294 



Direction of the Wind, JSfeic Haven, Ckrnn. 



For the entire year, the average diifereuce between the two instru- 

 ments is less than one hundredth of a mile, and their indications may 

 be regarded as identical. The last column in Table Y shows the 

 mean velocity of the wind for each month of the year as derived 

 from the indications of both instruments combined, and increased in 

 the ratio of 93 to 100, or a little over seven per cent. 



Table VI. — Examples of High Winds obseri^ed at JVev) Haven, Conn. 



A few examples of unusually high winds are exhibited in Table VI. 

 This table does not show by any means the greatest velocity of the 

 wind which sometimes prevails at New Haven for a few hours, but 

 only the greatest average velocity for a period of 24 hours. As the 

 observations were never made at intervals less than about 24 hours, 

 and generally at intervals of two or three days, they do not atford 

 the means of determining the maximum velocity prevailing for an 

 hour or two, and in only a few cases do they indicate the greatest 

 average velocity for a period of 24 hours. The examples quoted in 

 the table are derived mainly from the record of the first two years, for 

 the reason that the anemometer was then observed more frequently 

 than in subsequent years. 



The average velocity of the wind at New Haven is so small that it 

 has been thought desirable to compare it with the results obtained from 

 similar observations at other stations. For this purpose a collection 

 of observations has been made, as complete as the materials accessible 

 in New Haven have permitted. The results are shown in Table VII. 



