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CAPE COD GEOLOGY 



Number of times the wind was observed blowing from different points of the compass at 

 Provincetown in 1882, 1883 and 1884. Computed from three daily observations made at 7 am., 

 3 p. m., and 11 p. m. 



1882 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 



N 11 5 11 2 5 4 3 17 21 8 



N. E 12 12 19 3 6 12 30 12 15 5 



E 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 13 1 3 



S. E 9 15 9 7 7 8 16 11 5 



S 13 10 9 15 18 25 12 7 7 3 



S. W 9 18 27 31 36 29 9 16 6 14 



W 7 3 3 12 11 9 6 6 12 25 



N. W 29 24 12 18 7 5 11 10 24 25 



1883 



N 9 6 11 13 7 2 7 9 10 22 10 10 



N. E 10 3 4 13 6 3 8 13 17 15 4 12 



E 8 1 3 9 10 7 4 12 10 10 4 4 



S. E 9 11 4 7 15 9 4 4 7 8 2 5 



S 5 6 9 13 11 25 25 3 9 9 13 11 



S. W 13 17 13 15 27 27 22 27 15 8 25 12 



W 15 26 13 6 5 13 12 13 11 6 12 14 



N. W 22 14 33 14 10 4 11 9 7 9 19 23 



1884 



N 15 4 8 



N. E 5 12 10 



E 5 7 5 



S.E 7 16 9 



S 7 7 10 



S. W 17 15 12 



W 17 7 12 



N. W 17 17 27 



Average velocity, in miles per hour, of wind blowing from specified directions at Province- 

 town, Mass. 



1882 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 



N 



N. E.. 



E 



S.E.. 



S 



S.W.. 



w.... 



N.W. 



13 



14 



13 



4 



6 



9 



19 



11 



12 



12 



15 



15 



13 



13 



7 



4 



12 



8 



13 



6 



9 



4 



10 



4 



5 



2 



6 



5 



10 



11 



14 



11 



8 



8 



9 



6 



12 



10 



10 



16 



15 



13 



10 



10 



8 



9 



10 



7 



12 



10 



8 



9 



10 



9 



8 



8 



6 



8 



7 



11 



9 



10 



8 



6 



6 



4 



7 



6 



10 



11 



14 



11 



9 



10 



7 



8 



10 



12 



12 



13 



