OF THE DIRECTION AND FORCE OF THE WIND. 



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bers were all referred to twelve observations a day; thus, tlie numbers of entries, 

 for all months of six observations a day, have all been doubled. The following 

 table contains the relative frequency of each wind: — 



In the above table a few variable winds have not been counted in. 



In both localities the N. W. is the most frequent, next to this, in Baffin Bay the 

 N. wind, and at Port Kennedy the N. E. ; the least frequent wind in both seasons 

 is from the S. and E. The results at Port Kennedy are remarkable for the scarcity 

 of winds from the S., E., and S. E. This is most probably due to the configuration 

 of the surrounding land; the same cause may also explain the scarcity of winds 

 from the north, midway between the most frequent N. W. and N. E. winds. Tlie 

 following diagram exhibits the relative frequency of each wind for the two locali- 

 ties, to which has been added the result obtained at Van Rensselaer Harbor (the 

 numbers for that harbor refer to twenty-four observations a day, and were therefore 

 halfed in order to make them comparable with the numbers deduced above.) 



Relative Frequency of the "Winds. 



