Unbeknownst to Greely, the summer had been extraordinarily warm, which led to an underestimation of the difficulties which their relief expeditions would face in reaching Lady Franklin Bay in subsequent years.
Ukendt for Greely havde sommeren været ekstraordinært varm, hvilket førte til en undervurdering af de vanskeligheder, som deres udsættelsesekspeditioner ville møde under deres færd for at nå Lady Franklin Bay i de følgende år.