PRESSURE OF THE WIND. 
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TABLE XXVIII—Maximum Pressures of Wind, with the Maxima of the Daily Means, Tables 
XXIV. and XXV., and corresponding Directions of the Wind for each Month in 1843. 
January 
February 
March 
April 
July 
August 
September 
October 
November 
December 
The greatest pressure of the wind in the year 1843 occurred February 44 204 
| 11 
21 
Hi ahy 
6— 8 
20—22 
0— 2 
4— 6 
oO— 2 
20—22 
10—24 
8—10 
0—18 
10—18 
2224 
wind blowing from N. by W. 
The greatest mean daily pressure occurred January 304, the wind blowing from W. ; being, for the maxima 
between the hours of observation, 6-6 lb., and for the maxima at the hours of observation (or mean), 5-0 Ib. 
The maximum pressure of the wind in three months occurs between 1) p.m. and 9" p.m.; the greater 
number of the monthly maxima seem to occur between midnight and noon. 
The monthly maxima occurred on five months while the wind was blowing in the quadrant from N. to W.: 
on four months while the wind was blowing from between S. and W.; on one month while blowing from S. ; 
and on two months while blowing from between N. and E. 
Maximum Pressure. 
Max. of Daily Means of Maz. 
Pressures, 
Max. of Daily Means of Mean 
Pressures. 
31 
14 
12 
29 
29h 
—-saL, 
Ww. 
N by W. 
SW by S. 
Sw. 
SW. 
SW by W. 
NNW. 
NNW. 
WNW. 
SW. 
being 12°8 Ib., the 
All the monthly maxima of the daily means occurred with winds from between NW. by W., and SSW. 
