Miscellaneous Inielligence. 133 
_ By casting the eye over the tables, one is struck with the progressive 
increase of the sea winds after the month of January, and the almost 
The winds from N. and E. are always dry, and in winter cool. 
They are nearly always attended with a sky of cloudless blue. Those 
from N.W. to S.W. are cold and chilling at all seasons, and in summer 
loaded with ocean mists. But they do not often produce rain. The 
Coast winds from S. and S.E. are most conducive to rain, and they are 
always warm. ‘The course of the winds in relation to rain will be con- 
sidered under the head of rains. 
he force of the winds at different periods of the day, and from dif- 
ferent points of the compass, is a subject of some interest. It is rep- 
resented by figures, 0 indicating calm or nearly calm, la light breeze, 
2a moderate breeze, 3 a strong breeze or wind, 4a high wind, and 5 
avery high wind. The observations occupy three columns, for the 
forenoon, afternoon and evening. The mean of each of these columns 
for every month is given in the following table, and the fourth column 
Contains the mean of the three observations collectively, for each month. 
ioe 2 ag Fopendop, Afternoon. Evening. __ Mean, 
January, 1-21 1-45 66 il 
February, 1-45 1:93 1-07 1-48 
March, 1-68 2-24 1-40 1:77 
April, 1:55 2:32 1:33 1-73 
May, 1-77 2-61 1-61 2-00 
June, 1:85 2:80 1-92 2-19 
July, 1-66 2-97 2:19 2:27 
August, 1-45 2-66 1-77 1-96 
September, 1:48 2-38 1:28 17h 
tober, 87 2-05 “87 1:26 
November, "85 1:22 “70 *92 
ember, 37 b 1:07 1:25 
mae ABRs bi 6s 2-16 1-32 1-64 
The reader will perceive that the average force of the wind in the 
afiernoon was greater than in the forenoon, in ev oth of the year 
except By referring to my Philadelphia tables, I find there 
18 no uniformity in this respect, the morning winds being stronger in 
Some months and the afternoon winds in s 
hoon or afiernoon, in every month without exception. — F 
a remarkable progressive increase in the force of 
'$ the calmest season at both places, but summer comes next in the At- 
lantic States, then winter, and lastly Spring, which is the windiest sea- 
_ 800 on this side of the continent. _ 
