578 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(Nos. 40 to 45.) Pacific Ocean, west of longitude 180°. 



From observations for an agffreg-ate j)eriod of nearly 7 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. 







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Spring 



7 







17 



17 



59 



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91 



1 



16 2 



5 



12 



10 



6 



9 



1 



5 



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64= 



48' E. 



.57 



N 



43° E. 



.16 



103 



40. 



Summer 



11 



9 



8 



22 



118 



eo 



63 



19 



18 



7 



1 







1 















S. 



73 



15 E. 



.77 



N. 



67i E. 



.36 



113 



Long. 105° 



Autumn 



4 







9 



6 



74 



50 



114 



50 



35 7 



3 











1 











1 



s. 



51 



53 E. 



.81 



S. 



59" E. 



.27 



118 



to 110° E. 



Winter 



13 







3 



1 



14 







24 



33 



45 52 



52 



25 



41 



10 



13 



1 



8 



s. 



30 



33 W. 



.54 



S. 



80J. W. 



.69 



112 





The year' 









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... 























s. 



48 



22 E. 



.54 





....."... 





446 





Spring 



'o 



1 



"7 



"s 19 



6 



33 







"s "9 



i"e 



"4 



20 



"7 



'2 



"0 



ii 



s. 



18 



52 E. 



.29 



N. 



43 "w. 



.23 



51 



41. 



Summer 



3 











6 54 



44 



163 



14 



10 



2 



4 



3 



1 



1 







4 



s. 



53 



47 E. 



.85 



S. 



82 E. 



.44 



103 



Long. 110° { 



Autumn 



1 



9 



8 



8 



23 



145 



363 



365 



124 39 



27 







1 















" 



s. 



33 



26 E. 



.86 



S. 



41 E. 



.35 



375 



to 115° E. 



Winter 



19 



9 



18 



8 



12 



5 



107 



52 



59 58106 



43 



69 



13 



20 



7 



20 



s. 



20 



46 W. 



.45 



N. 



87i W. 



.41 



209 



r 



The year' 

 Spring 







"o 



1 







6 



19 



22 



"0 



"5 1 



25 



14 



23 



i'2 



"2 



(1 



8 



R. 

 S. 



29 

 30 



46 E. 

 37 W. 



.51 



.38 



N.' 



* 



.26 



738 

 46 



"794 W. 



42. 1 



Summer 







3 



6 



13 



105 



105 



129 



■iV 9I 11 











1 



















S. 



62 



13 E. 



.87 



s. 



87* E. 



.70 



138 



Long. 115°.] 



Autumn 



6 



1 



11 



6| 52 



57 



1751110142! 68 



91 



35 



22 



3 



4 



1 



69 



S. 



14 



44 E. 



.62 



S. 



23 E. 



.24 



285 



to 120° E. 1 



Winter 



16 



1 



21 



4 23 



5 



22 37[ 23 



36 126 



69 101 



57 



65 



9 



26 



s. 



68 



46 W. 



.49 



N. 



69i W. 



.56 



214 



L 



The year' 

 Spring 



^^ 

































s. 



10 



19 E. 



.38 









683 

 8 











"0 







2 



"7 



6 



"i "3 



"6 



1 











"o 











"4 



s. 



48 



35 E. 



.73 



s.' 



56iE. 



.'2i 



43. 



Summer 



1 







2 



28 



87 



111 



73 



32i 26 



10 



12 























6 



s. 



66 



16 E. 



.79 



N. 



77 E. 



.36 



130 



Long. 120° .j 



Autumn 



5 



1 



4 



3 



30 



38 



94 



is! 37 7 



14 



9 



6 



3 



3 







16 



s. 



38 



33 E. 



.63 



S. 



10 E. 



.13 



96 



to 130° E. 



Winter 

 Tlie year' 



2 



2 



3 



















1 



3 







10 























5 



s. 



s. 



39 



45 



14 W. 

 11 E. 



.25 



.52 



N. 



71| W. 



.55 



9 

 243 



f 



Spring 







"3 



"5 







17 



ii 



9 



"2 



"0 















"2 



"0 



"i 











s. 



81 



31 E. 



.73 



N. 



'aVk. 



.15 



17 



44. 



Summer 







7 



3 



5 



43 



82 



54 



48 



8 



































s. 



58 



31 E. 



.85 



R. 



24 E. 



.23 



85 



Long. 150° .1 



Autumn 



3 



6 



17 



14 



71 



46 



107 



8 



3 















4 







1 







5 



s. 



71 



1 E. 



.80 



S. 



74 E. 



.13 



95 



to 175° E. 



Winter 



1 



4 



9 



6 



23 



27 



39 



6 



3 



4 



5 











14 



28 



1 



1 



s. 



74 



58 E. 



.32 



N. 



66 W. 



..35 



57 





Theyeai' 

























_ 













3. 



70 



32 E. 



.67 









254 





Spring 



11 



1 



12 



16 



43 



30 



iV 



1 



2 



"0 



"Oj 











ii 







"0 



N 



85 



26 E. 



.70 



n". 



36 E. 



.23 



48 



45. 



Summer 



1 







2 







25 



19 



23 



19 



5 















4 



















s. 



55 



27- E. 



.78 



s. 



14 E. 



..32 



33 



Long. 175° i 



Autumn 



3 



3 



8 



6 











19 



3 







































s. 



84 



46 E. 



.64 



N. 



43i E. 



.11 



14 



E. to 180°. 



Winter 



5 



1 



22 



2 



9 



12 



20 



2 



6 



6 



8 



1 



4 



3 



6 



3 



2 



s. 



77 



59 E. 



.29 



N. 



75i W. 



.30 



38 





The year' 





































s. 



77 



1 E. 



.58 









133 















Computed from the 



resultai 



ts for t 



ae seaso 



us. 

















ZOI^E ]\o. 22. 



Latitude 15° to 20° South. 



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

 8 stations on land, for an aggregate period of 11 years 1 niontli ; at sea for 

 nearly 50 years. The distribution is as follows: — 



Where observed. 



Aggregate length of ti: 



Pacific Ocean, 





about 10 years 6 months. 



South America, 



2 



8 months. 



Atlantic Ocean, 





22 years 6 months. 



St. Helena, 



1 



5 years 



Mozambique Channel and Madagascar, 



2 



1 year. 



Indian Ocean, 





over 15 years 6 months. 



Australia, 



1 



1 year 2 months. 



Islands of the Pacific, 



2 



3 years 3 months. 



