Description | Daily observations of winds, weather, atmospheric pressure and temperature, with readings varying from no observations [17 and 23-25 November], to one per day, to seven per day: 6a.m., 9a.m., noon, 3p.m., 6p.m., 9p.m., and midnight. Wind direction and strength are noted, with general weather remarks on cloudiness, rain and storms.
Commencing: 'Meteorological journal kept at Port Jackson in New South Wales by William Dawes Esq., Lieutenant of Marines'. An addition to the entries for 2-5 November reads: 'Rather doubtful being kept by a friend in my absence Wm. D.'.
Stamped [p.71]: 'Soc. Reg. Lond. ex dono Auctoris' and inscribed in ink: 'Jany. 22. 1795'. |