Jornich 1953 Journal May 17 in that area. The day was overcast but mild with little wind. Cloudiness increased in late afternoon and by 8 p.m. a sense fog began to settle in from the north. This however, did not persist and had risen by 9:30 p.m. May 18 I made several trips to the traps behind the lab, and also trapped lemmings near the permafrost installations. In mid-afternoon I went to Barrow Village to meet Alfred Hopson. In the evening I brought in all the mouse traps. This morning the sun shone brightly and was beginning to turn the shallower snow to slush and to extend the bare patches on open ground. The day turned progressively colder and was about 23° in mid-afternoon. There was a light to gentle northeasterly wind, overcast, and irregular swirling powdery snow. May 19 The day was cold with a steady light to gentle N.E. wind. Overcast was complete but no snow fell. Puddles thawed the 1/8" ice covering but this began to form again by 5:30 p.m. I stayed indoors much of the time but made occasional excursions into the open behind the base.