No observations

Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons
Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 185 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 52 tons 853 lbs 

Max. temperature = 19.5°
Min. temperature = 9.5°

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump.
Sounded in 40 fathoms. Clean lead. A drift to S.W. being indicated by the lead line. 
Moderate N.E. wind backing to fresh W.N.W. gale with driving snow storm. Slowly falling followed by 
rapidly rising barometer, and low temperature. At 5pm the snow fall ceased but the air was kept full of 
clouds of drift flying before the wind.
Broke out the forward store room and restored it, after getting all the pemmican up and in the deck 
house. Carpenters work suspended by the stormy weather. 
At 9pm lunar halo of great brilliancy with colors. At 9.30 an auroral curtain arch south of zenith 30° in 
altitude extending from S.E. to N.W., which by 11 had crossed the zenith and descended to 20° from the 
northern horizon. 

Moon 9° S. 
First quarter