516 
REPORT—1896. 
WIND AND TIDES.—DIRECTION. 
Sheerness, 1895. 
| Mean Maxi- Height Mean In-| Per Foot Maxi- 
; — Neuer Force of | mum of Tide | crease in| Rise of oe 
Of ACES Wand Force above Inches Tide ‘Inches 
L.W.S.T. 
High Tides: Feet Inches 
North-west 79 4:10 6 15°83 "| 18°84 1:19 55 
North-east . 43 4°80 9 15°95 14:70 0:92 32 
122 4:45 — 15°89 16°72 1:05 — 
South-west 54 3°82 6 16°21 14:00 0:86 33 
South-east 34 4:20 8 15°92 13 20 0:83 28 
88 4:01 — 16:06 13°60 0°84 — 
Low Tides: 
South-west . 2 45 5 13°50 11°50 O85 16 
South-east — — = == = Es a, 
2 = = = me ea £2 
North-west -— _ = -- — — — 
North-east — = = = a ou pai 
Winp AND TipEs.—FoRrcE. 
Sheerness, 1895. 
Mean Height Mean 7 >: Maximum 
Force N se ye of of Tide above! Variation of Pore a 'S€ | Variation in 
L.W.S.T. Tide Taches 
Feet Inches 
3 111 16:00 14°63 “91 34 
4 105 16:03 14:47 90 38 
5 60 15°55 12°53 *80 44 
6 18 17°25 21°40 1:24 55 
7 7 15°66 14:70 94 32 
8 4 16°25 17°20 1:06 28 
9 2 16°37 15°50 | “95 18 
i= ee 
307 16:16 15:78 ‘97 ane 
The tides at Sheerness appear to be, on an average, 12 inches higher 
than the height calculated for the Admiralty Tide Tables, and this has to 
some extent affected the above results. 
Of the 668 tides, 212 
, or about 32 per cent., were affected by the 
wind. Of these, 122, or about 60 per cent., were increased by winds 
blowing from a northerly direction, and 88, or about 40 per cent., were 
increased by winds blowing from a southerly direction. 
