| Description | Daily meteorological observations, kept at at Hoffenthal [now Hopedale] in Labrador at the Moravian mission. Four observations per day, at 8.00am, 12.00 noon, 4.00pm and 8.00pm. Columns for day and hours of observations, thermometer readings, wind direction and strength, with general weather remarks.
In monthly gatherings, with occasional general comments at the end of each month. The sections are headed: 'Weather in Hoffenthal in [month and year]'. With a pencil note [p.1]: '-31 Aug. 1783'. Stamped [p.1]: 'Soc. Reg. Lond.' and inscribed in ink 'Presented by the Rev. Mr. la Trobe Feb. 3. 1785'. |