596 



WINDS OF THE GLOBf], 



(No. 54.) Brisbane, Australia. 



Observed for two years, March, ISfiT, to Marcli, lS(iO, three times a clay. Computations made 

 by Edm. MacDoimell ; oljsorver's name uot stated. 





Relative Pkkvalenck of "Winds from the Different Points of 





S 1 



4, 3 1 MODBOOn 





Time of the 







THE Compass. 







Direction of 





influences. 





























N.E. 













N. W. 1 0.ilm 





■- ,^ S 





o 







North. 



or bet. 

 N.&.E. 



East. 



or bet. 

 S. &£ 



South. 



or bet. 

 S. & W. 



West. 



or bet. 

 N.&.W. 



var. 





(SI'S 



Direction. 



& 





January 



2 



14 



4 



4 



3 



1 



2 



1 















February 



1 



10 



2 



7 



3 



3 



1 



1 















Alarch 



1 



9 



4 



7 



5 • 3 



1 



1 















April 



1 



G 



3 



3 



9 ; 5 



3 

















May 



1 



1 1 



1 



3 



8 



12 



4 



1 













June 







2 ' 



1 



4 



8 



9 



4 



2 















July 



1 



3 1 



1 



3 



6 



10 



5 



2 















August 



1 



^ i 



1 



2 



7 



7 



5 



1 















September 



2 



7 1 



2 



3 



6 



4 



5 



1 















October 



8 



9 



2 



2 



2 



2 



3 



3 













November 



7 



11 



1 



3 



2 



2 



1 



3 















De-.ember 



G 



13 1 



2 



2 



2 



1 



2 



3 















Spring 



3 



l(i ' 



8 



13 



22 



20 



8 



2 





S. 9°39'E. 



.32A 



S. S^'W. 



.26 





Summer 



2 



12 



3 



9 



21 



2G 



14 



5 





S. 29 41 W. 



.40 



S. 44 W. 



.40 





Autumn 



17 



27 



5 



8 



10 



8 



9 



7 





N. 27 2 E. 



.24 



N. 17 E. 



.28 





Winter 



9 



37 



8 



13 



8 



5 



5 



5 





N. GO 7 E. 



.40 



N. 45i E. 



.37,^ 





The year 



31 



92 



24 



43 



•61 



59 



3G 



19 





S. 60 8 E. 



.10 



. , 







(Nos. 55 and 5G.) Pacific Ocean, west of longitude 180.° 



From observations for an aggregate period of nearly 2^ years, collected and classified, from the 

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

 Capt. M. F. Maury, superintendent. 



55. 



150^ to 

 165° E. 



Spring 



T •. J I Summer 

 Longitude , , . 

 --?- ■' Autumn 



Winter 



Tlie year' 



56. i I ^P'''"S 



T -.J bummer 



Longitude » , 



165° to ^"T" 

 180° E. }!'"'^'- , 



(_ ; The year' 





H 





fe 



to 









W 



03 1 w 



17 127 



4| 15 



8 



23 



14 



31 



33 



70 



47 



62 



14 



33 



11 



41 



93 152 



41 28 



8 29 



49: 49 



34 44 



28 48 



8 32 



32| 28 



32 56 



21 



9 



9 



1 



12 







19 



10 



57 



17 



12 



14 



10 



1 



4 5 3 

 9, 10 13 



11 







4 



3 



7 



2 



4 







15 



•""4 



16 



7 



10 



2 



7 







S. 52° 



S. 2 



S. 71 



S. 63 



S. 53 



S. G3 



S. 24 



N. 83 



S. 72 



S. GG 



23' E. 



23 W 



4 E. 



51 E. 



43 E. 



41 E. 



3 E. 



53 E.? 



31 E. 



45 E. 



S. 49^ °E. 

 S. 85 W. 

 N. lU W. 



N. 



82iE. 



.25 



S. 



50 E. 



.18 



S. 



75 W. 



.19 



N 



33J W. 



.16 



S. 



76iE. 



.18 







203 



73 



51 



78 



406 



146 



177 



91 



63 



477 



Computed from the resultants for the seasons. 



ZONE No. 25. 



Latitude 30° to 35° South. 



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

 14 stations on land, for an aggregate period of 47 years 9 months ; at sea for 

 over 70 years. The distribution is as follows: — 



Where observed. 



Aggregate length of time. 



Pacific Ocean, 

 South America, 

 Atlantic Ocean, 

 Africa, 



Indian Ocean, 

 Australia, 



over .31 years. 

 7 years 9 months, 

 over 14 years. 

 25 years 6 months, 

 nearly 25 years. 

 14 years G months. 



