away to W. 14 29.42 29.3 29.1 NW x N 1 20 29.49 29.0 28.5 Calm 16.00; fine; clear; ice drifting to SSW. 22 29.51 29.0 29.0 Calm Fine; considerable mirage. 24 29.53 29.0 28.5 Calm "Max. 32.5° F, Min. 19.5° F. Sun on thermometer screen." 19 2 29.54 28.0 28.0 Calm 4 29.57 28.0 27.5 N 1 6 29.51 32.0 31.0 E x N 1 8 29.52 33.0 32.8 E x N 1 12 29.53 40.0 37.2 Calm At Cape Royds. Fine; clear. 14 29.52 40.1 38.5 SE I Ice drifting to S and filling Sound. 16 29.52 41.0 39.0 SE 0-1 Fine; clear. 18 29.51 33.0 32.2 N 1 20 29.50 31.0 30.6 NNW 1 22 29.52 30.2 30.0 NNE 1 24 29.51 29.6 29.0 NE x N 2 "Max. 42.0' F., Min. 28.0° F." 20 2 29.50 29.9 29.5 NE x N 2 Ice drifting from N. 4 29.49 29.0 29.0 NE x N 2 6 29.50 30.5 30.0 NE x N 2 8 29.47 31.8 31.0 NE x N 2 Large tabular berg from N travelling rapidly up Sound to SSW. 10 29.48 Var. 1 Erebus obscured. 12 29.48 34.2 33.1 NW 2 At Cape Royds. 14 29.48 42.1 39.0 NW 2 Ice drifting out of Bay. 16 29.46 39.5 37.0 E x S 1 18 29.46 36.0 35.0 S 1 20 29.46 31.7 33.8 S 1-2 Fine; clear. Ice drifting to S. 22 29.46 26.0 25.7 S 2 Mirage. 24 29.47 25.0 24.5 SE 3 "Max. 43.0° F, Min. 19.0° F. Ice breaking away and drifting W." 21 2 29.47 22.1 22.1 SE 3 Cloudy with snow squalls. 4 29.46 22.4 22.3 SE x S 3 6 29.47 17.8 17.0 SExS 3 8 29.47 20.0 19.5 SE 2 Fine; clear. 10 29.48 22.5 22.0 SExS 3 12 29.48 17.0 16.6 SE x S 3 At Cape Royds. 14 29.47 25.2 25.0 SSE 3 16 29.47 23.5 22.5 SSE 3 18 29.47 23.5 23.0 SE 2 Fine; clear. Ice still breaking away and drifting to W. 20 29.47 16.0 16.2 SE 2 22 29.46 12.0 11.5 SE 2 Several bergs drifting into Sound from N. 24 29.44 11.2 11.0 SE 2 "Max. 27.2° F, Min. 11.0° F." 22 2 29.42 10.2 10.0 SSE 2 4 29.40 9.70 9.20 SSE 2 Commenced to snow. 6 29.37 12.5 12.5 SSE 2 8 29.37 16.0 16.0 SSE 2 Light snow; land obscured to S. 12 29.35 13.0 12.7 SSE 2 At Cape Royds. Light snow. 14 29.32 19.5 19.5 SE x S 3 Snowing lightly at intervals. 16 29.32 20.5 20.0 SE x S 3 18 29.32 22.0 22.0 SExS 3 20 29.32 20.1 20.0 SE x S 2 Fine; clear; excessive mirage; distant objects remarkably clear 22 29.31 22.0 22.0 SE x S 1 24 29.29 15.1 14.0 SE x S 1 "Max. 27.0° F, Min. 9.2° F. No change in ice conditions." 23 2 29.27 14.2 14.0 SSE 1 Overcast. 4 29.26 16.2 16.0 SSE 1 6 29.27 17.5 17.5 S x W 2 8 29.25 18.0 17.5 S x E 2 Slight haze to S. 10 29.26 19.5 19.0 S x E 3 12 29.26 21.5 21.0 S x E 4-5 At Cape Royds. Wind freshening. 14 29.26 SE x 5 6 Blizzard in progress. 16 29.26 23.5 23.0 SE x S 7 18 29.30 23.5 23.0 SE x S 7 "Clear blue sky above; drifting snow below, ever ice surface. Vessel broke adrift and proceeded to W." 20 29.32 18.1 17.9 SE x S 6-7 Weather moderating. Anchored to fast ice. 22 29.32 16.5 16.5 SE x S 6-7 24 29.33 14.1 14.0 SE x S 5-6 Max. 27.0° F. Min. 10.2° F. Fine; clear blue sky. 24 2 29.34 13.1 12.7 SE 4 4 29.34 11.6 11.0 SE 3 Fine; cloudless. 6 29.36 12.0 12.0 SE 3 8 29.35 13.2 13.0 SE 2 10 29.36 SE 2 Proceeded to Butter Point. 12 29.34 SE 2 "77° 36' S, 165° 10' E. (approx.). Steaming between large floes." 16 29.32 25.0 24.7 S 1 Steaming through new ice. 18 29.32 21.7 21.5 S 1 16.45; left Butter Point for Hut Point. 20 29.29 16.5 16.0 S 1 19.30; encountered fast ice. Steered for Cape Royds. 22 29.27 19.0 18.0 S 1 21.50; arrived at Cape Royds. 24 29.25 13.5 13.0 S 1 Max. 26.7° F. Min. out of order. 25 2 29.23 14.0 13.1 S 1 Considerable mirage. 4 29.21 10.5 10.2 S 1 "Clear, blue sky; mirage." 6 29.19 10.5 10.0 S 1 8 29.16 16.0 15.9 S 1 Considerable mirage to S. 10 29.14 19.9 19.0 Var. 1 12 29.12 25.0 23.5 Var. 1 At Cape Royds. Fine. 14 29.08 27.0 27.0 N 1 16 29.05 26.0 26.0 N x E 1 Fine; clear. Ice drifting to W. 18 29.03 31.0 31.0 N x E 2 20 29.00 29.5 29.0 N 2 Ice breaking away in small floes. 22 28.98 24.5 24.0 N 2 24 28.96 21.5 21.1 N 2 Max. 34.0° F. Min. out of order. 26 2 28.95 21.7 21.5 SSE 2 4 28.94 25.5 24.7 SSE 2 Appearance of snow in SW. 6 28.94 22.0 22.0 S 2 Ice breaking away and drifting to W. 8 28.94 22.5 22.0 5 2 Frequent fine snow. 12 28.93 32.0 32.0 5 2 Fast to Ice Foot at Cape Royds. 14 28.93 30.0 30.0 SSE 2 16 28.94 28.0 28.0 SSE 2 18 28.96 28.4 28.0 SSE 1-2 20 28.94 27.0 26.8 SSE 2 22 28.97 22.0 22.0 SSE 3-4 Fine; clear. 24 29.00 17.7 17.6 SSE 3-4 Max. 32.2° F. 27 2 29.03 16.0 15.7 SE 5 4 29.04 15.9 15.9 SE 5-6 Blizzard. 6 29.04 SE 7-8 "Vessel broke adrift and steamed under Cape Barne, making fast to ice foot." 8 29.04 SSE 8 10 29.04 SSE 7-8 12 29.04 24.2 23.7 SSE 7-8 "77° 35' S, 166° 13' E. Ice breaking away rapidly." 14 29.04 27.0 26.5 SSE 3 Ice breaking away. Moored ship to stranded berg. 16 29.04 27.0 27.0 SSE 2 18 29.04 28.9 28.9 Calm 20 29.04 32.5 31.2 N 0-1 Fine snow. 22 29.03 27.0 26.2 NNE 1 20.20 to 20.40; returned to Cape Royds. 24 29.03 26.0 25.5 NNE 2 Max. 33..9° F. 28 2 29.01 26.5 26.0 NW x N 4 Dull; unsettled. Ice drifting N. 4 29.01 24.5 24.2 WNW 2-3 6 29.02 21.0 21.2 N 2 8 29.02 26.0 25.5 S 1-2 Frequent snow. 10 29.01 24.0 24.0 S 0-2 Dull; cloudy. 12 28.99 24.0 24.0 S 1 At Cape Royds. 14 28.97 23.5 23.0 S 2 16 28.98 23.2 22.8 S 2 18 28.94 24.2 24.2 S 3-4 Dull; cloudy. 20 28.93 22.9 22.0 S 3 22 28.92 24.7 23.5 S 3 Partially overcast. 24 28.92 21.2 21.0 SSE 3 "Max. 28.0° F, Min. 20.2° F." 29 2 28.91 20.5 20.2 SSE 2 4 28.91 20.7 20.6 SSE 3 Fine; clear. 6 28.92 21.0 20.8 SSE 3 8 28.88 SSE 3 10 28.87 SSE 2 No reading of attached thermometer. 12 28.86 32.2 32.1 SSE 2 At Cape Royds. 14 28.90 33.5 32.0 Var. 1 16 28.88 29.5 29.0 W 2 18 28.89 33.8 33.0 S 1 Fine; clear. Ice breaking out from Cape Royds. 20 28.90 32.8 31.5 S 2 22 28.92 27.0 26.0 SE 3 24 28.94 24.5 24.0 SE 5 "Max. 35.0° F, Min. 20.0° F. 23.45; wind suddenly increased to force 5. Ice breaking out from Cape Royds. Proceeded to Cape Barne and made fast to lee of stranded berg." 30 2 28.96 22.5 22.0 SE 5-6 Squally; heavy drift. Ice breaking away from Bay and drifting N. 4 28.95 22.5 22.0 SE 7-8 6 28.96 21.0 21.0 SE 8 8 29.03 23.0 22.5 SE 9 Heavy drift of snow. 10 29.08 24.0 24.0 SE 8-9 12 29.12 24.5 24.5 SE 8 "Anchored in lee of stranded berg off Cape Barne 77° 35' S, 166° 12' E." 14 29.15 26.7 26.2 SE 7-8 Frequent heavy squalls. 16 29.18 26.7 26.0 SE 6-7 18 29.19 27.5 26.2 SE 6-7 Weather moderating. Short choppy sea. 20 29.20 28.2 27.2 SE 6 22 29.21 27.0 27.0 SE 6 24 29.22 28.2 27.9 SE 6 "Max. 29.0° F, Min. 20.5° F. Blue sky. Unsteady wind." 31 2 29.24 26.0 25.0 SE 5 Weather improving. 4 29.22 20.3 19.5 SE 4-5 Bank of clouds to S. Puffy wind. 6 29.18 26.6 25.8 SE 4 8 29.18 27.8 27.5 SE 5 10 29.20 26.7 26.0 SE 5 12 29.22 27.0 27.0 SE 4 "77° 35' S, 166° 12' E. Position unchanged. Short choppy sea." 14 29.22 25.0 25.0 SE 6 16 29.21 25.7 25.0 SE 5 14.30-15.05; proceeded to Cape Royds. Found bay ice broken up; proceeded to Glacier Tongue. 17.15; moored to solid ice 18 29.22 17.8 17.8 SE 5 20 29.22 16.4 16.2 SE 5-6 22 29.23 15.5 15.0 ESE 6 24 29.23 15.5 15.0 ESE 6 "February, 1909" 1 2 29.24 15.2 15.0 ESE 5 Cloudy; dull 4 29.24 13.5 13.5 ESE 6 6 29.25 15.2 15.0 ESE 4 8 29.27 19.0 19.0 ESE 2 10 29.26 24.0 23.5 ESE 2 09.00; Proceeded towards Butter Point. 12 29.25 24.0 24.0 ESE 2 "77° 36' S, 165° 30' E. (approx.). Passing through patches of pack. " 14 29.29 24.5 24.0 ESE 4 Steaming through patches of pack. 16 29.29 21.7 21.5 ESE 4 14.40; stopped by heavy pack 2 miles from Butter Point. 18 29.30 21.0 21.0 S 2 15.00; proceeded northwards along coast. 20 29.30 22.0 21.8 S 2 22 29.30 20.2 20.2 S 2 24 29.30 17.2 17.2 S 2 "Max. 25.0° F, 13.0° F. 23.45; arrived off Granite Harbour; found entrance impossible, owing to heavy pack extending 2 miles from shore." 2 2 29.30 16.2 16.0 SE 2 4 29.29 20.2 20.0 SE 2 Dull; cloudy. Southerly swell. 6 29.28 24.5 24.5 SE 2 10 29.28 26.0 26.0 SE 2 12 29.28 23.0 23.0 SE 1 "76° 00' S, 164° 00' E. (approx.). Heavy pack along shore." 14 29.27 25.0 24.5 SE 2 Fine snow. 16 29.25 23.0 23.0 SW 2 Steaming along heavy pack in which several large bergs were marooned. 18 29.24 24.8 24.5 SW 2 20 29.24 20.5 20.0 SW 2 "Passing Drygalski Ice Tongue, which was surrounded to a depth of 2 miles by heavy pack. 22.00; entered pack." 22 29.24 20.0 19.3 SW 2 24 29.25 18.7 18.2 SW 2 3 2 29.23 17.0 17.0 W 2 Steaming along N side of Drygalski Ice Tongue. 01.30; cleared pack. 4 29.23 17.0 17.0 W x S 3 6 29.22 18.2 18.0 SW 3 8 29.22 17.3 17.0 SW 6-7 Wind freshening to gale. 10 29.22 20.0 20.0 SW 5-7 12 29.22 22.7 20.5 SW 3 "75° 00' S, 164° 00' E. (approx.)." 14 29.24 29.0 28.7 W 1 Proceeded eastward. 16 29.22 32.0 31.5 Calm 15.30; entered pack. 18 29.23 29.8 28.3 SE 1 Steaming through loose pack in which were several large tabular bergs. 20 29.23 24.2 23.7 S 2 22 29.24 23.5 23.0 S 2 20.30; cleared pack; steered for Cape Washington. 24 29.26 23.5 23.2 SSW 2 "Max. 35.8° F, Min. 16.0° F. Near Cape Washington." 4 2 29.26 22.0 22.0 SW 3 "00.30; entered pack, steering S. pack moving strongly towards Cape Washington. 02.28; cleared pack. Several large bergs in vicinity." 4 29.21 22.0 21.5 SW 3 6 29.24 23.2 23.0 SW 5-6 "04.00 to 06.00; skirting pack, which filled N side of Terra Nova Bay." 8 29.22 25.4 25.0 SW 7 Short high sea. 12 29.26 75° 20'S 164° 00' E. (approx.). 14 29.29 24.5 24.1 W 4 "At Relief Inlet, Drygalski Ice Tongue. Relieved northern party." 5 2 29.27 23.0 22.0 SW 1 4 29.26 22.5 22.5 SW 2 6 29.25 24.0 24.0 SW 2 8 29.24 23.0 24.0 SW 2 12 29.23 "At Relief Inlet. 75° 05' S, 164° 50' E. (approx.). Fine snow." 14 29.23 25.5 25.0 SE 2 16 29.22 25.0 25.0 SE 2 18 29.22 24.3 24.3 SE 3 20 29.20 23.8 23.5 SE 4 24 29.20 19.3 19.0 WSW 4 "Max. 26.0° F, Min. 19.0° F. Continuous fine snow." 6 2 29.19 19.0 19.0 WSW 4 Fine snow. 4 29.16 15.1 15.0 WSW 4 Overcast; fine snow. 6 29.15 14.0 13.3 SW 4 Weather commenced to clear at 05.00 hrs. Mountains visible. 8 29.11 15.7 14.8 SW 5 12 29.04 NW 4-5 At Relief Cove. 14 29.02 17.0 16.4 WSW 2 16 29.02 16.0 16.0 WSW 4 18 29.00 11.5 11.0 SSW 2 20 28.99 10.6 10.2 WSW 2 24 29.00 13.5 13.5 W 3-4 "Max. 20.0° F, Min. 9.0° F. Overcast; frequent fine drift." 7 2 29.01 13.5 13.5 W 3 Continuous fine drift. 4 29.02 13.5 13.5 W 5 6 29.04 15.0 15.0 WSW 4 8 29.03 15.8 15.8 WSW 5 Puffy wind. Continuous fine drifting snow. 12 29.04 19.0 19.0 SW 3 At Relief Cove. Heavy drifting snow. 14 29.07 21.0 20.8 SW 4 16 29.10 21.7 21.0 SW 3 Fine; clear. 18 29.08 14.9 14.9 NW 2 20 29.10 17.0 16.4 NW 2 18.45; started for Cape Royds. 22 29.08 24.0 20.5 NW 2 24 29.05 22.2 22.0 NW 2 "Max. 24.0° F, Min. 12.0° F. 23.45; encountered pack." 8 2 29.07 19.5 19.0 NW x W 3 4 29.08 19.5 19.0 W 3 Steaming along edge of pack. 6 29.05 25.0 24.0 SW 4 Skirting edge of pack to northward. 8 29.09 26.0 25.0 SW 6 07.00; brought up by pack extending all round N horizon. 10 29.09 20.0 20.0 SW 6 Frequent snow squalls. Skirting edge of pack to westward. 12 29.08 23.0 22.5 SW 6 "N of Drygalski Ice Tongue. 75° 23' S, 164° 30' E. (approx.)." 14 29.08 25.0 25.0 W 5-6 Continuous snow. 16 29.12 23.0 23.0 SW 5 15.00; wind returned to SW. 18 29.12 25.0 24.8 WSW 4 16.20; cleared pack edge; stretching to E. 20 29.16 24.2 24.2 WSW 4 Approaching pack at NE end of Drygalski Ice Tongue. 22 29.10 24.5 24.5 WSW 3 Frequent fine snow. 21.00; entered pack. 24 29.04 24.5 24.5 WSW 3 "Max. 27.0° F, Min. 19.0° F. Overcast. Heavy S swell." 23.20; cleared pack. 9 2 29.02 24.5 24.2 WSW 5 Overcast. Steaming along edge of pack. 4 28.98 26.0 25.0 WSW 3 Clear; Western Mountains visible. Heavy S swell. 6 28.95 29.0 28.0 SW 2 8 28.96 28.2 27.0 SW x S 2 Steep southerly sea. 10 28.92 30.0 28.5 SW x S 3 Heavy swell from SSW. 12 28.87 29.0 28.0 SW 5 "76° 00' S, 165° 40' E. (approx.)." 14 28.88 29.0 29.0 SW 4 16 28.84 31.0 30.2 WSW 4 Fine; clear. 18 28.80 31.5 30.8 WSW 4 20 28.78 30.0 30.0 SW 5 22 28.78 30.0 27.7 SW 6 Overcast; squally. Heavy southerly sea. 24 28.78 29.0 29.0 S 8 "Max. 32.8° F, Min. 23.5° F." 10 2 28.78 29.0 28.5 SSW 7 High sea. Heavy squalls. 4 28.76 29.5 29.0 SSW 7 Wind force 8 at 03.00 hrs. 6 28.76 30.2 29.8 SSW 7 8 28.71 30.5 30.2 SSW 5 10 28.74 29.0 29.0 SSW 7 12 28.78 30.0 29.5 SSW 5 "76° 37' S, 166° 47' E. Wind unsteady in force and direction." 14 28.79 32.0 31.5 SW x W 8 High sea. 16 28.84 31.5 31.0 SW x W 5 18 28.93 33.5 32.8 S 2 Light fitful wind. Steep sea from S. 17.00; wind shifted to E. 20 28.98 32.8 31.6 S 2 22 29.00 31.0 30.5 S 8 24 29.01 31.5 31.0 SSW 8-10 "Max. 33.8° F, Min. 28.0° F. Violent squalls. Heavy southerly sea." 11 2 29.02 33.5 33.0 SSW 8 Wind and sea moderating. Weather showing signs of improvement. 4 29.09 34.0 33.0 S 7 Lulls between squalls. Erebus summit visible. 6 29.14 34.0 32.8 S 7 8 29.14 34.0 33.2 SSE 7 Violent squalls. Short heavy sea. 10 29.18 36.0 35.9 SSE 8 12 29.20 34.5 34.0 W x S 5 "77° 08' S, 166° 35' E. Off Cape Bird." 14 29.22 32.5 32.0 W x N 4 "Shortly after noon, off Cape Bird wind moderated and shifted to NNW, very puffy and unsteady. 15.35; arrived at Cape Royds." 16 29.24 32.0 30.8 SSW 5 18 29.29 31.0 29.5 SSW 4 16.40; left Cape Royds for Hut Point via Glacier Tongue. 20 29.28 28.2 27.8 SSW 1 22 29.28 28.0 27.0 Calm Arrived at edge of fast ice 4.5 miles N of Hut Point. 24 29.29 24.0 24.0 Calm "Max. 38.0° F, Min. 23.5° F. Fine. Heavy broken floes all round." 12 2 29.29 17.0 17.0 Calm Ice cracking and breaking out in large floes. 4 29.27 17.8 17.2 S 1 6 29.27 23.0 23.0 E 1-2 8 29.28 23.8 23.6 NE 2-3 07.30; broke adrift. 10 29.28 26.0 26.0 NE 2 08.30; proceeded to Glacier Tongue; anchored 1 mile from W extremity. 12 29.27 34.2 32.0 E 2 "77° 43' S, 166° 25' E." 14 29.26 31.5 31.5 E 1 16 29.23 28.0 27.5 E 1 Fine; clear. 18 29.23 28.7 28.4 SE 1-2 20 29.24 27.0 26.8 SE 1-2 22 29.24 19.0 19.0 SE 1 Fine; smooth sea; distant objects very clear. 24 29.24 17.0 17.0 E 1 "Max. 35.0° F, Min. 15.9° F." 13 2 29.23 17.0 16.8 E 1 Fine; clear. 4 29.23 17.0 16.8 E 1 6 29.22 20.2 20.0 S 1-2 8 29.24 21.5 21.0 SE 2 10 29.24 26.0 26.0 SE 2 Dull; cloudy. 12 29.23 23.4 23.0 ESE 2 "77° 43' S, 166° 25' E. At Glacier Tongue." 14 29.23 22.0 22.0 SE 2 16 29.22 22.0 22.0 SE 3 Overcast; dull. 18 29.24 24.0 23.8 S 2 20 29.22 19.2 19.0 E 2 22 29.22 20.0 20.0 E 2 24 29.23 20.5 20.5 ESE 2 "Max. 32.0° F, Min. 16.0° F. Heavily overcast." 14 2 29.26 20.0 20.0 ESE 3 01.20;commenced to snow. 4 29.20 19.0 18.5 ESE 3 Light continuous snow. 6 29.20 14.8 15.0 SE 2-3 8 29.19 14.8 14.8 SE 4 Puffy wind; fine drift. 10 29.18 15.0 15.0 ESE 4 12 29.18 15.5 15.0 ESE 5 "77° 43' S, 166° 25' E. At Glacier Tongue. Fine drift snow." 14 29.18 15.5 15.5 ESE 5 Thick drift. 16 29.18 15.0 15.0 ESE 5 18 29.18 15.3 15.1 ESE 5 20 29.16 15.2 15.0 ESE 5 Fine drift snow from Glacier Tongue. Sea calm in bay. 22 29.16 14.5 14.0 E x S 4 24 29.17 14.5 14.0 E x S 3 "Max. 21.0° F, Min. 14.0° F. Similar weather." 15 2 29.19 17.0 17.0 E x S 5 Heavy drift. Clearing. 4 29.20 17.0 17.0 E x S 4 Less drift. 6 29.22 15.0 15.0 E x S 2-3 Clearing to S. Finer. 8 29.25 14.8 14.7 E x S 3 07.00; wind again freshened with drift. 10 29.28 15.0 14.5 E 3 12 29.30 16.0 15.5 E 3 "77°43' S, 166° 25' E. At Glacier Tongue. Fine." 14 29.32 20.0 20.0 E 3 16 29.33 16.5 16.0 ESE 3 Cloudy; dull. 18 29.36 14.0 14.0 SE 3-4 20 29.38 13.2 13.0 SE 4 Puffy wind; fine drift. Water quite smooth in bay. 22 29.39 15.0 14.5 SE 3 24 29.40 13.0 13.0 SE 2 "Max. 22.0° F, Min. 12.9° F." 16 2 29.43 14.5 14.0 SE 2 4 29.44 12.5 12.2 SE 1 Fine. 6 29.46 14.3 13.7 SE 2 Clearing; Erebus visible. 8 29.48 14.5 14.5 SE 2 09.00-11.30; proceeding to Cape Royds. 12 29.47 28.8 28.5 SE 3 At Cape Royds. 14 29.49 18.0 18.0 E 3 16 29.50 17.5 17.5 E 3 12.22-15.30; proceeded to fast ice 2.7 miles N of Hut Point. 18 29.54 13.3 13.0 E 3-4 Puffy wind; fine drift. 15.40-17.45; returned to Glacier Tongue. 20 29.54 11.4 11.3 E 4 22 29.55 11.2 11.2 E 5 24 29.56 11.5 11.2 E 5 "Max. 29.0° F, Min. 11.2° F. Overcast; dull." 17 2 29.60 12.5 12.0 E 4 Cloudy; dull. Drift from Glacier Tongue. 4 29.62 13.0 12.3 E 4 6 29.65 12.8 12.2 E 4 8 29.66 12.1 E 3 10 29.68 15.5 15.0 E 3 12 29.70 15.5 15.0 E 2 "77°43' S, 166° 25' E. At Glacier Tongue. Fine." 14 29.69 16.8 16.8 SE 2 Overcast. 16 29.71 15.5 15.5 SE 1 18 29.71 12.2 12.0 SE 1 Clear to S. 20 29.71 12.2 12.0 SE 1 22 29.70 14.0 14.0 ESE 1 Fine. 24 29.68 11.0 11.0 E x S 1 "Max. 18.5° F, Min. 11.0° F. NW swell." 18 2 29.65 12.2 12.0 E x S 1 Fine; clear. 4 29.65 13.8 13.0 E x S 1 Ice drifting out from Hut Point. 6 29.64 11.7 11.5 S 1 8 29.62 11.7 11.7 S 1-2 Erebus clear. 10 29.60 14.0 14.0 E 2 12 29.59 10.0 09.0 E 2-3 At Glacier Tongue. 14 29.59 12.0 11.8 E 4 16 29.59 10.5 10.0 E 6 Clear to S. 18 29.63 09.8 09.5 E 6 20 29.62 06.3 06.2 E 6 Thermometers covered with salt. 22 29.64 04.0 04.0 E 7 Erebus obscured. 24 29.65 04.0 04.0 E 7 "Max. 17.0° F, Min. 4.0° F." 19 2 29.66 05.7 05.0 ESE 7 Fine drift from Glacier Tongue. Erebus obscured. 4 29.68 06.0 04.9 ESE 7 6 29.71 05.3 04.2 ESE 7 8 29.73 07.5 06.9 ESE 6 10 29.72 10.0 08.5 ESE 6 12 29.72 10.0 08.5 ESE 6 At Glacier Tongue. 14 29.74 11.1 10.0 ESE 7 16 29.79 09.2 08.2 ESE 8 Overcast; Erebus visible at intervals. 18 29.83 08.0 06.7 ESE 8 20 29.84 06.5 05.2 ESE 8 Overcast; dull; squally. 22 29.84 07.2 05.5 E x S 7 24 29.85 07.5 06.0 E x S 8 "Max. 11.5° F, Min. 4.0° F. No change in weather." 20 2 29.86 06.0 05.8 E x S 4-7 Wind unsteady in force. Sky overcast. 4 29.85 06.0 06.0 ESE 7 Commenced to snow. 6 29.84 05.2 05.0 ESE 8 Thick weather; light drift; mist rising from sea. 8 29.83 05.0 04.7 ESE 8 Swell rising in bay. 10 29.82 06.0 05.5 ESE 8 Dense fog and drift snow. Swell coming into bay. Erebus obscured. 12 29.82 07.0 06.5 ESE 8 At Glacier Tongue. 14 29.80 06.0 05.7 ESE 7 "Dense "" frost smoke "" rising from water." 16 29.77 6.0 5.8 ESE 7 18 29.77 3.3 3.0 ESE 6 Weather clearing ; Erebus visible. 20 29.74 6.7 6.2 ESE 6 "18.45, left for Hut Point. Encountered pack at end of Glacier Tongue." 22 29.74 5.0 5.0 ESE 6 21.30; cleared pack; 22.00; arrived at Hut Point. 24 29.73 2.0 2.0 ESE 6 "Max. 9.0° F, Min. 2.0° F. Erebus clearly visible, but no smoke seen. 22.10-23.50; returned to Glacier Tongue." 21 2 29.70 3.0 2.8 ESE 5 4 29.68 5.2 4.5 ESE 5 6 29.68 8.7 7.0 ESE 4 Fine; clear. 8 29.67 7.9 7.0 ESE 3 10 29.66 11.5 10.0 SE 4 "09.20; proceeded to Cape Royds, arriving 11.00." 12 29.64 13.5 12.0 SE 5 At Cape Royds. 14 29.64 13.2 12.5 SE 5 16 29.70 9.8 8.2 SE 5 13.20-15.20; returned to Glacier Tongue. 18 29.74 13.0 11.2 SE 5 20 29.74 10.0 9.0 SE 4 Fitful wind. 22 29.72 6.0 5.0 SE 3 24 29.70 3.5 3.0 SE 1 "Max. 13;5° F, Min. 2.0° F. Erebus visible." 22 2 29.71 4.5 4.0 E 4 Fine; clear. 4 29.71 5.5 4.0 E 4 6 29.71 5.5 4.5 E 3 8 29.70 10.0 8.8 E 1 10 29.70 10.0 9.0 E 3 8.40-11.20; proceeded to Hut Point. 12 29.69 3.5 3.0 E 5 "At Hut Point. 77° 50' S, 166° 35' E. (approx.)." 14 29.66 7.2 6.0 E 4 Left for Glacier Tongue shortly after noon. 16 29.66 14.5 13.3 E 2 14.30; arrived at Glacier Tongue. 18 29.66 14.7 12.2 Var. 0-1 Fine; clear. 20 29.64 13.0 11.0 Var. 0-1 22 29.62 8.0 6.5 Var. 0-1 24 29.59 3.0 1.0 Var. 0-1 "Max. 16.8° F, Min. 1.0° F. Fine; clear." 23 2 29.56 6.0 5.1 Var. 1 4 29.54 8.3 7.2 Var. 1 "Fine, clear." 6 29.49 10.3 9.0 SW 1 8 29.44 13.7 12.5 SW 1 10 29.38 12.5 11.5 Calm 12 29.33 14.0 13.0 Calm At Glacier Tongue. Fine; clear. 14 29.29 15.0 14.0 Var. 0-1 16 29.27 20.0 17.9 SE 1 18 29.25 19.0 17.8 SE 0-1 Fine; clear. 20 29.18 10.8 10.0 SE 0-1 22 29.17 2.30 2.00 Calm 24 29.16 10.0 9.20 Calm "Max. 21.0° F, Min. 2.0° F. Cloudy; dull." 24 2 29.14 4.90 5.00 Var. 1 4 29.10 18.0 16.2 NW 2 6 29.08 18.0 17.0 NW 2 8 29.04 20.0 18.8 NW 3 12 29.01 24.0 23.0 Var. 0-1 "At Glacier Tongue. Clear, blue sky." 14 29.00 24.0 23.0 WNW 1 Distant objects very clear and distinct. 16 28.98 21.2 20.0 ESE 2 18 28.98 21.0 21.0 ESE 4 Clouds gathering to S. 20 28.98 12.0 11.5 ESE 4 22 29.02 12.7 12.0 ESE 4 24 29.07 13.0 12.0 ESE 4 "Max. 25.4° F, Min. 5.0° F. Puffy wind. Summit of Erebus obscured." 25 2 29.10 9.00 8.80 ESE 4 4 29.15 11.8 11.0 ESE 4-5 Wind fitful and gusty. 6 29.21 13.0 11.2 ESE 3 Wind dying away. 8 29.24 15.7 14.2 ESE 1 10 29.26 13.0 12.5 ESE 2 12 29.27 13.0 12.2 ESE 2 "At Glacier Tongue. Fitful, puffy wind. Cloudy." 14 29.34 13.5 13.7 SE 4 16 29.33 14.2 14.2 SE 5 18 29.36 17.8 17.2 SE 1 20 29.34 15.1 15.0 Var. 0-1 Fine; clear. 22 29.35 13.0 13.0 Calm 24 29.36 14.0 14.0 Calm "Max. 18.0° F, Min. 9.0° F. Fine; clear." 26 2 29.36 14.5 14.5 E 2 4 29.38 12.8 12.0 E 3 Wind increasing in force; Erebus obscured. 6 29.36 10.5 9.50 ESE 4-5 8 29.37 8.8 8.0 ESE 5 Fine drift; Bluff obscured. 10 29.38 7.2 6.5 ESE 6 12 29.39 7.0 6.8 ESE 7 At Glacier Tongue. Erebus obscured. 14 29.37 8.2 7.9 ESE 6 16 29.37 8.7 8.2 SE x E 6 18 29.35 8.2 8.0 SE x E 6 Overcast; fine drift. 20 29.31 9.8 8.5 SE x E 6 22 29.29 8.0 7.5 ESE 6 24 29.27 9.0 8.1 ESE 6 "Max. 14.5° F, Min. 7.0° F. No change in weather." 27 2 29.30 7.0 6.8 ESE 6-7 4 29.27 7.0 6.2 ESE 6 Fine drift. 6 29.25 8.0 6.8 ESE 4-5 Weather moderating; sky clearing. 8 29.24 8.7 7.8 ESE 4 10 29.20 10.1 9.0 ESE 5 12 29.17 9.0 8.5 ESE 6 At Glacier Tongue. Fine; clear. 14 29.17 6.5 6.0 ESE 7-8 16 29.14 5.8 5.0 ESE 6-7 18 29.12 5.5 5.0 ESE 8 20 29.10 6.2 5.8 E 8 Fine; clear. 22 29.08 4.0 3.5 E 8 24 29.07 4.0 3.2 E 7 "Max. 13.0° F, Min. 3.9° F. Erebus obscured." 28 2 29.09 2.0 1.5 E 7 Puffy wind. Fine drift. 4 29.11 1.5 0.5 E 7 6 29.14 2.8 1.5 E 6 8 29.15 4.0 3.5 ESE 7-8 Erebus obscured. 10 29.18 4.0 3.0 ESE 8 12 29.20 4.0 3.0 ESE 8 At Glacier Tongue. Weather unchanged. 14 29.22 3.0 2.5 ESE 7 16 29.24 3.5 3.0 ESE 7 18 29.25 1.2 0.5 ESE 6 "Cloudy; "" frost smoke "" rising from sea." 20 29.28 0.0 -0.5 ESE 5 24 29.33 -1.5 -2.0 ESE 5-7 "Max. 6.0° F, Min. (approx.) - 1.5° F. Thick ; heavy drift landmarks obscured." "March, 1909." 1 2 29.34 -0.5 -1.0 ESE 8 4 29.37 1.0 0.5 ESE 6 Cloudy but finer; Erebus visible. 6 29.40 1.8 1.2 ESE 5 8 29.44 3.7 3.0 ESE 4 12 At Barrier edge S. of Cape Armitage. 09.20; left for Hut Point to pick up Southern Party. Returned in evening to Cape Royds. 2 4 SE 3 8 SE 5 06.35-10.00; proceeded to Glacier Tongue. 12 SE 6-7 At Glacier Tongue. 16 ESE 4 20 ESE 6-7 "19.30; left for Cape Royds, but finding heavy wind returned to Glacier Tongue." 24 ESE 6-7 3 4 10.0 9.0 ESE 3 Overcast; dull. 8 SE 6 08.45-10.00; proceeded to Cape Royds. 12 SE 7 Off Cape Royds. Heavy sea. 16 29.32 7.5 7.2 ESE 5 At Glacier Tongue. 20 9.5 9.0 ESE 6-7 Overcast; dull. 22.00-24.00; proceeded to Hut Point. 24 ESE 7 4 4 29.24 6.0 5.9 ESE 6-7 "01.20; proceeded towards Cape Armitage. 01.30; stopped by young ice, returned to Glacier Tongue." 8 Calm 12 29.22 6.2 6.0 ESE 6 08.00; proceeded to Hut Point and thence to Barrier edge. 16 29.39 20.5 20.0 N 3 "14.00 (off Cape Royds), wind SE 8." 20 17.0 16.8 SE 6 Dull; overcast. Left for Monazite Island. 20.00; passing through lanes of pack; new ice between ship and land. 24 29.33 15.5 15.0 SE 5 "Max. 20.5° F, Min. 0.8° F. Commenced return voyage." 5 4 29.23 15.1 14.9 S 3 Steaming through closely packed pancake ice. 8 29.24 16.9 16.5 S 2 "Steaming through new ice 4"" to 6"" thick." 12 29.25 18.8 18.2 NE 1 "75° 51' S, 165° 17' E. Snowing. NE swell. Working through compact, new formed ice." 16 29.26 15.5 15.0 W 4 20 18.8 18.2 SW 4 17.30; entered clear water. 24 29.24 20.5 20.0 SSE 5 "Max. 21.0° F, Min. 15.0° F. Overcast. SE sea." 6 4 29.26 21.0 21.0 SSE 4 Cloudy; dull. No ice seen. 8 29.26 21.8 21.5 E 1 12 29.28 22.5 22.0 E 1 "73° 30' S, 170° 15' E. (approx.). Overcast." 16 29.30 24.2 23.0 Var. 1 20 29.29 25.2 25.0 SW 1 Overcast; dull. Passed overturned berg. 24 29.32 24.0 23.8 WSW 3 "Max. 26.0° F, Min. 20.2° F. Overcast; passing snow squalls." 7 4 29.31 24.5 24.0 WSW 4 Occasional snow squalls. 8 29.30 23.0 22.8 SW 3 12 29.29 23.8 23.2 SW 4 "71° 09' S, 169° 28' E. Overcast." 16 29.27 25.0 24.0 W 4 14.00; lines of pack extending NW and SE. Steaming along edge of pack. 20 29.28 24.8 24.2 SE 2 17.00; cleared pack. 20.00; pack to N. 24 29.31 25.0 24.5 SE 2 "Max. 25.2° F., Min. 22'2° F. Fine." 8 4 29.34 21.5 21.0 Calm 8 29.32 21.2 21.0 Calm 04.30; brought up by heavy pack extending N from Cape Hooker. 12 29.33 20.1 20.0 Calm "69° 45' S, 167° 00' E. (approx.)." 16 29.28 20.0 19.0 Var. 1 "Clear, blue sky. Steaming through pancake ice." 20 29.20 23.0 22.0 NE 1 18.00; heavy pancake ice. 23.25; entered field of old ice. 24 29.18 28.0 27.2 NE 3 "Max. 28.0° F, Min. 19.0° F. Overcast; fine." 9 4 29.13 27.0 27.0 E 5 Patches of newly formed ice. 8 29.12 27.2 27.0 SE x E 4-5 "New pack, interspersed with old water worn pack." 12 29.02 29.9 29.4 E x S 6 "67° 50' S, 168° 50' E. In new ice." 16 28.81 30.0 30.0 E x S 7 Rough sea. Overcast. Open water with occasional lumps of ice. 20 28.65 E x S 6 18.20; heavy snow; 19.30; clearing. 24 28.61 33.0 32.8 NNE 6 "Max. 34.0° F, Min. 25.0° F. Overcast." 10 4 28.50 32.0 32.0 NNE 7 Confused swell. Frequent squalls of snow and rain. 8 28.65 33.0 32.0 NW 7-8 "High, confused sea." 12 NW 7-8 "66° 00' S, 170° 00' E. (very approx.)." 16 32.0 32.0 NW 8 Overcast. Heavy sea. Barometer out of order. 20 NW 8 24 33.5 33.2 NW 6 "Max. 34.8° F, Min. 31.0° F. Cloudy; dull. Passing bergs. 22.15-22.40; Aurora in NW horizon. Streamers trending NW to SE." 11 4 35.0 34.5 NW 5 Heavy NW sea. Brilliant auroral display. 8 36.0 35.8 NNW 5 Passing bergs. 12 29.27 36.0 NNW 6 "64° 12' S, 171° 00' E. Clear sky. N sea." 16 29.11 36.0 N x E 6 Continuous rain. 20 29.31 34.5 NW 5 Auroral display to W. 24 29.04 36.0 NW 5 "Max. 37.0° F, Min. 33.0° F. Overcast. Intervals of clear sky. Barometer A.253, which had been broken, was replaced on this day by A.268, which had been used by the Land Party at Cape Royds." 12 4 29.09 35.2 W x N 6 Squally. Heavy NW sea. Passing small pieces of ice. 8 29.25 35.5 NW 5 06.00; passed large berg. 12 29.38 36.0 NW 5 "62° 36' S, 171° 39' E. Overcast." 16 29.30 39.0 NNW 7 Cloudy; dull. Heavy NNW sea. 20 29.31 39.0 WNW 7 24 29.39 37.8 WNW 7 "Max. 40.0° F, Min. 34.0° F. Overcast. Heavy sea." 13 4 29.39 40.0 NW x W 7 Overcast; dull. Heavy sea. 8 29.42 41.0 NW 6 Thick; raining. Passed a very large berg. 12 29.40 42.0 NNW 6 "62° 17' S, 171° 55' E. Thick; raining. High NW sea." 16 29.39 43.0 NW x W 7 "Overcast. Heavy sea. Max. 43.0° F, Min. 37.0° F." 14 4 29.32 42.2 NW 6 Occasional light rain. High sea. 8 29.30 NW 4 Hazy. Sea moderating. 12 29.27 41.5 N x W 5 "61° 37' S, 172° 44' E. Overcast; fine rain." 16 29.21 42.5 NW x W 4 Occasional rain. 20 29.18 40.4 NW x W 2-3 Sky clearing to W. High NW sea. 24 29.17 40.0 WNW 4 "Max. 43.0° F, Min. 40.0° F. Overcast; hazy. NW sea." 15 4 28.92 41.0 41.0 NW x W 4 Unsettled; frequent rain. Rough sea. 8 28.88 39.8 N 7 10.00; wind veered rapidly to WSW and increased to gale. 12 29.07 40.0 WSW 10 "61° 03' S, 172° 34' E. Heavy squalls. High sea." 16 29.28 40.0 W 7 Weather moderating. 20 29.36 38.2 W 3 High sea. 22.00; auroral display to S. 24 29.46 40.0 WNW 4 "Max. 42.0° F., Min. 37.5° F. Overcast. Rough sea." 16 4 29.51 41.1 W 6 Squally. High W sea. 8 29.63 43.0 43.0 WNW 7 12 29.74 43.8 43.2 W 6 "59° 33' S, 172° 06' E. Passing squalls of mist and rain." 16 29.87 43.0 43.0 W 6 Squally; overcast. High sea. 20 29.95 43.8 43.0 W x N 5 24 30.05 43.8 43.5 W x N 5 "Max. 45.0° F, Min. 39.5° F. Overcast. Sea moderating." 17 4 30.07 45.0 44.5 W x N 5 Squally. Mod. W sea. 8 30.12 45.1 45.0 WNW 4 12 30.09 45.5 45.2 NW 5 "56° 35' S, 174° 02' E. Cloudy; passing rain squalls." 16 30.09 46.4 46.2 W x N 5 Misty. W sea. 20 30.13 46.0 45.8 SW 2 24 30.20 48.0 45.2 SW 3 "Max. 47.0° F, Min. 42.5° F. Cloudy." 18 4 30.21 45.2 45.2 WSW 3 Fine. Occasional showers. 8 30.29 46.0 45.7 W 1 12 30.28 47.2 46.2 Calm "53° 56' S, 173° 31' E. Cloudy. S sea." 16 30.34 49.9 49.0 NW 1 Fine; clear. 20 30.33 47.9 47.0 N 2 24 30.33 47.8 46.8 N 4 "Max. 50.0° F, Min. 44.5° F. Overcast; fine." 19 4 30.25 48.2 47.5 NW 3 Overcast. Confused sea. 8 30.18 48.2 47.8 NE x N 5 12 30.06 49.0 48.5 NE x N 5 "52° 39' S, 169° 55' E. Overcast. Mod. W sea." 16 29.90 50.0 50.0 NE x N 5 Light drizzling rain. 20 29.84 51.4 51.2 NNE 5 Thick; raining. 24 29.78 52.0 51.9 NNE 4 "Max. 52.2° F, Min 46.5° F. Overcast; continuous rain." 20 4 29.67 51.6 51.6 NNE 1-2 Continuous light rain. Confused sea. 8 29.65 52.0 52.0 NNE 2 Fine rain. 12 29.64 51.5 51.5 NE 2 "50° 48' S, 167° 38' E. Overcast; hazy; fine rain. NE swell." 16 29.56 52.0 52.0 NNE 1 Patches of fog at intervals. 20 29.54 52.2 52.2 Calm Foggy. 24 29.52 52.5 52.2 NNW 3 "Max. 54.8° F, Min. 50.9° F. Overcast; clearing at intervals. NE swell." 21 4 29.51 55.1 54.2 WNW 2 NE swell. Calm at 02.00 hrs. 8 29.61 55.4 55.0 NW 5 N sea. 12 29.65 57.0 56.4 NW "48° 49' S, 167° 32' E. Cloudy. High NW swell." 16 29.71 57.2 56.1 N 2 20 29.76 56.0 55.4 N 1 Heavy rain. 24 29.81 55.0 54.9 N 1 "Max. 58.7° F, Min. 52.5° F. Overcast." 22 4 29.85 56.0 55.5 NW 1 "Showery. 09.29; anchored at mouth of Lords River, Stewart Island." 16 30.10 57.5 55.0 SSE 2 20 30.10 24 30.20 52.0 49.0 Calm "Max. 60.0° F, Min. 49.9° F. Fine; clear." 23 4 30.07 NW 1 "04.45-09.29; proceeded to Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island." 12 30.07 N 1-2 "46° 53' S, 168° 24' E. 10.50; left for Lyttelton." 24 30.11 ENE 1 Cloudy. 24 4 30.20 NE 1 12 30.20 NE 2 "45° 20' S, 171° 44' E. Cloudy. Smooth sea." 16 30.09 NE 4 Cloudy. 24 30.12 NNE 3 Fine; clear blue sky. N swell. 25 4 30.01 NE 4 Clear blue sky. Rough N sea. 17.30 hrs; arrived at Lyttelton wharf.