SERIES B. ZONE 22. L A T. 1 5° T 2 0° S. 



679 



(No. 1.) Feejee Islands, Pacific Ocean. 



Computed from observations made under the direction of Commodore Wilkes, for 26 days, in 

 spring, and 6'? in summer, about the year 1840, as follows : — 



Spring. — North 50, between north and east 10, east 31, between south and east 85.3, south 43, 

 S. W. 3, west 3, N. W. 30, calm or variable 101. 



Direction of resultant S. 50° 22' E.?? 



Ratio of resultant to sum of winds .54. 



Summer. — North 23, between north and east 62, east 186, between south and east 820, south 

 120, between south and west 101, west 28, between north and west 89, calm or variable 179. 



Direction of resultant S. 44° 33' E.? 



Ratio of resultant to sum of winds .57. 



(Nos. 2 to 6.) Pacific Ocean, longitude 150° to 180° W. 



From observations for an aggregate period of 6 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. 







Relative Pbevalence 



OF Winds teom the Diffekeht Points 







Monsoon 







Time of the 





OK THE Compass. 









— 



Direction of 



^0 



influences. 































> 





^ 







observivtion. 



year. 



.5 



N 





W 





H 





W 



£ 



fe; 





P* 









Q-° 



resultant. 



S 



Direction. 





OJ 







^ 



H 



% 



ra 



03 



H 



r/i 





^ 



m 



m 



fc 



^ 



fe 



0" 





s s 





g 



S 







fe 



^ 



^ 



w 



H 



H 



72 



M 



m 



oj 



73 



^ 



^ 



^ 



15 



fc 





K*' 





fc. 



^: 



2- \ 

 Longitude J 



170° to ■ 



180° W. 



Spring 



13 



1 



21 34'l45 



781 65 



Il4 



22 







8 







21 







16 



6 



16|s. 78° 7'E. 



.58 



N. 12° W. 



.18 



154 



Summer 



8 







1 1G117 



54107 



1£ 



33 



4 



1 







4 







2 



2 



15|S. 62 37 E. 



.76 



S. 49 E. 



.09 



128 



Autumn 



11 



113 



5 18,' 69 



113,169 



37 



9 



3 



15 







6 















12'S. 76 20 E. 



.62 



N. 1 W. 



.15 



194 



Winter 



4 



12 



18, is! 44 



94 



61 



20 



7 







3 



2 



10 



3 



13 



5 



21 S. 71 56 E. 



.59 



N. 22-^ W. 



.n 



110 



The yeari 









... ... 

























... S. 64 10 E. 



.67 







586 



3. [ 

 Longitude 

 165° to "1 

 170° W. , 



Spring 



12 



3 



ii 



8 13 



22 



29 



2 



5 



2 



8 



6 



11 



3 



i 



1 



11 S. 73 44 E. 



.36 



N. 71^ W. 



.18^ 



48 



Summer 

 Autumn 



11 



5 



1 



4 



8 

 16 



3' 32 

 2! 13 



9 

 33 



37 

 53 



9 

 6 



6 

 4 





 



3 

 





 



7 

 





 



4 



1 



2 



1 



8S. 71 5 E. 

 5 S. 69 53 E. 



.00 

 .74 



S. 83 W. 

 S. 61A E. 



.05 

 .20 



47 

 50 



Winter 



6 



13 



9 



10' 23 



11 



30 



4 



6 







4 











1 



3 







4S. 84 9 E. 



.57 



N. 24i E. 



.10 



42 



Tlie year' 

 Spring 

































... S. 73 12 E. 



541 







187 

 62 



4. f 



Longitude , 



1G0° to ' 



165° W. , 



5. r 



Lougitude ] 

 155° to ] 

 160° W. ! 



5 



3 



24' 26 39 



8 



31 



10 



18 















2 



6 



3 







10 S. 82 50 E. 



.57 



N. 33 W. 



.08 



Summer 











7! r 6 



13 



15 



3 















2 



2 



1 











o!s. 66 31 E.?? 



.67 



South. 



.13 



17 



Autumn 



2 



3 



5 22 70 



86 



108 



13 



6 



1 



3 







7 



9 



1 



3 



6S. 65 41 E. 



.75 



S. 22 E. 



.19 



115 



Winter 



7 



7 



18 11 30 



23 



22 



1 



1 



2 



1 















11 



1 



9 N. 82 5;) E.? 



.58 



N. 11 W. 



.22 



48 



The year' 

 Spring 































S. 76 43 E. 



.63 







242 



6 



4 



34 17 45 



55 



37 



3 



6 



1 



14 



1 



8 



7 



21 



6 



5 S. 88 13 E. 



.45 



N. 22^ W. 



.12 



90 



Summer 







2 



1 



1 5 



27 



33 



19 



3 



6 



9 















3 



2 



OS. 43 6 E.? 



.72 



S. 4 W. 



.40 



36 



Autumn 



4fi 



8 



49 



50 126 



121 



148 



35 



IS 



8 



10 







6 



2 



19 



7 



18 S. 77 46 E. 



.62 



S. 88 E. 



.n 



224 



Winter 



46 



11 



65 



23 116 



32 



42 



26 



7 



1 



8 



2 



9 



6 



38 



23 



3 N. 67 49 E. 



47 



N. U W. 



.31 



153 



Tl,o voni-l 

































Is 75 56 E 



51 







503 



g r Spring 

 T .', , ' Summer 

 ^"^S"]' Autumn 



1^^ ^^- The year- 



81 



29 



114 



67 160 



61124 



19 



12 



5 



7 



2 



39 



10 



35 



19 



50 N. 75 13 E. 



47 



N. 15i W. 



14 



278 



12 



iS 



14 



11 41 



52, 76 



46 



9 



fi 



4 







15 



11 



7 



2 



14 S. 58 12 E. 



53 



S. 11 w. 



27 



109 



23 



13 



26 



18 84 



59103 



14 



24 



2 



1 



1 



12 



9 



n 



20 



IS S. 78 20 E. 



51 



S. 5 E. 



09 



14fi 



12 



28 



92 



44 97 18i 43 



4 



5 











2 



18 



7 



21 



2 



17'N. 67 16 E. 



58 



N. lOJ E. 



24 



137 









1 

 i ■ 





















-.S. 88 52 E. 



49 







670 









' Computec 



I from t! 



le resul 



ant 



J for the sea 



sons. 







(No. 7.) Tahiti, Society Islands. 



Observed during the years 1858, 1859 and 1860. 





















1 





Relative Pretalence of "Winds from the 



DiFFEKi 



NT Points of 















THE Compass. 











Ratio of 



Monsoon influences. 1 





























1 







N.E. 





S. E. 





S.W. 





j>r. W. 



Calm 



resultant. 



to sum of 





1 





North. 



or bet. 



East. 



or bet 





or bet. 



■West. 



or bet. 



or 





winds. 



Direction. 























var. 







1 



.lanuary 



4 



9 



6 



1 











6 



3 



2 











February 



1 



7 



10 



1 











4 



5 















March 







6 



8 



2 



1 



2 



6 



6 















April 



1 



5 



9 











2 



8 



4 



1 











May 



3 



7 



6 



1 











3 



8 



3 











June 



1 



5 



7 



5 



2 



2 



2 



4 



2 











July 



1 



4 



8 



5 



3 



5 



2 



1 



2 











August 







2 



8 



2 



5 



8 



3 



2 



1 











September 



1 



3 



7 



3 



7 



6 



2 



1 















October 



2 



8 



8 



4 



1 



4 



1 



2 



1 











November 



5 



4 



6 



2 











5 



8 















December 



2 



7 



4 











1 



4 



12 



1 











Spring 



4 



18 



23 



3 



1 



4 



17 



18 



4 



N. 12°41'E. 



.26 



N. 30J°W. 



.13^ 



Summer 



2 



11 



23 



12 



10 



15 



7 



7 



5 



S. 49 21 E. 



.24 



S. 10^ E. 



.30 



Antmnu 



S 



15 



21 



9 



8 



10 



8 



U 



1 



N. 71 52 E. 



.17i 



N. 25 E. 



.09 



Winter 



7 



L'3 



20 



2 







1 



14 



20 



3 



N. 14 3 E. 



.40i 



N. 5 W. .25 1 



The year 



21 



67 



87 



26 



19 



30 



46 



56 



13 



N. 42 56 E, 



.1R.V 



1 



