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RECORD AND DISCUSSION 



Tn the year 1857-8 (Baffin Bay), there were 26 storms of an average duration 

 of 19 hours, and from the prevailing quarters, almost to the exclusion of all others, 

 from the N. W. and S. E. (true) ; at Van Rensselaer Harbor, the prevailing storm 

 quarters were S. W. and S. E. (true), and the average duration was 7 hours; 13 

 storms were recorded during 17 months. 



Storms Recorded at Port Kennedy in 1858-59. 



There were 22 storms in the second year, almost all from the N. W., with a few 

 from the N. E., hut not a single one from either S. W. or S. E. 



As in Baffin Bay, storms are more frequent in the winter and autumn than in 

 summer. 



Five of the storms were accompanied by sudden falls of the barometer; they are 

 the more remarkable ones, and have been illustrated by diagrams, showing the 

 hour, direction, and force of wind, and reading of the aneroid barometer. Of these 

 five, the storms of January 21, and March 3, 4, 1858, are perhaps the most 

 interesting; in each case the barometer fell over one inch. During the storm of 

 May 4, 1858, the barometer was not much affected. 



