[The North Pole by Robert E. Peary]@TWC D-Link bookThe North Pole CHAPTER XXXV 30/45
13, 1908 | 30.51 |29.35 |29.998| Cape Bryant |Jan.
16-Feb.
4, 1909 | 30.10 |29.83 |29.976| Cape Morris Jesup|May 14-May 22, 1909 | 30.70 |30.24 |30.469| Fort Conger |June 11-June 25, 1909 | 30.19 |29.74 |30.013| Fort Conger[10] |June 11-June 25, 1882 | 30.129 |29.416 |29.817| Fort Conger[10] |June 11-June 25, 1883 | 30.218 |29.590 |29.949| =================+=======================+========+=======+======+========= The above tabulation shows that during the month the average fluctuation of the barometer at Cape Sheridan amounts to 1.2 inches, being greatest in February and least in June. An inspection of the monthly means shows that the barometer at Cape Sheridan is lowest for the months of December and January, or about January 1st, and highest about April 1st, the range of the fluctuation being about 0.5 inch.
These results agree well with those obtained by Greely at Fort Conger and illustrated by a diagram upon p.
166, Vol.
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