| Description | Daily meteorological observations made at Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, arranged in double columns, with three readings per day, commencing at 5.30am, 2.00pm and 9.00pm, but varying thereafter. The columns record date, timings of observations, temperature, wind direction and force, with general weather comments, largely on cloud cover and rainfall, but with some occasional sightings of bird life.
Headed [p.1]: 'Meteorological Observations made at Isle à-la-Crosse 1810-11. The Thermometer the same as last year & hanging upon the same [?] at the same aspect & altitude - Farenheit's [sic] Thermometer the freezing point of Mercury being at -37 on it'. Signed [p.8] by Peter Fidler. |