Tomich 1953 Journal Arctic Research Laboratory - Pt. Barrow, Alaska May 16 Arrived at 12 noon from Fairbanks in an Alaska Airways C-46, via Uniat. The air was calm and the sky partly obscured by a high over- cast that increased to blot out the sun in late afternoon and evening. The air temperature had risen to 42° but the snow cover was nearly 100% from snow fallen yesterday. The sun rose on May 10 at 12:49 a.m. and has since been visible above the horizon. I spent the afternoon and evening at becoming oriented and unpacking. With Howard Craig I went out on the ice to the first pressure ridge. There is much comment about the rapid onset of spring weather, the siber flights, and the possibility of a rapid thaw in the near future. The sun will drop below the horizon on August 4 at 11:49 p.m. May 17 Made early morning observations on snow bunting to the south of the buildings and returned several times to this area in the day, beginning a program of bunt- ing and lemming trapping. I made two trips by weasel to the permafrost in- stallations to examine the situation