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García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during ALDERNEY cruise from Teneriffe to Nagapatan started at 1761-05-30 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.747298, In: Jones, Philip D; Wheeler, Dennis A; Können, Gunther P; Koek, Frits B; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; García-Herrera, Ricardo (2007): Climatological observations from ship logbooks between 1750 and 1854 (release 2.1) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.611088

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García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2005): CLIWOC: A Climatological Database for the World's Oceans 1750–1854 (and 10 more publications about CLIWOC results in the same volume). Climatic Change, 73(1-2), 1-12ff, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-005-6952-6
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -16.423095 * Median Longitude: 22.468214 * South-bound Latitude: -36.250000 * West-bound Longitude: -27.520000 * North-bound Latitude: 11.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 82.880000
Date/Time Start: 1761-04-30T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-08-04T07:00:00
Event(s):
Alderney_17610530_NMM_ADM/L/A90 * Latitude Start: 29.280000 * Longitude Start: -17.560000 * Latitude End: 10.830000 * Longitude End: 80.000000 * Date/Time Start: 1761-04-30T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1761-08-04T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Alderney (Sloop), Voyage: Teneriffe - Nagapatan, 1st Observer: John Peighin (Captain), 2nd Observer: Charles Emery (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 10G 430BM
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Wind directiondddegWind direction (from which the wind is blowing) in whole degrees from: 1-360; 361 = calm, 362 = variable. It is not clear from many logbook entries whether the wind direction has been corrected for the magnetic variation (or declination). To avoid any misunderstanding, all winds from reports that included a valid position in the period 1750-1854 were corrected. All other wind directions are given without being corrected.
Wind speedffm/scalculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
12 DeclinationDecldegIt is generally accepted by the CLIWOC team that the wind directions, reported by the ships officers, were relative to the magnetic North direction. Navigators were well aware of the difference between the true and magnetic north direction, but the compasses (we assumed that the bearing-compasses were mostly used for determining the wind direction) were not always adjusted. Therefore the wind direction has to be corrected. The magnetic declination (or variation, as it is known on board ships) is given for the whole CLIWOC period (1750-1850) for every 5x5 degree square. The number was added to the wind direction to get the true wind direction.
13 Wind direction descriptionWind dir descrAll reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from.
14 Current direction descriptionCur dir descrDirection of the current. This direction points to where the current is flowing towards to.
15 Current speed descriptionV descr
16 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
17 Present weatherwwWeather description
18 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
19 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
20 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
21 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
22 FogFog1 If fog was reported
23 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
24 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
25 HailHail1 If hail was reported
26 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
27 CommentComment
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
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(calculated from the descripti...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Cur dir descr
(Direction of the current. Thi...)
15 
V descr
16 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
17 
ww
(Weather description)
18 
Precip descr
19 
State sea descr
20 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
21 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
22 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
23 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
24 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
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Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
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Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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Comment
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1761-04-30T13:00-0.65-18.423626.7BONAVESTAN19:20W342S27:00E78.00CROSSED THE EQUINOCTIAL LINE-7VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER00000006814
1761-05-01T13:00-1.40-18.573626.7BONAVESTAN13:17W359SBW46.00-7VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHERRAIN01000006815
1761-05-02T13:00-2.30-18.523621.0BONAVESTAN12:49W377S1/2E55.00-7VARIABLE WITH CALMSNONEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER LIGHT AIRSCLOUDY WEATHER00000006816
1761-05-03T13:00-2.67-18.823621.0BONAVESTAN11:43W383S39:00W28.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 5:35W-6VARIABLE WITH CALMSLIGHT AIRSCLOUDYSWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARD00000006817
1761-05-04T13:00-3.57-19.803621.0BONAVESTAN8:26W397S47:00W80.00-6VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDYSWELL FROM THE SW00000006818
1761-05-05T13:00-5.12-21.501529.3BONAVESTAN3:22W421S51:00W131.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 6:44W-6SSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SE0000000a trivial correction was made in this observation6819
1761-05-06T14:00-6.58-23.151319.3BONAVESTAN00:35E453S41:45W132.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 5:28W-4SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006820
1761-05-07T14:00-8.48-24.351219.3BONAVESTAN3:41E492S32:00W134.00-3SEBEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006821
1761-05-08T14:00-11.37-25.371439.3BONAVESTAN5:35E528S28:00W128.00-3SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SE00000006822
1761-05-09T14:00-12.02-26.681329.3BONAVESTAN8:32E568S38:00W126.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 1:00W-3SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SE00000006823
1761-05-10T14:00-14.13-27.27999.3BONAVESTAN8:24E611S15:00W132.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 1:36W-2EBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SE00000006824
1761-05-11T14:00-16.57-27.521256.7BONAVESTAN8:11E660S1/2W147.001SEBEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SE00000006825
1761-05-12T14:00-18.75-26.906719.0BONAVESTAN6:42E701S16:00E135.00-1VARIABLE, E, ENEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYSHOWERS OF RAINAT NOON A GREAT SWELL FROM THE EASTWARD11000006826
1761-05-13T14:00-21.13-26.03679.3BONAVESTAN4:56E747S19:00E151.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 1:30W-1ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE EASTWARD00000006827
1761-05-14T14:00-23.25-26.03909.3BONAVESTAN4:40E789S127.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 00:20E0EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE EASTWARD00000006828
1761-05-15T14:00-25.08-26.03909.3BONAVESTAN4:26E826S110.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 1:00E, CROSSED THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN0EFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE EASTWARD00000006829
1761-05-16T14:00-26.85-26.6212419.0BONAVESTAN5:00E862S17:00W110.000SEBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARD00000006830
1761-05-17T14:00-28.68-26.80929.3BONAVESTAN5:00E897S5:00W111.002EFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER00000006831
1761-05-18T14:00-30.18-25.57709.3BONAVESTAN3:21E927S36:00E111.002ENEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SE00000006832
1761-05-19T13:00-32.03-22.47229.3BONAVESTAN00:19W962S56:00E193.00-1NNEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SE00000006833
1761-05-20T13:00-32.65-20.221469.3BONAVESTAN2:51W975S72:00E121.000N, SSW, SEBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY WEATHER00000006834
1761-05-21T13:00-33.48-19.023626.7BONAVESTAN3:29W993S36:00E61.000VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER00000006835
1761-05-22T13:00-34.75-16.384219.0BONAVESTAN6:48W1024S64:00E172.00-3NEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY WEATHER00000006836
1761-05-23T13:00-35.92-13.572026.8BONAVESTAN9:30W1054S63:00E152.00-3NNEHARD GALESGREAT SEA FROM THE NE00000006837
1761-05-24T13:00-35.92-11.0231019.0BONAVESTAN12:03W1063E123.00-5NWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYA GREAT SWELL FROM THE NW00000006838
1761-05-25T13:00-35.55-7.852439.3BONAVESTAN16:19W1071N82:00E161.00-5WSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDYA GREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD00000006839
1761-05-26T12:00-35.65-6.183626.7BONAVESTAN16:54W1081S86:00E75.00-8VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHERA GREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD00000006840
1761-05-27T12:00-35.95-2.4530519.0BONAVESTAN20:18W1110E1/2S184.00-10NWFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006841
1761-05-28T12:00-36.080.9314819.0BONAVESTAN23:17W1136E1/4S157.00-10NW-SSEFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006842
1761-05-29T12:00-35.172.8812219.0BONAVESTAN25:26W1135N60:00E118.00-13SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHERA GREAT SEA FROM THE SOUTHWARD00000006843
1761-05-30T12:00-34.032.7212226.8CAPE OF GOOD HOPES89:38E260N30:00E79.00-13SEHARD GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN01001006844
1761-05-31T12:00-33.904.1022326.8CAPE OF GOOD HOPES88:53E222N81:00E86.00-13SWBWHARD GALES AND SQUALLYA GREAT SWELL FROM THE SW00000006845
1761-06-01T12:00-34.485.8121226.8THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN87:47E180S74:00E127.00-13SWHARD GALES AND SQUALLY00000006846
1761-06-02T11:00-34.908.183006.7THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN83:53E147S80:00E141.00-15SW-NWMORE MODERATEA GREAT SWELL FROM THE SW00000006847
1761-06-03T11:00-34.9012.2930019.0THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN77:35E73E216.00AT 7 SETT THE MAIN TOPSAIL TO KEEP THE SEA FROM POOPING US, IT RUNNING SO HIGH-15NWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYA GREAT SWELL FROM THE NW00000006848
1761-06-04T11:00-35.4215.4519619.0THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPEN23:00E28S79:00E160.00-18WNW-SWBSFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYA GREAT SEA FROM FROM THE SW00000006849
1761-06-05T11:00-34.4718.0025019.0CAPE LAGULLASN45:53W13S70:00E165.00-20WFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYA GREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD00000006850
1761-06-06T11:00-35.1519.2422819.0CAPE FALSONEB?10-20WSWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY00000006851
1761-06-07T11:00-35.8320.4825019.0CAPE LAGULLASN23:00W20S23:00E61.00-20WFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006852
1761-06-08T10:00-36.0023.3325919.0CAPE LAGULLASN67:57W59S86:00E163.00PASSED THROUGH A GREAT RIPLING WHICH WE TOOK TO BE A SHOUL OR A CURRENT-22WBNFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006853
1761-06-09T10:00-36.2526.6729319.0CAPE LAGULLASN75:57W119S84:42E163.00-22NWFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006854
1761-06-10T10:00-36.0029.5729119.0CAPE LAGULLASN89:16W156N57:00E136.00-24NWFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006855
1761-06-11T10:00-32.6732.0824626.8CAPE LAGULLASN77:27W206N42:00E188.00THE SEA BREAKING IN UPON US BOTH SIDES THAT OUR DECK WAS NEVER FREE FROM WATER-24NW-WFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER HARD GALES AND SQUALLYFIRST PART CLOUDYMIDDLE AND LATTER A GREAT SEA FROM THE WESTWARD00000006856
1761-06-12T10:00-30.3333.732236.7CAPE LAGULLASN68:25W248N31:00E164.00SHIPT A SEA THAT STOVE IN THE STARBOARD DEAD LIGHT OF THE CABBIN AND FILLED OUR DECK BROAK THE ARMS CHEST LOOS AND ALL THE ARMS WASHING ABOUT THE DECK-25WSWFIRST PART HARD GALES AND SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDYFIRST PART RAINAT NOON A GREAT SEA FROM THE WESTWARD01000006857
1761-06-13T10:00-29.0234.6629019.0CAPE LAGULLASS64:22W277N35:00E96.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 22:20W-25SW-NWFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006858
1761-06-14T10:00-28.5235.062901.0CAPE LAGULLASS63:50W289NE1/2N39.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 24:30W-25NNW, CALM, NWNONELIGHT AIRSCLOUDYSWELL FROM THE SW00000006859
1761-06-15T10:00-28.2235.333621.0CAPE LAGULLASS63:23W299N50:38E28.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 25:07W-25VARIABLELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY00000006860
1761-06-16T10:00-27.9336.083621.0CAPE LAGULLASS63:45W315N71:00E53.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 25:00W-25VARIABLENONELIGHT AIRSCLOUDY WEATHER00000006861
1761-06-17T09:00-25.8338.021799.3CAPE LAGULLASS60:36W368N41:00E167.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 25:54W-24SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006862
1761-06-18T09:00-24.1339.583629.3CAPE LAGULLASS58:36W413N42:00E137.00-24VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006863
1761-06-19T09:00-24.6039.2636219.0CAPE LAGULLASS59:26W405S21:00W30.00-24VARIABLEFRESH GALESA GREAT SWELL FROM THE SOUTHWARD00000006864
1761-06-20T09:00-24.1040.8236219.0CAPE LAGULLASS60:18W436N72:00E97.00-24VARIABLEFRESH GALESA GREAT HEAD SEA00000006865
1761-06-21T09:00-23.8543.001579.3ST AUGUSTINES BAYN75:30E29N83:00E115.00-23SFRESH BREEZESCLEAR WEATHER00000006866
1761-07-04T09:00-20.5042.451129.3WESTMINSTERSSE63NNW189.00-23SSW-SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006867
1761-07-05T09:00-19.0342.681829.3WESTMINSTERS12:00E90N8:00E89.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 22:04W-21SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006868
1761-07-06T09:00-17.9243.303629.3WESTMINSTERS4:23E110N27:00E76.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 21:24W-21VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SW00000006869
1761-07-07T09:00-16.6843.573626.7ST CHRISTOVAWNW6VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 21:35W-19VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, HARD SQUALLS SQUALLS, AT NOON MODERATECLOUDY WEATHER, LATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGLATTER RAIN01001006870
1761-07-08T09:00-15.4344.88229ST CHRISTOVAS29:00W36N29:00E107.00-19EBS, SE, WSWSETT NWBW3/4 OF A MILEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY00000006871
1761-07-09T09:00-14.6345.13362ST CHRISTOVAS25:12W53N16:00E50.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 20:10W-19VARIABLESETT W1/2N2/3 OF A MILESQUALLY WEATHERSMALL SHOWERS OF RAIN11000006872
1761-07-10T09:00-13.0744.341849.3VALLANTIENO PEAK ON MAYOTTANNE1/2E6PM VARIATION AZIMUTH 20:06W AM VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 18:49W-19SE-SSWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006873
1761-07-11T09:00-11.5144.512089.3THE NEAREST LAND OF MOHILLAN5VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 19:03W-17S, W, SWFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006874
1761-07-13T09:00-7.9545.0211819.0JOANNAS8:11W85N10:00E122.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 17:23W-17SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006875
1761-07-14T09:00-5.9344.971426.7JOANNAS6:01W125N1:25W121.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 16:57W-16SSEMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER00000006876
1761-07-15T09:00-3.2245.371306.7JOANNAS6:05W180N8:00E175.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 16:58W-16SBW-SEBSMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER00000006877
1761-07-16T09:00-1.0547.1314419.0JOANNAS13:41W229N39:00E168.00-14SSEFRESH GALESCLOUDYSWELL FROM THE SE00000006878
1761-07-17T09:001.1049.2519119.0JOANNAS19:52W282N44:00E181.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 14:36W CROSSED THE EQUINOCTIAL LINE-12SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY00000006879
1761-07-18T09:002.8552.1721419.0JOANNAS30:54W350N59:00E204.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 10:37W-11SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE NW00000006880
1761-07-19T08:003.9255.0721619.0JOANNAS33:23W385N70:00E185.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 10:46W-9SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006881
1761-07-20T08:005.1757.5821919.0CABELLAN77:21E274N63:00E168.00VARIATION OF AZMIUTH 10:11W-6SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY WEATHER00000006882
1761-07-21T08:006.5760.2521919.0CABELLAN81:32E217N62:00E179.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 8:00W-6SWFRESH GALESHAZY WEATHERSWELL FROM THEV SW00000006883
1761-07-22T08:007.6063.4322119.0CABELLAN85:39E150N72:00E201.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 5:19W-4SWFRESH GALESHAZY WEATHERSWELL FROM THE SW00000006884
1761-07-23T08:007.5066.4822119.0CABELLAN81:31E91S88:00E183.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 5:29W-4SWFRESH GALESHAZY WEATHERGREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD00000006885
1761-07-24T07:007.9768.633626.7JOANNAS50:05W627N78:00E131.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 3:27W-2VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDYGREAT SWELL FROM THE WESTWARD00000006886
1761-07-25T07:008.0871.102686.7JOANNAS52:38W667E1/4E147.00VARIATION OF AMPILTUDE 3:27W-2WMODERATECLOUDY00000006887
1761-07-26T07:008.1873.322356.7CAPE COMMARINES83:56E66N78:00E133.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 1:09W-1SWBWMODERATECLOUDY00000006888
1761-07-27T07:007.9774.882246.7CAPE COMMARINES85:26E33S83:00E94.00-1WBS, N, SWMODERATECLOUDY00000006889
1761-07-28T07:007.9075.632246.7CAPE COMMARINES86:38E22S85:00E45.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 00:28W-1SWMODERATECLOUDY00000006890
1761-07-29T07:007.6776.353626.7CAPE COMMARINEN60:12E9S77:00E44.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 00:50W-1VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY00000006891
1761-07-30T07:006.7878.063046.7CAPE COMMARINENBE100NWBWMODERATECLOUDYSWELL FROM THE NW00000006892
1761-07-31T07:005.9079.752706.7CAPE COMMARINEN42:00W58S42:00E175.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 00:38W0WMODERATECLOUDY00000006893
1761-08-01T07:005.9582.12270CAPE COMERINEN67:35W99N1:00E141.000WSQUALLY WEATHERRAIN01000006894
1761-08-02T06:008.0382.882486.7CAPE COMERINES68:00W114N20:00E133.00VARIATION OF AMPLITUDE 00:07E0WSWMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER00000006895
1761-08-03T07:009.7082.002366.7DUNDEE HEADS16:47W76N27:00W113.000SWBWMODERATECLOUDY WEATHER00000006896
1761-08-04T07:0011.0080.872259.3NAGAPATANNW16N40:00W103.00VARIATION OF AZIMUTH 00:18W0SWFRESH BREEZESRAIN01001006897