420 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(Nos. 



123 and 124.) Western and Middle North Carolina.— 6 



onlinueo 

















Kelative Prevalence op Winds prom the 









Mo 



isoon 







DiFPERENT Points of the Compass. 





9 ? 





influ 



ences. 





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w 



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Kind of 



Time of the 





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Direction of 



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observations. 



year. 









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resultant. 



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127 



132 



68 



47 105 



192 



279 



147 





N. 81 ni' W. 



.299 



S. 



51° 



E. '.04 



ig 



05 .Summer 



132 117 



69 



25 



135 



158 



381 



68 ... 



S. 89 45 W. 



.342 



S. 



7 



W. .07i 



-- CO 



"Si ] 



Autumn 



159, 148 



47 



26 



92 



135 



301 



159 





N. 63 20 W...355 



N 



10 



E. .09 



o,'~'_ 



z 1 



Winter 



123 108 



43 



28 



105 



171 



284 



205 





N. 76 30 W.'.396 



N. 



70 



W. .05 



5S 



Tlie yeai-3 



















N. 77 32 W. .343 







1 





Spring 



616 400 



196 



136 



357 



765 



1378 



971 





N. 72 34 W.i.448 



S. 



69 



w.i.ou 



^^-5 



"o to 



Summer 



472 35(i 



180 



72 



378 



484!l214 



275 





N. 83 23 W. .373 



S. 



22 



E. .10 



IS-- 



6 ~ ., 1 Autumn 



740 575 



146 



80 



310 



459!lll6 



949 





N. 53 8 W.'.430 



N. 



2Si 



E. .14 



5 "^ ■« 



^ » Winter 



438 348 



128 



66 



405 



743 



1251 



11.50 





N. 76 31 W. 1.493 



S. 



T2 



W. 



.07J 



S 03 c« 





The year^ 



... ... 

















N. 70 42 W. .431 











•i ^ 



.9 -"" 1 



Spring 



4.853.41 



2.88 



2.89 



3.40 



3.98 



4.94 



6.61 















CO ^ 



■^ (i 1 



Summer 



3.5S3.U4 



2.61!2.88 



2.8OI3.O6 



3.19 



4.04 



















" s f 



Autumn 



4.65'3.89 



3.113.08 



3.37I3.40 



3.71 



5.97 

















CO a 



a- 



Winter 



3.56|3.22 



2.98 2.36 



3.864.35 



4.40 



5.61 

















r-l 



L s a J 



































Spring 



391' 828 



323 



315 



470 1246 



834 



523 



468 



S. 76 35 W. .18 











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Summer 



335; G31 



290 



211 



447 



1080 



782 



239 



585 S. 63 42 W.;.20 











c 



Autumn 



4lJ2| 764 



229 



170 



272 



722 



798 



515 



608'N. 59 24 W. .20J 











"o 



3 '5 



Winter 



407, 773 



213 



188 



367 



959 



719 



663 



447; N. 75 55 W.I. 21 











^ 



"" [ ' The year' 







... 















N. 87 59 W.l.l8i 











d 



,^ f Spring 



"97 



312 



74 



133 



216 



976 



301 



217 





S. 55 1 W. .40 



S. 



31 



E. 



.01 



5 



g •^ Summer 



107 



301 



88 



87 



182 



1019 



354 



136 





S. 55 52 W.1.43 



s. 



48 



W. 



.03 



2 



So ■ Autumn 



51 



327 



64 



79 



106 



693 



252 



139 





S. 60 59 W.I. 33 



N 



35 



E. 



.08 



g =^ 1 Winter 

 [1 The yearJ 



61 



259 



41 



77 



131 



917 



239 



145 





S. 55 36 W.:.46 



S. 



49 



W. 



.06 



^ 







... 















S. 56 23 W.1.40 











3 



%'>^ f| Spring 

 ;g g ; Summer 



488 



1140 



397 448 



68622221135 



740 



468 



S. 66 7 W. .24 



S. 



16 



E. 



.04 



s 



442! 932 



378 298 



629 2099 1136 



375 



585 



S. 59 45 W.,.27i 



S. 



H 



W. .08 



•HH 



§ 3 ^1 Autumn 



513:1091 



293 249 



378 1415;105( 



654 



508 



N. 81 24 W.;.21 



N 



15 



E. 1.09 



i 



£ 3 Winter 

 .5,;, i [ The yeai* 



468 1032 



254 265 



498 



1876 



958 



808 



447 



S. 81 48 W. 

 S. 75 13 W. 



.26 



N 



47 



W. .04 



' From this table we obtain tlie following summary of results : — 1 





Spring, j Summer. 



Autumn. 1 Win 



ter. 



The year. 



Average velocity of all winds in miles per liour 



4.26 



3.16 



4.10 





4.24 



3.94 



Velocity in mean direction, on the supposition that the winds 

















from every point of the compass move with the foregoing 

















average velocity ......... 



1.27 



1.07 



1.46 





1.68 



1.35 



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

















several points of the compass each their own average velocity. 

















as shown in the table above ....... 



1.91 



1.18 



1.76 





2.09 



1.70 



Excess of the latter over the former ...... 



+ .64 



+.11 



+ .30 





+ - 



41 



+.35 



2 Observed at all the foregoing places except Rutherfordton. 









' Computed from the resultants for the seasons. 









(Nos. 125 and 126.) 

 Observed as foltows : — 



Northeastern Virginia.' 



Place of observation. 



By whom observed. 



Aggregate 

 length 

 of time. 



Date. 



Alexandria, 



Berryville, 



Capon Bridgo, 



Charlestowu, 



Crackwhip, 



Falmouth, 



Fredericksburg, 



Harper's Ferry, 



Benjamin Hallowell, 



Dr. R. and Miss E. Kownslar, 



John J. G Ofl'utt, 



yrs. mos. 

 4 6 

 2 

 2 



1 



1 7 



1 2 



2 6 

 2 



1854 to 1858 inclusive. 



1856 and 1857. 



1857. 



1853. 



1856, 1857 and 1859. 



1S60 and 1861. 



1849 and 1859 to 1861 inclusive. 



1860. 



D. H. Ellis, 



Abraham Van Doren, 



B: R. Wellford and C. H. Roby 



L. J. Bell, 



' See note to N. W. Virginia, page 416. 



