Temperature

The Expedition texts make several references to the temperature, particularly in March when they experienced colder temperatures. Secretary Wallace R. Moses kept a record of the thermometer readings, which he included in his entry for April 16:

CAMP SUNRISE NOON SUNSET.
March 15th, No. 1, Fort Myers 82 58
March 16th, " 48 72
March 17th, No. 2 58 82 74
March 18th, No. 3 58 76 56
March 19th, No. 4 38 62 52
March 20th, No. 5, Ft. Shackleford 40 70 62
March 21st, No. 5 52 80 66
March 22nd No. 6 60 77 70
March 23rd, No. 7 58 85 75
March 24th, No. 8 65 88 75
March 25th, No. 9 68 88 78
March 26th, No. 10 70 86 76
March 27th, No. 11 66 78 62
March 28th, No. 12 53 74 64
March 29th, No. 13 54 78 62
March 30th, No. 14 58 80 62
March 31st, No. 15 64 84 68
April 1st, No. 16 62 72 72
April 2nd, No. 17 62 76 72
April 3rd, No. 18 64 78 72
April 4th, No. 19 64 82 73
April 5th, No. 20 71 78 72
April 6th, Miami 70 78 72
April 7th, " 70 78 74
April 8th, " 72 80 74
April 9th, Cocoanut Grove, 70 78 76
April 10th, Miami 64 76 72
April 11th, Miami 72 77 74
April 12th, Biscayne Bay 74 83 76
April 13th, New River 72 78 76
April 14th, " 74 80 76
April 15th, Lake Worth 68 80 72
April 16th, Str. "St. Sebastian" 58 76 72

References in the Texts:

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For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015