556 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(No. 25a.) Central Africa. 



Gondokoro and vicinily, latitude 4° 55' north, longitude 30' 48' east. 



Observed by Lady Baker, from August 1, 1871, to July 7, 1873, during tours extending from 

 0° to 5° north latitude, and 31° to 33° east longitude. 



In reference to the part of Lake Albert K'Yanza, lyiug between 1 and 2 degrees north latitude, 

 Sir Samuel Baker says (18G4): "The lake was calm every day till 1 P. M., when a southwest gale 

 arose, and compelled the canoes to be hauled ashore." 







Relative Prevalence of Winds from the 





-" »• 



Monsoon 







Place of 



Time of 



Different PuiKTa of the Compass. 



Direction of 



3? 



influence 























a. 











tlie ye.<ir. 



















O o! 



resultant. 





Direction. 













W 



ii 



H 





f5 



■s 



^ 



6S 









g 









fe 



g; 





m 



CO 



od 



^ 



Z 



u 





« 





^ 







January 



13 



2 



12 



2 



4 







2 



6 



20 















February 



13 







13 



4 



4 







1 



7 



14 















March 



tf 



3 



12 



7 



1 



1 







G 



20 















April 



1 



1 



15 



9 



14 



5 



1 



1 



3 















May 



1 



3 







5 



27 



8 



5 



1 



6 















June 







1 











3 



1 



2 























July 































25 (n). 



August 



22 



4 



i 







3 



3 



i 



6 



12 













, pondokoro and .j 



September 



17 



1 



2 



4 



4 



1. 



3 



6 



7 













vicinity. 



October 



15 







U 



4 



V 



2 



2 



2 



16 















November 







3 



15 



7 



16 







1 







8 















December 



10 



1 



3 



15 



7 



3 



3 







20 















Spring 



8 



8 



27 



21 



42 



14 



6 



8 



39 



S. 2S°41'E. 



.31 



S. 7° E. 



.32 







Summer 



22 



5 



1 







6 



4 



3 



' 12 



N. 4 25 W. 



.3U 



N. 26 W. 



.30 







Autumn 



38 



4 



23 



15 



27 



3 



6 



8 31 



N. 73 23 E. 



.15 



S. 88 E. 



.04 







Winter 



30 



4 



28 



21 



15 



3 



6 



13 I 54 



N. 60 30 E. 



.18 



N. 48 E. 



.07 







The year' 

















i 



N. 67 58 E. 



.111 









' Computed from tlie resultants for tlie seasons. 





(No. 26.) Speke's Station (near the source of the Nile), Africa. 



Observations for 12 months in the years 1861 and 1862 show the following prevailing directions 

 of the winds in the different months of the year, viz. : January and February N. E., March E. by 

 N., April variable. May E. by S., June, July and August S. E., September and October variable, 

 November and December N. E. 



(Nos. 27 to 32.) . Indian Ocean. 



From observations for an aggregate period of over 85 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. 



Place of 

 observation. 



Time of 

 the year. 



Relative Prevalence of Winds feom the Diffekknt 

 Points of the Compass. 



Direction of 

 resultant. 



OS 

 2 ^ 



Monsoon 



s 



Is 



W 



is 







a 



W 

 m 



■A 



H 

 'A 



m 



a 



m 



05 



^ 

 m 





^ 



^ 

 ^ 

 ^ 



^ 

 ^ 



'' 



^ 



Direction. 



U 



27. 



Longitude 



40° to 



50° E. 



28. 



Longitude 



50° to 



60° E. 



Spring 



Summer 



Autumn 



Winter 



The year' 



Spring 



Summer 



Autumn 



Winter 



The vear' 



1 





 10 

 9 



14 

 



40 

 4 



2 







26 







17 

 

 2 



19 



1 





 22 

 93 



i'i 





 42 

 56 



1 





 21 



37 



"5 

 

 2 

 17 



5 

 

 21 

 18 



"7 

 

 16 

 12 



21 







12 



12 



"i 





 8 

 5 



15 



3 



23 



28 



io 



14 

 34 



6 



7 1 



6, 8 



16 59 



6 4 



15 



12 36 



11 70 



2 



2 

 22 

 11 







10 



50 



42 



2 



5 

 40 

 12 







21 



80 



145 











18 



2 







l 



18 









 

 3 

 



"4 

 11 



85 

 





 

 

 



"2 



3 

 5 

 







I 

 



"4 





 55 

 



0! 

 



18 







"9 "4 



0, 1 



1 38 



2 9 



S. 51°16'E. 

 S. 34 18 W. 

 S. 55 41 E. 

 N. 70 3 E. 

 S. 44 14 E. 

 N. 58 W. 

 S. 28 37 W. 

 S. 51 35 W. 

 N. 54 14 E. 

 S. 11 39 W. 



.76 

 .90 

 .38 

 .76 

 .41 

 .03 

 .84 

 .37 

 .75 

 .13 



S. 301°E. 



s. m W. 



N. 201 E. 

 N. 38 E. 



.36 

 .91 

 .08 

 .70 



.14 

 .7U 



.28' 

 .85 



20 

 33 

 86 

 69 



208 

 47 

 75 



205 

 45 



372 



North. 

 S. 32 W. 

 S. 09 W. 

 N. 48 E. 



1 " 1 



...| ... 





' Computed from the re.'sultants for the seasons. 1 



