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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 RAYMOND cruise from Gravesend to Cape of Good Hope started at 1784-12-21 [dataset]. British Library, London, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.751712, 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: -6.041743 * Median Longitude: -14.345413 * South-bound Latitude: -38.450000 * West-bound Longitude: -30.180000 * North-bound Latitude: 49.380000 * East-bound Longitude: 20.450000
Date/Time Start: 1784-12-21T12:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1785-05-25T11:00:00
Event(s):
Raymond_17841221_BL_L/MAR/B/453B * Latitude Start: 51.490000 * Longitude Start: 1.170000 * Latitude End: -33.670000 * Longitude End: 17.900000 * Date/Time Start: 1784-12-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1785-05-25T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Raymond, Voyage: Gravesend - Cape Of Good Hope, 1st Observer: Smedley (Captain), 2nd Observer: Ebenezer Roebuck (1st Officer/Master), Company: EIC
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 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.
13 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
14 Present weatherwwWeather description
15 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
16 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
17 ClearnessClearness
18 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
19 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
20 FogFog1 If fog was reported
21 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
22 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
23 HailHail1 If hail was reported
24 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
25 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
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Data

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Date/Time

Latitude

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 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
13 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
14 
ww
(Weather description)
15 
Precip descr
16 
State sea descr
17 
Clearness
18 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
19 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
20 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
21 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
22 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
23 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
24 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
25 
ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1784-12-21T12:0049.38-6.43146W37S57.00-23SBEHARD SQUALLSHEAVY SWELL FROM SWFAIR0000000208105
1784-12-22T13:0048.25-8.9814522.6W34S123.00-24SSE, SBESTRONG GALESRAINCLOUDY0100000208106
1784-12-23T13:0045.98-10.73113S28W137.00-22ESE, SESQUALLYRAIN0100000208107
1784-12-24T13:0043.60-12.5010222.6S28W160.00-22SEBESTRONG GALESRAINYHEAVY SWELL FROM SECLEAR0100000208108
1784-12-25T13:0041.72-13.879322.6S28W129.00-20ESESTRONG GALES FREQUENT SQUALLSRAIN0100000208109
1784-12-26T13:0040.33-15.40936.7S40W109.00-20ESEFIRST AND IMD STRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MORE MODERATERAIN0110000208110
1784-12-27T13:0039.20-15.921716.7S19W74.00-20SBWFIRST AND MID LIGHT AIRS INTERMIXED WITH SQUALLS, LATTER PLEASANT BREEZESVARIABLE THEN CLOUDYHARD RAIN0100000208111
1784-12-28T13:0038.17-16.08252.6S9W66.00-20NEBE, E, ESE, NEBN, NELIGHT BREEZESRAIN0100000208112
1784-12-29T13:0036.48-16.36716.799.00-19ESE, SW, EMODERATE BREEZES AND SQUALLSUNSETTLEDHARD RAIN0100000208113
1784-12-30T13:0035.32-16.63206S10W74.00-19NWBW, WBS, WSW, SWSQUALLYHARD RAINHEAVY SWELLFIRST CLOUDY AND FAIR0100000208114
1784-12-31T13:0034.98-17.1521722.6W37S63.00-19NWBW, NW, SWBWSTRONG GALES FREQUENT HARD SQUALLSUNSETTLED0000000208115
1785-01-01T13:0034.22-16.9527422.6S10E51.00-19WNWSTRONG GALESUNSETTLED0000000208116
1785-01-02T13:0033.38-16.7527412.3S12E28.00-19NW, WSW, W1/2S, WNWSTRONG BREEZES HEAVY SQUALLSUNSETTLEDRAIN0100000208117
1785-01-03T13:0031.90-16.3525212.3S12E95.00-18WBS, WSTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYTHEN FAIR0000000208118
1785-01-04T13:0031.50-16.6824122.6S40W31.00-18SBW, WSW, SW, WBSSTRONG GALESRAIN0100000208119
1785-01-05T13:0031.28-17.78198W18N57.00-16SWBSSQUALLYRAINSWELL FROM THE NW0100000208120
1785-01-06T13:0030.42-18.50277S25W86.00-16NWBW, WNW, WBN, NW, WNWUNSETTLEDRAIN0100100208121
1785-01-07T13:0029.45-19.50299S44W76.00-16N, ENE, NWVARIABLE AND UNCERTAINHEAVY CONFUSED SWELL0000000208122
1785-01-08T13:0028.58-21.1736212.3PALMAEBN - ESE1/2S19S62W92.00-16ENE, VARIABLEFRESH TRADEFAVORABLE SMOOTH WATERPLEASANT0000000208123
1785-01-09T13:0026.90-19.984112.3S51W144.00-15NE, NEBEFRESH TRADE AND SQUALLY0000000208124
1785-01-10T13:0024.57-21.403012.3S31W154.00-15NNE, NWBN, NESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208125
1785-01-11T14:0022.32-22.7831412.3S31W150.00-12NWBW, NWBNSTRONG BREEZESFAIR0000000208126
1785-01-12T14:0020.57-23.5029212.3S21W112.00-12WNW, W, NWBWSTRONG BREEZESFINE AND PLEASANT0000000208127
1785-01-13T14:0018.95-24.35326S28W102.00-12N, NNWSQUALLYRAINLATTER FAIR0100000208128
1785-01-14T14:0017.72-25.4111S40W95.00-12ENE, NNERAINSMOOTH WATERFAIR0100000208129
1785-01-15T14:0016.47-27.15589.3ST ANTHONYEBN1/2N - EBS1/18S52W126.00-10EBN, ESE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208130
1785-01-16T14:0014.22-26.913629.3S5E137.00-10VARIABLEFRESH BREEZESFAIR AND PLEASANT0000000208131
1785-01-17T14:0013.40-26.6835S14E54.00-10ENE, NESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000208132
1785-01-18T14:0011.12-25.58599.3S25E149.00-9VARIABLE, ENEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208133
1785-01-19T14:008.77-24.485912.3S24E152.00-9E, ENEFRESH TRADESMOOTH WATERFAIR0000000208134
1785-01-20T14:006.68-23.464812.3S20E140.00-8NEBEFRESH TRADEFAIR0000000208135
1785-01-21T13:005.02-22.26342.6S35E125.00-11ENE, NEFIRST AND MID FRESH TRADE INCLINABLE TO LIGHT BREEZES IN LATTER0000000208136
1785-01-22T13:004.57-21.76342.6S48E41.00-11ENE, NELIGHT BREEZES AND CALMGREAT DEAL OF RAIN0100000208137
1785-01-23T13:004.02-21.033041.0S45E63.00-11W, NWLIGHT AIRS AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000208138
1785-01-24T13:003.68-21.003621.0S7E18.00-11SE, VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND SQUALLY0000000208139
1785-01-25T13:003.17-21.163601.0S31.00-11NBELIGHT AIRS AND CALMHARD RAIN0100000208140
1785-01-26T13:002.22-20.862382.6S11E40.00-10SWBW, WSWLIGHT WINDSVERY SULTRYVARIABLE0000000208141
1785-01-27T13:002.17-20.633621.0S33E25.00-10VARIABLELIGHT AIRS AND CALM0000000208142
1785-01-28T13:001.45-19.93352.6S11E35.00-10VARIABLE, NELIGHT WINDS AND CALMSHOWERS OF RAINCLOUDY1100100208143
1785-01-29T13:000.95-20.551812.6S8W16.00-10NW, SBWLIGHT WINDS AND CALMCLOUDY0000000208144
1785-01-30T13:000.38-20.9112.6S32W41.00-10S, VARIABLE, SBE, SEBE, NBELIGHT WINDS AND SQUALLY0000000208145
1785-01-31T13:00-0.53-21.251142.6S23W54.00-10SE, SSE, SEBELIGHT BREEZESSMOOTH WATER0000000208146
1785-02-01T13:00-1.48-22.011366.7S40W72.00-10SSE, SE, SSE, SEBSLIGHT TRADEFINE AND PLEASANT0000000208147
1785-02-02T14:00-2.45-23.0615112.3W47S85.00-7SEBE, SSEFRESH TRADEFAIR0000000208148
1785-02-03T14:00-3.87-23.951409.3S32W101.00-6SE, SEBSFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000208149
1785-02-04T14:00-5.25-25.3612912.3S45W120.00-6SESTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000208150
1785-02-05T14:00-6.42-26.56118S46W100.00-6SEBS, SSE, SE, VARIABLE, SEBEUNSETTLEDUNSETTLED0000000208151
1785-02-06T14:00-7.70-27.4613012.3S33W95.00-5SEBS, SEBE, SEFRESH TRADEPLEASANT0000000208152
1785-02-07T14:00-9.25-28.151329.3S24W99.00-3SEBS, SEBE, SEMODERATE TRADEFINE AND PLEASANT0000000208153
1785-02-08T14:00-10.90-28.861329.3S23W109.00-3SEBE, SEFRESH BREEZEPLEASANT0000000208154
1785-02-09T14:00-12.85-29.401339.3S15W120.00-2SEBE, SEMODERATE TRADECLOUDY0000000208155
1785-02-10T14:00-14.80-29.901119.3S13W122.00-2SEBE, SE, ESEPLEASANT TRADEFAIR0000000208156
1785-02-11T14:00-15.45-30.183622.6S52W41.00-2SE, VARIABLELIGHT WINDSVARIABLE AND FAIR0000000208157
1785-02-12T14:00-16.47-29.90772.6S15E66.00-2ENE, EBNLIGHT WINDSVARIABLE0000000208158
1785-02-13T14:00-17.83-29.8179S4E72.000EBS, EBNFREQUENT SQUALLSRAIN0100000208159
1785-02-14T14:00-19.60-30.00113S7W102.000EBS, ESESQUALLY0000000208160
1785-02-15T14:00-20.85-29.71101S12E77.000EBSSQUALLY0000000208161
1785-02-16T14:00-22.97-29.71806.7S122.001EBS, EBNMODERATE BREEZESSQUALLS OF RAIN1100000208162
1785-02-17T14:00-25.00-29.1611412.3S14E127.001E, ESESTRONG BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208163
1785-02-18T14:00-26.53-28.613629.3S18E97.001VARIABLE, EBN, VARIABLEMODERATE TRADEFINE0000000208164
1785-02-19T14:00-27.45-28.41912.6S11E57.001EBS, ELIGHT BREEZESHOT AND SULTRYVARIABLE0000000208165
1785-02-20T14:00-27.82-27.953621.0S50E33.002NE, NWBN, VARIABLEFIRST AND MID CALM, LATTER LIGHT AIRSFAIR0000000208166
1785-02-21T14:00-28.57-26.53292S53E88.00-1VARIABLE, WNWFINE0000000208167
1785-02-22T14:00-29.02-23.682929.3E9S152.00-1NWBW, WNWFRESH BREEZES, MID SQUALLYFAIR0000000208168
1785-02-23T13:00-29.38-20.6530019.0E9S161.00-4VARIABLE, NWBWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000208169
1785-02-24T13:00-29.50-17.70300E3S155.00-4NWBWSQUALLYHARD RAIN0100000208170
1785-02-25T13:00-29.55-15.533436.7E111.00-6VARIABLE, NBWFIRST AND MID STRONG BREEZES AND HARD SQUALLS, LATTER MORE MODERATEFAIR0000000208171
1785-02-26T13:00-29.50-15.132750.0E20.00-6WBNFIRST AND MID LIGHT BREEZES LATTER CALMFAIR0000000208172
1785-02-27T13:00-29.20-14.982191.0E45N11.00-6S, SWLIGHT AIRS AND CALM0000000208173
1785-02-28T13:00-29.58-14.3012919.0E29S41.00-6SEBE, NBE, SELIGHT BREEZES INCREASING TO FRESH GALES IN LATTER0000000208174
1785-03-01T13:00-30.00-12.6035422.6E11S14.00-6NW, NBW, NSTRONG GALESCLOUDY0000000208175
1785-03-02T13:00-29.48-9.96295E19N91.00-9SEBS, ESE, NWBWUNSETTLED WITH HARD SQUALLSRAIN0100000208176
1785-03-03T13:00-28.17-7.9016022.6E41N122.00-9SSE, SBESTRONG GALES FRQUENT HEAVY SQUALLSSWELL FROM S0000000208177
1785-03-04T12:00-27.15-6.7112219.0E36N101.00-13SSE, SEFRESH GALESRAIN0100000208178
1785-03-05T12:00-26.02-5.3611112.3E44N110.00-13SE, SEBESTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000208179
1785-03-06T12:00-24.65-3.86111E45N116.00-13SE, VARIABLE, ESE, SE, SEBEFRESH GALE, LATTER SQUALLYRAINCLEAR0100000208180
1785-03-07T12:00-23.43-3.16100N25E50.00-13SEBE, ESEVARIABLE AND SQUALLY0000000208181
1785-03-08T12:00-21.85-2.30108N27E104.00-16SE, SEBEUNSETTLED AND SQUALLYCLOUDY THEN FAIR0000000208182
1785-03-09T12:00-20.00-1.901199.3N11E113.00-16SEFRESH BREEZE AND SQUALLY0000000208183
1785-03-10T12:00-17.85-1.0597N20E140.00-16SEBE, ESESQUALLYRAIN0100000208184
1785-03-11T12:00-16.88-1.311079.3N8W105.00-17SEBEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000208185
1785-03-12T12:00-15.92-3.7610919.0E140.00-15SEBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLY0000000208186
1785-04-29T12:00-17.00-6.531319.3ST HELENAS33W73.00-15SEBE, SEBSFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208187
1785-04-30T12:00-18.32-7.401219.3S29W102.00-14SE, SEBS, SEFRESH BREEZESCLOUDY0000000208188
1785-05-01T13:00-19.87-8.151249.3S27W94.00-11SEBS, SSE, SEFRESH BREEZES AND SQUALLY0000000208189
1785-05-02T13:00-20.18-8.401242.6S11W44.00-11VARIABLE, SE, ESE, SSE, SELIGHT BREEZES AND CALM0000000208190
1785-05-03T13:00-20.83-8.531130.0S39W13.00-11SE, SEBS, SEBECALMFAIR0000000208191
1785-05-04T13:00-21.32-8.331139.3S21E32.00-11ESE, EBS, NEBE, NE, SEBECALM, LATTER FINE BREEZES0000000208192
1785-05-05T12:00-22.65-7.0732S42E107.00-13NWBN, NW, NEVARIABLEVARIABLE0000000208193
1785-05-06T12:00-23.22-6.553622.6S32E53.00-13E, SW, SBW, VARIABLELIGHT BREEZES AND VARIABLEUNSETTLED0000000208194
1785-05-07T12:00-24.02-7.151562.6S34E60.00-13SSE, SBE, SEBS, ESE, SBELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000208195
1785-05-08T12:00-25.50-6.151002.6S23E70.00-13E, ESELIGHT BREEZESFAIR0000000208196
1785-05-09T12:00-26.68-5.4555S35E118.00-13NE, NNW, ENEFRESH BREEZES, LATTER SQUALLYRAINFAIR0100000208197
1785-05-10T12:00-27.97-3.6733712.3S41E121.00-12NW, SWBS, SBW, SBE, S, NBWSTRONG BREEZES AND SQUALLYHIGH SWELL FROM SW0000000208198
1785-05-11T12:00-27.88-1.7716522.6E100.00-15SBE, SBW, SEBS, SSW, SSTRONG GALESUNSETTLEDHIGH SWELL FROM SW0000000208199
1785-05-12T12:00-28.00-0.7518812.3S87E77.00-15SBW, S, SBE, SSWSTRONG BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SCLOUDY0000000208200
1785-05-13T12:00-29.02-1.55131S35E74.00-15SSE, SBE, VARIABLE, SEBSSQUALLY0000000208201
1785-05-14T12:00-30.28-1.981206.7S16W82.00-15SEBE, ESE, EBS, E, NBE, SEMODERATE BREEZESUNSETTLEDHEAVY SWELL FROM S0000000208202
1785-05-15T12:00-32.08-0.5036212.3S33E131.00-15ENE, NEBE, N, NNW, VARIABLESTRONG BREEZESRAIN0100000208203
1785-05-16T12:00-33.771.603629.3S39E129.00-13NNE, NE, VARIABLEPLEASANT GALESMODERATE0000000208204
1785-05-17T12:00-34.833.382912.3S62E132.00-16NNW, NESTRONG BREEZESSMOOTH WATER0000000208205
1785-05-18T12:00-35.935.9318S60E142.00-16NE, NNW, NEBNSQUALLYRAIN0100000208206
1785-05-19T11:00-36.628.703196.7S73E140.00-19NNE, NWBW, NNW, WBN, NNWFRESH GALES, LATTER MORE MODERATEFAIR0000000208207
1785-05-20T11:00-36.859.352512.6E23S36.00-19SW, SWBS, WFIRST AND LATTER LIGHT BREEZE, MID CALMSWELL FROM SWFIRST AND LATTER VARIABLE, MID FAIR0000000208208
1785-05-21T11:00-36.6811.771729.3E3N116.00-19SBE, SSW, SWBS, SBWFIRST AND MID UNSETTLED, LATTER A PLEASANT GALEUNSETTLED THEN FAIR0000000208209
1785-05-22T11:00-37.1214.072496.7E11S113.00-21WNW, WMODERATE BREEZESHEAVY SWELL FROM SFAIR0000000208210
1785-05-23T11:00-37.6516.43362E20S100.00-20NNW, NEBE, NNE, ENE, VARIABLEFIRST AND LATTER SQUALLY MID PLEASANT GALESRAINFAIR0100000208211
1785-05-24T11:00-38.1217.873322.6E17S93.00-23NNE, NW, NEBESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLY0000000208212
1785-05-25T11:00-38.4520.4524722.6S10S126.00-23WSW, VARIABLE, SSW, WFIRST AND LATTER STRONG GALES AND SQUALLY, MID HEAVY SQUALLSRAIN0100000208213