72 



W I x\ D S OF THE G L O B K . 



At Port Foulke and Rensselaer Bay the estimated velocity of llie wind was indicated by a scale 

 of numbers extending from 1 to 10, as follows : — 



No. 



Character of winds. 



Pressure in 

 pounds per 

 square foot. 



Velocity in 



miles 



per hour. 



No. 



Character of winds. 



Pressure in 

 pounds per 

 square foot. 



per hour. 





 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 



Calm . . . 

 Light air . 

 Gentle breeze . 

 Moderate breeze 

 Fresh breeze . 

 Strong breeze . 



0.000 



0.005 



O.OOS 



0.09 



2.6 



5.1 







1 



4 

 13 

 23 



r> 



7 



8 



9 



10 



Fresh gale . 

 Strong gale 

 Storm . 

 Tempest . . 

 Hurricane . . 



t.9 

 12. 

 18. 

 31. 



49. 



40 



50 



60 



SO 



100 



The observations at both places were discussed at the expense of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, by Charles A. Schott, of the U. S. Coast Survey, who arranged and 

 classified them, and computed the second series of resultants at each.^ 



Number 

 of hours 



Number 

 of miles 



Janu.iry 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



Au4;ust2 



September 



October 



November 



December 



Spring 



Summer 



Autumn 



Winter 



Tlie year 



DiPFKRIiKT Poi: 





332; 10 

 340 8 

 328 







o! 354 



430 



4! 220 



lOJ 166 30 



321 332, 18 



56; 49S; 4 



342 



398; 



3781 



1110; 



718 48 



1238: 4 



1050 18 



4116 70 



190 



.January 







February 



2684 



March 



42 



April 







May 







June 



4 



July 



8 



August" 



1000 



September 



1990 



October 



4 



November 



a 



December 







Spring 



42 



Summer 



1014 



Autumn 



2000 



Winter 



2i;8-i 



The year 



5740 



10 



7342 



7500 



3978, ^ 



5768 



473H: 



2600 



788 42 



7S46 84 



14904128 



8850 



10458 



10952 



14482 



11234126 



34212 128 



257941 18 



85722 272 



10! 

 72! 

 42 



0! 



2 

 10, 

 IS 

 26 



4 

 10! 



114' 

 30; 

 40] 



78 



ZBZ 



4b 



164 







34 







476 



2 



452 















2 



2 



22 



66 



322 



32 



620 







4 



1128 



10 







6 







928 



2 



340 



100 



634 



1128 



204 







2112 



1230 



82 

 194 



92 

 310 

 260 

 144 



30 

 116 



74 



90 

 368 

 714 

 220 

 226 

 1528 





■ ^ 





j3Jj 





o!5 



<J 



>■ S 







^ 



^S 







12 











2 















34 



8 



0- 







8 



12 



4 



10 







10 



38 



6 



















36 



8 



12 



22 



38 



16 







12 



86 



58 



o 



260 



180 



248 



130; 



180, 



182 



236l 



180| 



96 



210; 



232 



270 



558' N. 50" 48' E. ? 

 598 N. 62 23 E. ? 

 538 N. 42 35 E. ? 

 710 N. 47 5 E. ? 

 2404 N. 45 8 E. ? 



S. 58° E. 

 S. 44i W. 

 N. 363 E. 

 N. 54^ E. 



374 



206 



428 

 2352 



362 

 7304 

 3410 

 1762 



114 

 2952 

 1786 

 2300 

 3142 

 12476 

 4852 

 2880 

 23350 



12 























8 











12 





154 





296 





6 

















8 





166 





302 





12 





488 





N. 46° E. 



N. 34 E. 



N. 52 E. 



N. 53 E. 



N. 45 E. 



S. 45 W. 



S. 43 W. 



N. 35 E. 



N. 42 E. 



N. 48 E. 



N. 45 E. 



N. 45 E. 



N. 49 E. 



S. 82 W. 



N. 44 E. 



N. 41 E. 



N. 43 E. 



miles, 



6976 



9382 



3604 



3446 



4348 



4702 



2638 



6840 



16316 



4576 



8676 



8650 



11374 



642 



29538 



24878 



65200 



S. 30° W. 

 S. 44J W. 

 N.45 E. 

 N.36 E. 



.03i 

 .30' 

 .16 

 .09 



31 

 28 

 31 

 30 

 31 

 30 

 31 

 00 

 30 

 31 

 30 

 31 

 92 

 61 

 91 

 90 

 334 



miles 



tr 



elled. 



7902 



10432 



4928 



857 



5140 



9912 



4358 



11204 



18052 



13704 



12260 



13258 



18640 



25474 



44016 



31592 



119722 



' For reductions in full see Smithsonian Contributions, Vol. XI. 

 s "Interpolated by taking the meau between July and September." 



