498 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(No. 194.) Pacific Ocean. 



Computed lYoin observations for an aggregate period of 865 days, collected and classified, from 

 tiie logs of numerous sailing vessels, at tLie United States Naviil Observatory, under the direction 

 of Capt. M. F. Maury, Superintendent. 



• 





Eelative Prevalenck of Winds from the Dipfekemt 









Place of 



Time of 





Points op the Compass. 



Direction of 





1 

























i 







g' 



>■ 



observation. 



the year. 





W 



W 





w 



w 





^ 





^ 







^ 



p. 



resultant. 



o s 









-c 



^jW 



^ 



« 



tC W 



tA 



3 



m 



^ 



CO 



? 



fe 



^ 



S 



S 







E 







^ 



^r 



W 



W 



W m 



m 



(0 m 



m 



fe 



^ 



^ 



S 



^ 



o 





W*' 



^ 





Spring 



' 1 M 



97 57 92,52 58 



18 



38 



19 



47 26 



59 '25 27 



33 



65 



48 



28 



N. 15°35'E. 



.22 



263 



194. 



SaDinier 



2119 



39 



8U220 



8(; 



130 



75 



147:80 



164 



99 101 



10 



23 



3 



33 



S. 12 30 E. 



.34 



449 



Longitnrle •{ 



Autumn 



14jl8 



28 



24 51 



9 



29 



7 



40 



26 



18 



19, 33 



4 



21 



8 



10 



S. 49 52 E. 



.13 



120 



120° to 150' E. 



Winter 



28 



4 



21 



3 2 



1 



11 







4 



1 



3 



1 3 



3 



22 



2 



2 



N. 4 53 E. 



.46 



37 





The year' 





























... 





N. 48 IS E. 



.09 



865 







' Computed from the resultants for the seasons. 









Addendum to Zone No. 12. 



Observations at Bagdad, by Dr. Schliipli, in July and August, 1861, and from March to Sep- 

 tember, 1862, and of Lieut. Collingwood, in the years 1850 to 1852, in all 22 months. At Samana, 

 on the lower Euphrates, by Dr. Schlapli, from September, 1861, to February, 1862, 6 months. 





Time of the 



















Place of observation. 



year. 



North. 



N. E. 



East. 



S. E. 



South. 



[S.W. 



Weat. 



N. W. 



, 



Spring 



70 



5 



3 



90 



55 



50 



60 



670 





Slimmer 



5 



10 







20 



10 



15 



10 



930 



183(n). Bagdad. ] 



Autumn 



DO 



30 



30 



125 



10 



25 • 



20 



710 





Winter 



20 



5 



10 



310 



30 



70 



10 



bUO 





■ Tlie year 



















183(6). Samana. \ 



Autumn 



120 







140 



170 











20 



550 



Winter 



40 







30 



250 







60 



20 



600 



Z01\E No. IS. 



Latitude 25° to 30° North. 



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

 115 stations on hxnd, for an aggregate period of over 280 years; and at sea for 

 about 23 years. The distribution is as follows : — 



Where observed. 



No. of 

 Stations. 



Aggregate length of time. 



Pacific Ocean, 





12 years 10 months. 



Mexico, 



10 + 



3 years 4 months. 



United States, 



64 



217 years 11 months. 



Atlantic Ocean, 





nearly 10 years. 



Islands of the Atlantic, 



2 



over 4 years 1 month. 



Africa, 



15- 



3 years 3 months. 



Persian Gulf, 





145 day.s. 



Asia, 



24 



41 years. 



Islands of the Pacific, 



2 



1 1 8 days. 



