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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 GRAFTON cruise from St. Jago to St. Augustine started at 1758-05-06 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749464, 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: -17.844831 * Median Longitude: -4.145393 * South-bound Latitude: -36.550000 * West-bound Longitude: -29.320000 * North-bound Latitude: 9.870000 * East-bound Longitude: 42.800000
Date/Time Start: 1758-05-06T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1758-08-05T09:00:00
Event(s):
Grafton_17580506_NMM_ADM/L/G207 * Latitude Start: 14.080000 * Longitude Start: -22.490000 * Latitude End: -23.630000 * Longitude End: 43.410000 * Date/Time Start: 1758-05-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1758-08-05T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Grafton (3rd Rate Frigate), Voyage: St Jago (Sao Tiago) - St. Augustine Madagascar, 1st Observer: Richard Tiddeman (Captain), 2nd Observer: John Cove (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 68G 1414BM
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 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.
12 Compass, established errorCompass established e
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 ClearnessClearness
21 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
22 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
23 FogFog1 If fog was reported
24 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
25 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
26 HailHail1 If hail was reported
27 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
28 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Data

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Date/Time

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Longitude

dd [deg]
(Wind direction (from which th...)

ff [m/s]
(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 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
12 
Compass established e
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 
Clearness
21 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
22 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
23 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
24 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
25 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
26 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
27 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
28 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1758-05-06T13:009.87-21.94156.7ST JAGON17W110S19E143.00-8NNEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104360
1758-05-07T13:007.72-21.046019.0ST JAGON18W156S23E141.00-8NE, ENEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104361
1758-05-08T13:006.53-20.36376.7ST JAGON20W184S30E81.00-8NEMODERATEFAIR0000000104362
1758-05-09T13:005.48-19.74602.6ST JAGON21W208S30E73.00-8NNE, ENELITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000104363
1758-05-10T13:005.25-19.61480.6ST JAGON22W213S28E16.00-8ENE, NEBELITTLE WIND INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000104364
1758-05-11T13:004.60-19.71116ST JAGON20W226S08W40.00-8ESE, SEBESQUALLYHARD RAIN0100000104365
1758-05-12T13:004.37-20.1216119.0ST JAGONS59W28.00-8EBN, SEBS, SBEFRESH GALESSOMETIMES RAINHAZY0000000104366
1758-05-13T13:004.42-19.963626.7ST JAGONN72E10.00-8VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104367
1758-05-14T13:004.50-19.571502.6ST JAGON20W227N76E23.00-8S, SSELITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000104368
1758-05-15T13:004.80-19.411506.7ST JAGON22W227S35E31.00-8S, SSETO ABOUT NNE12 MILES IN 24 HOURSMODERATEHAZY0000000104369
1758-05-16T13:004.05-19.321506.7ST JAGON23W232S19E16.00-8S, SSETO ABOUT NNE12 MILES IN 24 HOURSMODERATEHAZY0000000104370
1758-05-17T13:003.73-18.841726.7ST JAGON23W240SEBE35.00-8SWBS, SMODERATERAINHAZY0100000104371
1758-05-18T13:003.77-18.891956.7ST JAGON23W238WNW7.00-8SSWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000104372
1758-05-19T13:003.87-19.571830.6ST JAGON23:20W236NBW7.00-8SBWLITTLE WIND INCLINABLE TO CALM0000000104373
1758-05-20T13:004.03-18.911832.6ST JAGON24W234N10.00-8SBWLITTLE WINDFAIR0000000104374
1758-05-21T13:004.23-18.91362ST JAGON18W231N12.00-8VARIABLEVARIABLETHUNDER AND LIGHTNINGRAIN0100100104375
1758-05-22T13:003.98-19.941726.7ST JAGON15W229S75W64.00-8SMODERATECLEAR0000000104376
1758-05-23T13:003.88-20.76150ST JAGON9W227S83W50.00-8SSESQUALLY UNCERTAIN WEATHERRAIN0100000104377
1758-05-24T13:003.27-21.711386.7ST JAGON9W237S57W59.00-8SEBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000104378
1758-05-25T13:002.88-22.06127ST JAGON8W240S42W42.00-89:30WSEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLYFIRST PART CLOUDY0000000104379
1758-05-26T13:002.70-22.21362ST JAGON7W241SW17.00-8VARIABLEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE UNCERTAINMIDDLE RAINFIRST PART HAZY0100000104380
1758-05-27T14:002.23-23.211549.3ST JAGON4W251S64W70.00-47:10WSSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104381
1758-05-28T14:001.33-24.021319.3ST JAGON3E269SW1/2S76.00-45:02WSEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000104382
1758-05-29T14:000.20-24.391316.7ST JAGON4E292S18W72.00-4SEMODERATECLEAR0000000104383
1758-05-30T14:00-0.78-24.691206.7THE BODY OF ST JAGON5E313SBW1/2W61.00-45:10WSEBEMODERATECLEAR0000000104384
1758-05-31T14:00-1.85-25.1213119.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON6E332SSW70.00-44:46WSEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESLATTER RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLEAR0100000104385
1758-06-01T14:00-3.53-25.571326.7THE BODY OF ST JAGON7E349SWBS50.00-33:47WSEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104386
1758-06-02T14:00-3.10-26.171322.6THE BODY OF ST JAGON8E359S49W46.00-33:00WSELITTLE WINDFAIR0000000104387
1758-06-03T14:00-3.92-26.7912119.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON10E381S33W65.00-32:40WSEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESAND SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY0000000104388
1758-06-04T14:00-4.97-27.22132THE BODY OF ST JAGON11E402SSW68.00-33:00WSEUNCERTAIN WEATHERRAIN0100000104389
1758-06-05T14:00-6.43-27.6712319.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON11E432SBW1/2W92.00-1SEBEFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000104390
1758-06-06T14:00-8.17-27.8411319.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON11E467S1/2W105.0001:00WESEFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000104391
1758-06-07T14:00-9.37-28.0711319.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON11E491SBW73.000ESEFRESH GALESCLEAR0000000104392
1758-06-08T14:00-11.05-28.4412419.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON11E525S12W104.00000:30ESEBESOUTHERLYFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104393
1758-06-09T14:00-12.95-28.6211419.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON11E565S1/2W114.001ESEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104394
1758-06-10T14:00-14.57-28.766919.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON10E597S5W100.001SEFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104395
1758-06-11T14:00-15.43-28.44912.6THE BODY OF ST JAGON9E615S19E55.0011:00EELITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000104396
1758-06-13T14:00-16.97-29.3236219.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON10E644SWBS51.001VARIABLEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYA SEA FROM THE S0000000104397
1758-06-14T14:00-17.93-29.1692THE BODY OF ST JAGON9:30E664S3/4E59.0022:30WEFIRSAT AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATTER SQUALLYFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAIN0100000104398
1758-06-16T14:00-20.73-27.87476.7THE BODY OF ST JAGON6:42W716S29E106.002NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104399
1758-06-17T14:00-22.08-26.9233819.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON5E744S32E98.000NNWFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER HAZY0000000104400
1758-06-18T14:00-23.07-25.4622619.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON3E758SEBE108.001SWFRESH GALESHAZY0000000104401
1758-06-19T14:00-23.38-23.8220419.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON764S77E98.001SSWFRESH GALESAND SQUALLYRAIN0100000104402
1758-06-20T14:00-23.70-24.16136THE BODY OF ST JAGON1E770S40W27.001SEUNCERTAIN WEATHER0000000104403
1758-06-21T14:00-24.97-24.8711419.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON2E792S27W86.001ESEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000104404
1758-06-22T14:00-26.57-25.4110219.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON2E824SBW1/2W100.001EBSFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000104405
1758-06-23T14:00-28.20-25.22926.7THE BODY OF ST JAGON2E857S1/2E98.0022:34WEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLEAR0000000104406
1758-06-24T14:00-29.45-24.273176.7THE BODY OF ST JAGON1E885S34E91.0022:55ENWMODERATEFAIR0000000104407
1758-06-25T14:00-30.88-22.7434019.0THE BODY OF ST JAGON1W914S43E118.0022:30ENNWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR0000000104408
1758-06-26T13:00-33.10-20.1433822.6THE BODY OF ST JAGON3W959SE188.000NNWSTRONG GALESLIGHTNINGRAIN0100100104409
1758-06-27T13:00-33.00-18.423626.7THE BODY OF ST JAGON1/2W963E2N86.000VARIABLEFIRST PART STRONG GALES, LATTER MORE MODERATEFIRST PART LIGHTNINGFIRST PART RAIN0100100104410
1758-06-28T13:00-33.45-17.06436.7THE BODY OF ST JAGON6W972S63E60.00-2NEFIRST PART STRONG GALES, LATTER MORE MODERATEFIRST PART LIGHTNINGFIRST PART RAIN0100100104411
1758-06-29T13:00-34.68-15.32912.3THE BODY OF ST JAGON9W1001S65E172.00-2NBESTEADY GALESHAZY0000000104412
1758-06-30T13:00-35.22-13.123136.7THE BODY OF ST JAGON11W1019S76E127.00-2NFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATELATTER CLOUDY0000000104413
1758-07-01T13:00-35.15-10.3129919.0ST JAGON13W1020E1/4N132.00-53:55WNWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104414
1758-07-02T13:00-34.93-7.6431019.0ST JAGON17W1039E5N160.00-55:17WNWFRESH GALESSWELL FROM WCLOUDY0000000104415
1758-07-03T12:00-35.10-3.6628519.0ST JAGON19W1060E4S160.00-87:10WWNWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104416
1758-07-04T12:00-35.10-1.4722619.0ST JAGON22W1078E140.00-10SWBWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100100104417
1758-07-05T12:00-35.270.1926019.0ST JAGON24W1099E5S120.00-1010:00WWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAINCLOUDY0100100104418
1758-07-06T12:00-35.734.0332522.6ST JAGON27W1130S82E194.00-13NNWSTRONG GALESA STRONG SEA FROM THE WHAZY0000000104419
1758-07-07T11:00-35.677.8634519.0ST JAGON29W1160E1/4N169.00-1512:40WNFIRST PART STRONG GALES, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST PART HAZY, LATTER CLEAR0000000104420
1758-07-08T11:00-35.989.533236.7ST JAGON30W1175S81E101.00-15NNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MORE MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000104421
1758-07-09T11:00-35.5511.613236.7ST JAGON32W1187N76E108.00-15NNWFIRST PART FRESH GALES, LATTER MORE MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000104422
1758-07-10T11:00-36.5313.19276.7ST JAGON32:30W1217S53E98.00-1816:20WNEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104423
1758-07-11T11:00-35.8314.1929719.0ST JAGON33W1238N61E88.00-18NNE, NWFIRST PART MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALES AND SQUALLYLATTER LIGHTNINGLATTER RAINFIRST PART FAIR0100100104424
1758-07-12T11:00-35.4016.3629719.0ST JAGON36W1250N62E116.00-18NE, NWFRESH GALESRAINHAZY0100000104425
1758-07-13T11:00-35.7719.032519.0ST JAGON37W1260S76E95.00-2020:00WNEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY0000000104426
1758-07-15T10:00-36.4323.8829319.0CAPE LAGULLASN66W69S81E172.00-2220:40WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000104427
1758-07-16T10:00-36.4026.6727119.0CAPE LAGULLASN75W112N88E134.00-22WNWFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000104428
1758-07-17T10:00-36.5528.3833619.0CAPE LAGULLASN77W141S84E83.00-2425:00WNE, NFIRST PART INCLINABLE TO CALMS, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000104429
1758-07-18T10:00-36.3029.133620.6CAPE LAGULLASN81W150N68E40.00-2425:00WVARIABLELITTLE WIND INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000104430
1758-07-19T10:00-35.9031.3319019.0CAPE LAGULLASN83W184N77E110.00-24SWBSFRESH GALESFAIR0000000104431
1758-07-20T10:00-35.0734.0018919.0CAPE LAGULLASN89W228N71E142.00-2526:09WSWBSFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104432
1758-07-21T10:00-34.9534.403620.0CAPE LAGULLASW235N62E24.00-2526:06WVARIABLEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER CALMFIRST PART CLEAR0000000104433
1758-07-22T10:00-34.2335.523626.7CAPE LAGULLASS86W261N60E88.00-2526:59WVARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104434
1758-07-23T10:00-32.8036.7815519.0CAPE LAGULLASS81W285N36E109.00-2526:40WSW, SFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104435
1758-07-24T10:00-32.0837.421106.7CAPE LAGULLASS78W299N36E55.00-2526:42WSEMODERATEHAZY0000000104436
1758-07-25T09:00-31.0337.9211019.0CAPE LAGULLASS74W318N23E68.00-2526:43WSEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104437
1758-07-26T09:00-29.5838.701106.7CAPE LAGULLASS77W332N24W100.00-25SEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104438
1758-07-27T09:00-28.0039.281216.7CAPE LAGULLASS66W352N17E100.00-2525:54WSEBSMODERATECLOUDY0000000104439
1758-07-28T09:00-27.5839.601446.7CAPE LAGULLASS66W358N17E28.00-25SBEMODERATERAINCLOUDY0100000104440
1758-07-29T09:00-27.0339.732016.7CAPE LAGULLASS64W368N36W36.00-2425:51WSWMODERATECLEAR0000000104441
1758-07-30T09:00-26.6040.123596.7CAPE LAGULLASS63:30W377NEBE20.00-2424:46WNNEMODERATECLOUDY0000000104442
1758-07-31T09:00-26.7839.83216.7CAPE LAGULLASS63W372N65E15.00-2425:17WNEMODERATEFAIR0000000104443
1758-08-01T09:00-26.6040.123596.7CAPE LAGULLASS63:30W377NEBE20.00-2425:05WNNEMODERATEFAIR0000000104444
1758-08-02T09:00-26.2240.123590.6CAPE LAGULLASS63W378N20.00-2425:00WNNELIGHT AIRS INCLINABLE TO CALMS0000000104445
1758-08-03T09:00-25.4040.6517919.0CAPE LAGULLASS61W395N22E53.00-2425:04WSSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104446
1758-08-04T09:00-24.7242.6520219.0CAPE LAGULLASS62W434N71E127.00-23SWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104447
1758-08-05T09:00-24.1242.8011219.0CAPE LAGULLASS60W459N60E71.00-2325:00WS, SEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000104448