548 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(Nos. 25 to 32.) Atlantic Ocean. 



Computed from observations for an aggrogato period of over 9 years, collected and classified, 

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

 direction of Capt. M P. Maury, Superintendent. 







Relative Prevalence of Winds from the Diffekent Points of 









c "■ 



Monsoon 





IPlace of 



Time of 





THE Compass. 













Direction of 





influences. 



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te 





ia.' 



S. 







observa- 



the ye.ar. 





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fc;' 







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P 



rt 



resultant. 



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Direction. 





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tion. 





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m 



3 



M 



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tn 



■s 



fe' 



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s'S 











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i 



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W 



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£ 



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o 



Spring 



o! 21 



152 



43 



27 



1 



8 







































N. 53= 



39' E. 



.93 



N.31i°E. 



.22 



84 



■^.f 



j Summer 



2| 4 



62 



9 



7 



7 



16 



3 4 



1 



3 







7 











1 



9 



N. 66 



29 E. 



.56 



S. 42" W. 



.18 



45 



-^ tJiifi ■ 



1 Autumn 



9 



14 



10 



16 



7 



13 



6 























1 



4 







8 



N. 81 



33 E. 



.61 



S. 7 W. 



.27 



29 





Winter 



2 19 



61 



16 



11 



3 



1 











































N. 50 



29 E. 



.91 



N. 16| E. 



.23 



34 



y^S 



Tlie year' 

 Spring 



































N. 60 



43 E. 



.73 







192 



1. 



"2 36 



244 



72 



31 



"e 



"9 



"7 



"'0 



"0 







6 



"i 



"0 







"6 



"2 



N. 53 



29 K. 



.90 



N. 21 E. 



.34 



137 





Summer 



5 27 



104 



22 



35 



14 



48 



23 



24 



9 



26 



f, 



16 



2 



3 



9 



34 



N. 86 



4 E. 



.33 



S. 49 W. 



.31 



135 



^ tio ■ 



Autumn 



1 3 



19 



25 



24 



27 



36 



13 



9 



1 



5 



1 



4 



2 











9 



S.'72 



13 E. 



.62 



S. 1 W. 



.42 



60 



o^ 



Winter 



6 11 



145 



35 



20 



3 



6 



1 



3 



1 



















2 











N. 53 



11 E. 



.88 



N. 20 E. 



.S3 



78 



►J s 



Tlie year' 

 Spring 



































N. 69 



19 E 



.63 







410 



° • r 



13 42 



213 



32 



17 



8 



"3 



'4 



"3 



















"0 



"6 



"i 



1 



N. 47 



42 E. 



.90 



n! "23'E. 



.32 



112 



. m ■-* Summer 



9I 11 



74 



11 



17 



19 



26 



20 



21 



11 



5 



4 



14 



18 



12 



3 



27 



N. 76 



6 E. 



.36 



S. 41 W. 



.21 



101 



55 bbo 1 Autumn 



5 9 



53 



28 



62 



22 



46 



16 



17 



6 



8 



4 



7 



6 



14 



9 



20 



S. 88 



58 E. 



.44 



S. 25 W. 



.33 



107 



§ "^ Winter 



4 21 



96 



30 



7 



6 



8 



1 



































1 



N. 52 



2S E. 



.88 



N. 27 W. 



.21 



58 



'-'•"[ The year' 

 o • r Spring 





































N. 60 



26 E. 



.62 







378 



"e 



13 



iu 



34 



16 



6 



12 



"3 



"1 







1 







"0 















3 



N. 57 



18 E. 



.87 



n! 37' k 



.49 



70 



_co P Summer 



3 



3 



41 



16 



26 



2 



23 



15 



33 



16 



26 



2 



10 



6 



6 



1 



24 



S. 48 



40 E. 



.05 



S. 74 W. 



.41 



84 



^ tiS^ 1 Autumn 



3 



7 



13 



24 



38 



16 



30 



20 



16 



13 



23 



6 



5 



2 



5 



3 



25 



S. 36 



6 E. 



.46 



S. 20 W. 



.48 



83 



§ " Winter 



6 9 



24 



23 



16 



6 



1 



2 



5 



2 



1 























7 



N. 65 



24 E. 



.38 



N. 47i W. 



.12 



33 



►^ - : Tlie year' 

 °^t^ f Spring 



1 

































N. 79 



54 E. 



.44 







270 



"2 



17 



"78 



49 



42 



6 



12 



"6 



"4 



"6 











1 



"0 







"i 



1 



N. 65 



54 E. 



.68 



n! '5"e. 



.41 



72 



.^^ 



Summer 







8 



6 



25 



11 



74 



63 



51 



10 



5 







3 



2 



3 







1 



1 



S. 56 



38 E. 



.69 



S. 2i W. 



.25 



88 



S iic; 



Autumn 



1 



4 



5 



18 



28 



77 



120; 79 



21 



9 



1 



2 







1 



1 



2 



14 



S. 48 



59 E. 



.80 



S. 1| E. 



.40 



127 



§ = 



Winter 



6 



41 



20 



25 



30 



83 



50 



36 



2 



7 







4 



1 



1 



3 



11 



28 



S. 80 



53 E. 



.56 



N. 48^ W. 



.05 



116 



►^3 



Tlie year' 

 Spring 





































S. 78 



11 E. 



.60 









403 



o^ 



44 



105 



"37 



68 



i'o 



12 



"7 



11 



"2 



"s 



2 



"7 



"2' 8 



"5 



27 



5 



N. 31 



41 E. 



.63 



N. 14 E. 



..51 



117 



Summer 



15 



30 



26 



24 



5 



27 



51227 



229 206 



43 



81 



13 8 



6 



32 



72 



S. 2 



19 W. 



.57 



S. 20i W.L65 



368 



^" mS, ■ 



Autumn 



7 



50 



24 



30 



16 



41 



24 61 



62 106 



39 



36 



6 9 



5 



17 



46 



S. 10 



18 E. 



.32 



S. 23' W. .38 



193 



§^ 



Winter 



2(j 



86 



63 



58 



20 



22 



5i 7 



0: 5 



1 



3 



6 







15 



21 



N. 43 



44 E. 



.69 



N. 30 E. 



.51 



112 



r ^ 



The year' 

 Spring 



















1 















N. 79 



52 E. 



.21 







790 



12 



33 



"7 



13 



"2 



"2 



1 



5 



1! 12 



"4 



"s 



"i 38 



14 



26 



14 



N. 14 



56 W. 



.46 



n!"'oj'w. 



.06 



62 



■^ ^ 



Summer 



2 



2 



2 



7 



7 



30 



22 



290 



441350 



35 



77 



10 7 



2 



8 



47 



S. 4 



6 W. 



.88 



S. 1 W. 



.72 



456 



r4 j^o , 



Autumn 



1 



16 



4 



16 



7 



38 



15 



68 



97 149 



30 



37 



11! 17 



3 



7 



64 



S. 7 



29 W. 



.65 



S. 3 W. 



.39 



193 





Winter 



11 



79 



13 



16 



9 



9 



6 



5 



6 18 



3 



20 



11' 42 



8 



31 



69 



N. 9 



9 W. 



.31 



N. iW. 



.05 



118 



h^S 



The year' 

 January 

























1 









S. 18 



12 W. 



.16 



" 





829 





i'9 



85 



140 



66 



34 



is 



i'i 



"5 



'"5 "e 



"2 



"k 



"1, 19 



"1 



17 



19 



N. 47 



6 E. 



.65 



N.'isi'k 



Mi 



152 





February 



27 



64 



215 



95 



32 



16 



10 



1 



21 7 



1 



9 



7 14 



7 



IS 



20 



N. 44 



56 E. 



.72 



N. 20| E. 



.49 



182 





March 



20107 



294'102 



37 



7 



18 



4 



8 



9 



2 



4 



0! 22 



7 



15 



14 



N. 45 



3 E. 



.74 



N. 22 E. 



.50 



225 





April 



30108 



325 114 



32 



14 



13 



4 







2 



2 



4 



2 



14 



6 



17 



4 



N. 44 



50 E. 



.82 



N. 243 E. 



.58 



230 



.1^ 



May 



27 



53 



226 



85 



76 



19 



21! 22 



3 



9 



3 



7 



3 



10 



6 



17 



8 



N. 56 



38 E. 



.69 



N. 35 E. 



.41 



198 



June 



22 



47 



215 



68 



68 



35 



65| 72 



72| 76 



25 



29 



8 



12 



21 



31 



88 



S. 89 



1 E. 



.30 



S. 303 w. 



.07 



318 



C^ y'r,° . 



July 

 August 



19 



26 



104 



30 



45 



36 



93 225 



239 188 



63 



73 



33 



30 



30 



21 



17 S. 7 



1 E. 



.45 





... 



450 



CO ^Jg 



6 



11 



32 



16 



29 



40 



53 307 



514i3iiti 



94 



93 



48 



18 



9 



13 



74' S. 4 



59 W. 



.71 



s.'is "w. 



.83 



575 



►J s 



September 



8 



27 



13 



10 



31 



29 



61 115 



145 



174 



97 



60 



20 



18 



16 



14 



44 S. 8 



26 W. 



.58 



S. 30JW.I.32 



294 





October 



11 



40 



69 



50 



65 



68 



72 75 



76 



100 



33 



26 



21 



16 



20 



18 



115 S. 38 



2 E. 



.30 



S. 22i W. 



.01 



285 





November 



6 



35 



91 



101 



118 



95 



80 35 



43 



30 



12 



6 



6' 6 



2 



6 



62; S. 82 



15 E. 



.55 



S. 63|E. 



.27i 



244 





December 



171 89 



104 



63 



71 



31 



£6 16 



11 



15 



2 



7 



4 14 





12 



70, N. 60 



25 E. 



.52 



N. 30.t E. 



.23 



186 





The year 



218692|1817 



800 



628 408 



1 



523 881 



1118 



984 



336 



326 



153 192 



ng 



195 



627 N. 80 



32 E. 



.34 







3338 







' Computed from the resiil 



tant 



s for th 



i ser 



son 



3. 









(No. 33.) Liberia, Africa. 



Observed at Bassa Cove, during the autumn of 1839, as follows: — 



North 8, East 6, S. E. 2, South 7, S. S. W. 33, S. W. 151, West 22, N. W. 4. 



Direction of resultant S. 49° 6' W. (?) 



Eatio of resultant to sum of winds .84. 



