Field notes, v1522
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PM In ventin (8:30) his rected temp was 4.0°, air 2" above ground 7.5°, soil surface 8.2°, a nearby test box showed 6°. During the 50-minute observation period, there was little or no wind, it was cloudy, 6½° ambient temp., soil surface (war board) 5°, dry bulb- wet bulb 43°-35°, down south in slight cloud cover, stroking a wool scarf elicited static sparks. March 15 Compared temps of food & human in sun and shade (see data). at 11:00, saw a finger-nail sized food crossing the road, walking and hopping, air warm but overcast. at 10:30 wet-bull dry-bull was 44°-57°. it covered about 10 feet in a few (3?) minutes and ended up in a test box dump. at about 4:30 pm walked around looking for toads, saw none. I was not lifting stones, however. March 19 Night was so "warm" and humid ad still that I crawled around for about 20 minutes at 4:10 am (wet bulb-dry bulb both 37°) looking for toads with jacklight, saw none. at 9:10 looked under the big flowered food rock NE of camp; big toad was at home, his temp. 8-9°.