586 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



(Nos. 1 to 17.) Pacific Ocean, east of longitude 180°. 



From observation,'; for an aggregate period of over 11 years, collected and classified, from 

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

 of Captain M. F. Maury, Superintendent. 



1 



Relative 



Prevalence of Winds from the Different Points of 





■" A 



tonsoon 





^^^ 



Place of 



rime of the 





THE OoMI'ASS. 



Direction of 



% 



inlluencea 































N 

 m 

 i 





^ 





^ 



% 

 ^ 











observation. 



year 









w 

 ^ 





1 









d 



CO 





^' 



^ 



1? 



^ 



t, 



> 



resultant. 



vT 



Direction. 



£ 



1 



r 



Spring 



7 



1' 20 



20' 51 



33 47 



1 



21 







8 







13 



4 



2 



1 14'S. 71°54'E. 



.52i 



N. 67i°W. 



.03 



82 



1. Loiin. 



Summer 



8 



8 4 



19 29 



14 17 



12 



8 



1 



22 



3 



14 



3 



2 



OS. 59 59 E. 



.32' 



N 85i W. 



.27 



54 



175° W. 



Autumn 



2 



4 14 



30 78 



56 78 



21 



10 



2 



7 







3 







4 



3 S. 69 24 E. 



.75 



S. 62 E. 



.17 



104 



to 180°. 



Winter 



1 



12 12 



28 45 



37, 26 



23 



2 







6 



















0, 8 



S. 76 41 E. 



.72^ 



N. 84 E. 



.16 



67 



[ 



The year' 

 Spring 









...' 























S. 71 30 E. 



.5S 







307 

 178 



i'i 



i'i 



36 



i'2 196 



43 32 



i's 



24 



12 



52 



11 



37 



5 



i'3 



"0 21 



S. 71 11 E. 



.41 



n!"3'2"w. 



.13^ 



2. Long. 



Summer 



10 



4 24 



31 129 



62 55 



179 



40 



22 



66 



30 



27 



5 



26 



7 



14;S. 36 32 E. 



.471 



S. 52i W. 



.22^ 



244 



170° to -j 



Autumn 



46 



39 100 



83 267 



217 296 



138 



87 



30 



44 



16 



18 



9 



17 



9 



18;s. 71 12 E. 



.63i 



N. 74 E. 



.15 



478 



175° W. 



Winter 



26 



20 49 



52, 92 



170 184 



79 



51 



7 



4 



3 



8 



1 



13 



3 



10 S. 65 12 E. 



.07i 



S. 77i E. 



.16 



257 





The year' 

 Spring 































S. 61 53 E. 



.52 







1157 

 26 



- 



3 



"6 



2 



18, 15 



"9 "3 



"e 



"s 



"3 



"7 



"0 















"3 



"5 



S. 59 2 E.? 



.43 



N. 7'9i"w. 



.07 



3. Long. 



Summer 



3 







3 



8j 14 



13 11 



6 



7 







1 



1 



1 







5 



1 



3 



S. 71 30 E.? 



.54 



N. 4Si E. 



.09 



26 



1(55° to .j 



Autumn 



1 



1 



16 



5' 21 



28 24 



30 



22 















3 







4 







9 



S. 55 17 E. 



.64 



S. 33| E. 



.15 



51 



170° W. 



Winter 



13 



3 22 



5 18 



17 33 



7 



16 



8 



21 















6 



7 



9 



S. 60 38 E. 



.35 



N. 65 W. 



.15 



62 



L 

 f 



The year' 

 Spring 







...' 

























S. 61 45 E. 



.50 







165 

 109 



i'o 



9 10 



16 35 



52 67 



i'9 



27 



"e 



17 



"9 



ai 



"6 



"e 



"7 



12 



S. 49 33 E. 



.44 



S."23 "w. 



.i'o 



4. Long. 1 



Summer 



1 



1 9 



5 4 



15 20 



3 







6 



22 



10 



12 







13 







4 



S. 7 31W.? 



.23 



S. 85 W. 



.41 



42 



1G0° to .j 



Autumn 



10 



9 71 



20 146 



111136 



57 



24 



4 



19 







12 



2 



11 



9 



18 



S. 70 42 E. 



.65 



S. 5^ E. 



.24 



216 



165° W. 1 



Winter 



20 



5 36 



30 91 



53 104 



19 



18 



2 



8 



2 



5 



3 



12 



12 



13 



S. 76 59 E. 



.59 



N. 72i E. 



.23 



144 



I 

 5. Long. 



The year' 

 Spring 









1 























S. 62 33 E. 



.42 







511 



12 



"(j 31 



i'2 si 



28 69 



"3 



"9 



"2 



i'o 



"4 



"e 







12 







i'4 



S. 75 54 E. 



.48 



Ni'Vsi'E. 



.05 



83 



Summer 



2 



3 10 



10 15 



19 26 



6 



25 



11 



12 







2 







5 



1 



6 S. 43 41 E. 



.49 



S. 2(1 W. 



.24 



SI 



155° to i 



Autumn 



38 



15 40 



27 65 



101 1 83 



40 



17 



8 



32 



5 



8 



3 



4 



9 



13 S. 71 47 E. 



.51 



S. 61 E. 



.07 



169 



160° W. 1 

 L 



Winter 

 Tlie year' 



59 



9 92 



43 97 



43 67 



9 



10 



6 



14 



8 



19 







24 



7 



9 N. 70 53 E. 



...Is. 73 44 E. 



.43 



.44 



N. 3i W. 



.27 



172 

 475 





Spring 



"7 



i'i 



17 



271 45 



50 



67 



"7 



"4 



12 



8 



"3 







"2 



18 



"5 



lOlS. 76 20 E. 



.54 



n;"72"e. 



.i'5 



98 



6. Long. 



Summer 



2 







6 



2 16 



6 



5 



6 



19 



4 



22 



4 



4 







2 



4 



5 



S. 8 16-E.? 



.37 



S. 59i W. 



.39 



36 



150° to .j 



Autumn 



5 



13 



34 



19 



42 



58 



63 



13 



5 



8 



12 



3 



8 



1 



15 



10 



13 



S. 78 11 E. 



.49 



N. 52i E. 



.12 



107 



155° W. 



Winter 



27 



2(; 



61 



41 



91 



27 



69 



13 



13 



2 



8 



3 



9 



5 



21 



6 



19 



N. 79 54 E. 



.51 



N. 23j^ E. 



.28 



147 



( 



The year' 

 Spring 





































S. 66 19 E. 



.42 







388 



25 



i'e 



56 



15 



... 

 70 



54 



48 



13 



14 



"2 



"5 



"0 



i'o 



i'o 



29 



38 



i's 



N. 09 57 e! 



^40 



Ni'si'i'w. 



.07 



141 



7. Long. 



Summer 



12 



26 



40 



7 



12 



11 



11 



2 



14 







5 



2 



5 



21 



21 



11 



1 



N. 36 47 E. 



.42 



N. 42i W. 



.28 



60 



120° to J. 



Autumn 



14 



4 



10 



4 



9 



18 



12 



10 



18 



7 



3 



1 



4 







3 



3 



3 



S. 61 17 E.? 



.35 



S. 25 W. 



.33 



41 



150° W. 



Winter 

 The year' 



Summer 



12 



46 



44 



37 



111 



30 



49 



1 



12 







4 



2 



7 



5 



11 



6 



17 



N. 77 10 E. 

 N. 73 52 E. 



.00 

 .46 



N. 88 E. 



.14 



131 

 373 



8. Long. 

 100° to ■ 

 120° W. . 



13 



11 



10 







28 



22 



29 



15 



19 







5 











5 



4 



3 



23 



S. 69 29 E. 



.42 



N. 3 W.2 



.25 



62 



Winter 



3 



2 



3 



15 



24 



22 



11 



10 



3 







1 







5 















6 



S. 76 13 E.? 



.G5 



N. 42J E.2 



.33 



35 



9. Long. ■ 

















































95° to 



Spring 



2 







14 



6 



45 



6 



21 











6 







6 







6 



6 



15 



N. 87 54 E.? 



.48 



N. 9i Ei! 



.42 



44 



120° W. , 















































10. Long. -] 















































90° to \ 

 120° W. J 



Autumn 



12 



5 



14 



6 



28 



12 



35 9 



3 







2 



1 















2 



13 



S. 81 46 E.? 



.57 



N. 26 E.2 



.35 



47 

















! 































11. Long. 1 

















t 































80° to I 



Summer 



1 



6 







6 



16 



17 



41: 4 



3 







1 







11 



3 



1 



8 7 



S. 63 46 E.? 



.38 



N. 16 W.2 



.24 



42 



100° W. J 















































12. Long. " 

 80° to 

 95° W. 



13. Long. 1 



Spring 



9 



6 







6 



59 



18 



72 



6 







3 







4 







3 



21 



17 



S. 70 52 E. 



.54 



N. 23 E.2 



.40 



75 



Winter 















6 



23 



35 



115; 9 



15 







6 







6 















20 



S. 48 28 E. 



.77 



S. 56i E.2 



.20 



78 

















































70° to 1. 

 120° W. J 



Tlie year' 





































S. 45 40 E. 



.57 







C92 

















































14. Long. •) 

















































70° to i. 

 90° W. J 



Autumn 



















14 



6 



21 



20 



21 



3 



3 



























S. 32 13 E.? 



.83 



S. 5i E.2 



.31 



29 



15. Long. 1 

 75° to I 



Spring 



6 



















2 



54' 35 



31 







3 















5 



3 







S. 26 51 E.? 



.74 



S. 16 W.2 



.26 



46 



80' W. J 



VVinter 



t 















", ^ 



63 45 



10 







5 























12 



S. 30 18 E.» 



.86 



S. 4 E.2 



.35 



46 



16. Long. 1 











, 





































70° to I 



Summer 



9 







2 







3 







52 36 



36 







21 



27 







6 



9 







6 



S. 1 41 E. 



.54 



S. 70 W.2 



.42 



69 



80° W. J 











i 





































17. Long. 1 

 70° to i. 



Spring 



















6 55 



54 83 



4 



4 



























16 



S. 17 29 E. 



.81 



S. 16 W." 



.40 



75 



75° W. J 



; Winter 







( 











i 



6 9 



39 31 



34 



3 



9 







3 















2 S. 22 49 E.? 



.82 



S. 13iW.2 



• 37 



45 



' Computed from th 



9 resultants 



for the seasons. 











2 Tlitse apparent de 



flections fro 



m long. 70° to long. 120° W. are due, perhaps, less to monsoon influ 



ence 



, properly s 



c.-il 



ed, 



than to difference of d 



stance from 



the South American coast ; the mean resultant for the year with whi 



ch th 



ose for thes 



■ seas 



ous 



are all compared heing 



that for th 



3 entire area included between the meridians just named. 











