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 |
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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