580 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(Nos. 8 to 18.) Pacific Ocean, longitude 70° to 150° west. 



From observations for an aggregate period of 3i 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 

 obeervation 



Time of the 

 ye»r. 



Relative Prev 



AU, 

 'OIK 



vcE OP Winds from the 



T.S OP the COMI'ASS. 



Direction of 

 resultant. 



C^ 



Monsoon 

 influences. 



1 



3 



J5 



H 

 % 

 a 







w 



'A 



to 





to 



to' 



m 



^ 





i 

 ^ 





o3 

 0" 



it 



^ 3 



Direction. 





8. r 



Longitude 

 145° to ■ 

 150° W.' . 



Spring 

 Summer 

 Autumn 

 Winter 



23 

 3 

 



37 



"3 



19 



3 



9 







2 

 ( 

 U 





 5 









 

 



6 

 3 

 



8 



15 

 9 

 7 



20 







33 







3 





 

 







58 

 5 

 6 



43 



50 



15 



9 



32 



"9 



35 



2 



11 





 2 

 







10 

 4 

 5 



13 



19 



9 



11 



20 



3 



154 

 8 

 6 





 

 







4 

 



u 



89 



7 



6 



54 



38 

 19 

 26 

 66 



34 



17 

 3 



27 



52 

 21 

 16 

 16 



83 

 15 

 1 



25 



15 

 8 

 22 

 24 



88 

 660 



45 

 119 



144 



66 

 202 



SI 



102 



85 



114 



5 

 2 

 1 

 



"e 

 2 

 4 



6 



"s 



209 

 

 6 



29 

 26 

 60 



17 



44 

 56 

 18 



17 

 12 

 

 



"4 

 1 

 3 

 6 







184 

 

 15 



6 

 18 

 20 



8 



40 

 33 

 12 





 

 

 



"0 



2 

 1 

 







44 



3 







1 

 2 

 







2 

 3 

 



13 



6 

 



6 





 3 

 1 



1 



b 



150 

 

 



1 





 









 12 



(. 





 

 

 



b 

 1 

 

 





 

 

 



"0 

 

 





 



8 

 



19 

 4 





 10 



"6 





 



2 



b 

 4 

 3 

 





 

 







9 

 3 

 3 



7 

 

 



2 



'\ 

 

 1 



b 

 33 





 



3 

 

 









 

 3 



33 

 4 

 



8 



"3 

 2 

 2 



11 



'b 



49 







3 









 5 







C 

 







6 



1 







12 







4 







10 



"b 



(1 



2 









 ( 









 







51 

 4 

 1 



12 



20 

 6 

 



7 





 92 

 3 



2 

 5 

 1 







16 

 14 



3 



N. 89°33'E. 

 S. 56 21 E.? 

 S. 82 41 E.? 

 N. 64 34 E. 

 S. 87 5 E. 

 N. 82 10 E. 

 N. 74 49 E. 

 S. 83 29 E.? 

 N. 74 40 E. 

 N. 82 49 E 



.38 

 .43 



.52 

 .50 

 .43 

 .70 



.55 



:6o 



fi3 



N. 64 W. 

 S. 19 W. 

 S. 62i E. 

 N. 6 E. 



.05^ 

 .23 

 .10 

 .24 



.07 

 .11 

 .18 

 .09 



.10 

 .21 

 .13 

 .02 



.08 

 .02 

 .03 



.15 



.13 



.27 

 .02 



151 

 29 

 24 

 86 



290 

 75 

 50 

 35 

 77 



237 

 58 

 66 

 69 

 99 



282 



70 

 46 

 77 



48 

 473 



74 

 C8 

 67 



9 (' Spi-ii'g 

 , .'.J Summer 

 I^"S'i"'^'' . i Autumn 



120° to 1 ry: , 



145° W. ! -J^i'i'l'i^j 



N. 75 E. 

 N. 55 W. 

 S. 29 E. 

 N. 30 W. 



10. 



Longitude 



85° to 



120° W. 



Spring 

 Summer 

 Autumn 

 Winter 

 The year! 



Spring 



Summer 



Winter 



Autumn 

 The year* 



Spring 



Summer 



Winter 



54 11 



254 407 

 65 46 

 75 45 



S. 64 26 E. ; .89 

 S. 49 50 E. ; .66 

 S. 72 14 E. .85 

 S. 65 23 E. .79 

 S. 63 45 E. i -79 



S. 71 E. 

 S. 70 W. 

 N. 49^ E. 

 N. 27 E. 



11. 



Longitude 



75° to 



85° W. 



12. 



Longitude 



70° to 



85° W. 



13. 



Longitude 

 70° to 

 75° W. . 



12 



9 

 6 



14 



2 

 3 



6 



31 



24 



4 

 

 13 



S. 43 33 E. 



S. 38 37 E.? 

 S. 41 IS E. 



S. 47 67 E ? 

 S. 39 40 E. 



S. 31 56 E. 

 S. 22 4 E. 

 S. 40 55. E. 



.90 



.87 

 .90 



.94 

 .88 



.81 

 .84 



.88 



N. 63 E. 

 S. 75 W. 

 East. 



N. 68 E. 





 



0' 



1 



S. 86 W. 

 S. 68 W. 

 S. 89 E. 



' Including Wilkes' observations at Society Islands. Comimted from the resultants for the seasons. 



(Nos. 14 and 15.) Bolivia, South America. 



Observed at the following places, viz. : — 

 Cochahamha, during eight months of the year 1852. 

 Lake Tilicaca. 







Relative Phevalence of Winds prom the 











Different Points of the Compass. 







073 

































M 





H 





,^ 



!i^ 







3* 



Place of 



Time of 









ijj 





Zn 



\^^ 



- 



Direction of 



S*" 



observation. 



the year. 



t^ 



^ 



° C 

 Wm 



Xi 



g!0 







resultant. 



11 







g; 



^C 



H 



^i 



w 



^i 



^ \^i 



o 





« 



14. Lake Titicaca. 



The year 





















Northwest. 







January 







1 







15 







y 







2 



4 









February 







■i 



1 



9 



U 



V 











8 









March 







6 



8 







4 



1 



2 



10 









April 







6 







5 







11 







2 



6 









June 



2 



5 







10 



4 











7 



2 









July 



August 







'?. 







11 







3 







13 



? 







15. Cochahamba. ■{ 



1 



1 







11 







1 



1 



4 



2 









September 



6 



4 



1 1 7 



2 



1 







2 



3 



N. 68°49'E. 



.27 





Spring 







4 



1 



24 







16 







2 



13 



S. 18 31 E. 



.42 





Summer 







12 







13 







15 



1 



4 



16 



S. 20 52 E. 



.15 





Winter 



3 



8 







32 



4 



4 



1 



24 



6 



S. 62 56 E. 



.10 



I 



The yeari 





















S. 47 10 E. 



.18 



1 Computed from the resultants for the seasons. 1 



