190 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



ZOI\E No. 9. 



Latitude 45° to 50° North. 



The data for the study of the wmds of this zone consist of observations made at 

 34:2 permanent stations on land, Avhere the observations were regularly recorded, or 

 during journeys and travels, where, for the most part, only a transient sojourn was 

 made at any one place, for an aggregate period of over 1696 years; and for about 

 17 years at sea. The distribution is as follows: — 



"Where observed. 



Aggregate length of time. 



Pacific Ocean 



America, west of the Mississippi River 

 America, east of the Mississippi River 



Atlantic Ocean 



Europe 



Asia 



61 

 43 



231 

 71 



3109 days. 



Over 202 years. 



Nearly 200 years. 



3070 days. 



124G| years. 



Nearly 3.5 years, besides general descriptions of 

 the winds observed during journeys, travels, 

 etc., for an aggregate period of perhaps not less 

 than twenty years more. 



(Nos. 1 to 11.) Pacific Ocean, east of longitude 180^. 



Computed from observations for an aggregate period of six years, collected and classified, from the 

 logs of numerous sailing vessels, at the United States Naval Observatory, under the direction of 

 Capt. M. F. Maury, Superintendent. 



Time of the 

 year. 





' w. 



i 



w.\ 



.{ 



1. Longitude, 



160°tolG5 



2. Longitude, 



155° to 160° W, 



3. Longitude, 



150° to 1C5 



4. Longitude, 



150° to 155° W, 



5. Longitude, 



145° to 150° W. 



6. Longitude, 



140° to 145° W. 



7. Longitude, 



120°toli;5° W. ( 



8. Longitude, J 



135°tol40° W. I 



9. Longitude, 



130° to 135° W. 



10. Longitud 



120° to 



11. Longitude, ( 



120° to 130^ W. ( 



de, f 



>135° W. ( 



Spring 

 Summer 

 Spring 

 Summer 



Autumn 



Spring 



Summer 



Spring 



Summer 



Antumn 



Spring 



Summer 



Autumn 



Winter 



Spring 



Summer 



Autumu 



Spring 

 Autumn 



Summer 



1627 

 21 1 25 

 1011 



616 



2 5 



615 

 19!28 



2' 7 

 11'21 



61 6 

 12 2 

 2014 



ills 



217 





 2417 

 6 



4' 4 

 843 



5 25 

 9 22 



3 18 7 



8 ll| 9 



1315; 6 



11381 



47 13 



10 10 



14 55 28 



21 1 64 41 



5i 4 8 



8219 40 50 4 

 17|27 3118 20 

 71 54123 33 52 

 85 38 102 19131 



24 7 20 



201 5 42 34 81 13 45 45' 75 

 6 19!43 2 54 31 92' 601 50 

 28] 9,38 4 39 10 371 7^ 23 

 27 69 41196 54183 



O! 9 

 118 

 20 



17| 6 



3; 



28112, 



21 9 

 1313 

 35I24 

 25 22 



I4I 7 



isl 4 

 35127 



4 412 4 



I I 

 12 212 15 



21 1|15 

 8 13 21 



321201 17 

 15l 6J 29 

 72'26; 52 

 66 42; 21 



6 3 



12 N. 81°53'W. 

 14 N. 42 W. 



8JN. 89 6 W. 



4 S. 69 30 W. 



IN. 83 52 W. 



2028 ^,S. 60 50 W. 



30'53 22!S. 85 22 W. 



6 33 2S. 37 46 W. 



12 60 20 S. 78 2 W. 



6 37 



2 



25I 95 



8* 35 



916 



3 

 3134 

 18 33 



810 



2 

 40 81 



5 S. 87 58 W. 



2 S. 76 50 W. 



3 N. 89 25 W. 

 4:S. 81 18 W. 



rS. 75 42 W.I .26 



0,S. 55 37 W. 



19In. 67 3 W. 



I5I5 5 N. 84 45 W. 



1128 13 N. 73 27 W. 



12126 

 18 57 



ON. 66 50 W. 

 3 N. 35 2 W. 



3,N. 57 20 W. 



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