354 



WINDS OP THE GLOBE. 



(Nos. 301 to 303.) 

 Observed as follows :- 



Cape Cod and adjacent Islands. 





Aggregate 







Place of observation By wliom observed. 



length 

 of time. 



Date. 





Barnstable, i B. R. Gifford, 



yrs. mos. 

 5 



1853 and 18.54. 





Edgaitown, 

 Falmouth, 





1 



1844. 





B. R. Giffonl, 



2 



1863. 





Nantucket, 



Hon. William Mitchell, 



10 3 



1838, 1840 to 1842 and 1854 to 1860 all inclusive. 





Noitli Yarmouth, Mr. Uailey, 



1 



1843. 





Provincetowu, ' Mr. Graliam, 2 



1833 and 1834. 





Race Poiut, Mr. Graham, 



8 



1833 and 1834. 





Truro, 



2 



185.3. 





West Dennis, | Eugene Tappan, 



2 



1864 and 1866. 





Wood's Hole, 1 B. R. Gifford, 



9 



1853 and 1855. 









EliLATlVE PBEVALENCli OF WlKDS PROM THE DiFFKRENT POI^■TS 







Monsoon 







1 



Time of the 



OF THE UOMI'ASS. 



Direction of 



^ G 



influences. 

































1 











year. 



i 





W 





% 





K 





J5 

 3 





^ 





■u 



1? 



1^ 



resultant. 



oS 



3 



Direction. 



i 







so 





1 



15 



^ 1 W 



« 



W 



en 



aj 



M 



'P. 



to 



fe 



^ 



^ 



^ !? 





K° 





s 



1 







January 



c 



8 



18 6 



4 8' 8 



6 11 



14 



20 



12 



25 



25 



44 22 N. 66°45'W. 



.37 



N. 51° W. 



.15 



155 







February 



22[ 8 



10 2 



12 5 17 



7 



11 



6 



34 



14 



28 



16 



45 12 N. 75 9 W. 



.31 



N. 62 W. 



.10 



141 







1 March 



%% 13 



25, i. 



17 



8 9. 31 



12j 9 



30^ S 



11 6 



63 23iN. 28 10 W.l .32 



N. 19 E. 



.24 



124 





■g 



April 



19! 15 



21 



5 



13 



2 18 



2 



24 14 



49 



IS 



12 11 



32' 11 S. 82 53 W. 



.20 



S. 4^ W. 



.08 



120 





M 



May 



20: 5 



18 



5 



7 



13 11 



4 



23 



25 



51 



IS 



23, 9 



17t 5'S. 51 59 W. 



30 



S. 1 w. 



.24 



155 





S 



June 



7 12 15 



• 



1 6 



8; 16 



5 15 



llj 62 



22; 8! 2 



9: 3 S. 35 59 W. 



.34 



S. 1 w. 



.34 



120 







July 



17 7, 15 



1| 5| 



3 



5 



4 18 



9| 63 



2' 



111 4 



19; gis. 67 39 W. 



.39 



S. 37 W. 



.25 



155 





K 



August 



20; s! 33 



£ 



15 



2 



18 



6 10 



10 



60 





4 2 



21 i S S. GO 47 W. 



.07 



S. 61 E. 



.19 



155 







Septembei 



2- 



11 15 



51 



IC 



12 



1 



18 



5 19' 8 



36 



1: 



14i 5 



261 11 



N. 3 44 W. 



.13 



N. 70^ E. 



.20 



120 





o 



October 



2] 



5 



31 



i 



4 



2 



15 



8 



12 8 



50 





25 10 



44' 11 



N. 72 57 W. 



.25 



N. 33 W. 



.04 



124 







November 



15 



I 16 



25 



5 



10 



4 



7 



2 



6 10 



31 





11 



13 



79' 18 



N. 43 52 W. 



.41 IN. 9 W. 



.25 



120 







December 



1. 



71 11 



I 



t 9 



11 15 



7 



3 3 



28 





23 



8 



63 19 



N. 55 11 W. 



.36 N. 30 W. 



.18 



124 







The year 



20E 



119273 



5C 



114 



67157 



1 



59 



164 127 



514 



14£ 



195 



121 



4(i2 152 



N. 77 W. 



.23 









61 S 





1 1 















Eei,.\tive Prevalence op Wihds ekom the 







Monsoon 









Different Points op the Compass. 





l! 



influences. 







H 





H 



.^ 





i^ 











Kind of 



Time of the 





iJi 





iJi 



%^ 





> on, 



. 



Direction of 



aj 









observations. 



year. 





X3 . 

 0^ 







A °'^ 





s^- 



gS 



resultant. 



D 



Direction. 











a 



ws 



•s 



' wS 



1 ^i 



■s 



^1 



s'i 





= 1 





i 











§. 



^•5 



w 



j 



tn tc£ 



^ 



^^ 



6 





K 





1 





c 



-. r 1 ■'■ r 



Spring 



SO 



160 



51 



112 



98 



317 



112 



254 







S. 84° 2'W 



.219 



S. 3° E. 



.03 







o g 



Summer 



3b 



189 



3( 



100 



90 



425 



73 



63 







S. 36 38 W 



.279 



S. 13 E. 



.23 





5 i s 



o'S -1 



Autumn 



75 



178 



3^ 



105 



59 



272 



70 



201 







N. 84 12 W 



.158 



N. 78 E. 



.06 





a >"^ 



6 E 



Winter 



112 



117 



3' 



96 



57 



212 



123 



621 







N. 57 34 W 



.405 



N. 30 W 



.26 





2^S 



»S L 



The year^ 























N. 89 6 W 



.221 









|ij. 



f 



Spring 



1512 



3355 



lOll 



) 1212 



970 



4177 



1520 



4570 







N. 50 2 W 



.215 



S. 16 E. 



.05 







Summer 



280 



2068 



15' 



900 



600 



4091 



682 



398 







S. 37 14 W 



.263 



S. 11^- E. 

 N. 79 E. 



.36 





& go' 



• ~ K 



Autumn 



1146 



2336 



33C 



) 996 



355 3316 



821 



3660 







N. 57 13 W 



.257 



.02 







Winter 



1668 



2403 



45 



1544 



607 2308 



1344 



10424 







N. 43 48 W 



.474 



N. 25 W 



.23 





« rt S 



_ ^ _ I 



The year' 







! j 









N. 59 20 W 



.267 













Spring 18.90 



20.97 20.2010.82 



9.90 13.18 13'.'57 



3 7.99 















aa.s] 



Summer 7.73 



10.94 5.23I 9.00 



6.67 9.63 9-34 



6.32 















CI '"^ 



Autumn :15.28 



13.12 10.00 9.49 



6.0212.19 11.73 



18.21 















1 



ls.2|.l 



Winter 14.89 



20.54 12.19 16.08 



10.6510.8910.93 



1 1 



20.01 

















> From this table we obtain the following summary of results : — 











Spring, g 



ummer. 



Autumn. 



Winter. 



The year. 







Average velocity of all winds in miles per hour 



15.49 



9.12 



13.05 



16.27 



13.48 





Velocity in mean direction, on the supposition that all winds 















from every point of the compass move with the foregoing 















average velocity . 



3.39 



2.54 



2.06 



6.59 



2.98 





True velocity in mean direction, giving to the winds from the j ] 













several points of the compass each tlieir own average velocity, 1 











as shown in the table above I 3.33 ( 2.40 



3.36 



7.72 



3.60 







Excess of the latter over the former — .06 [ — .14 



+1:30 - 



-1.13 



+.62 









* Computed from the resultants for the seasons. 





