G20 



WINDS OF THE GLOBE. 



ZOI\E l\o. 28. 



Latitude 45° to 50° South. 



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

 3 stations on land, for an aggregate period of 14 years 6 months ; and at sea 

 for 27 years, 6 months. The distribution is as follows : — 



Where observed. 



St^Hons. Aggregate length of time. 



Pacific Ocean, 

 Atlantic Ocean, 

 Indian Ocean, 

 Desolation Island, 

 New Zealand, 



1 



2 



nearly 19 years. 



4 years. 



4 years, G months. 



2 years. 



12 years 6 months. 



(Nos. 1 to 24.) Pacific Ocean, east of longitude 180° from Greenwich. 



From observations for an aggregate period of nearly 12 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 

 obBervation. 



Time of 

 the year. 



Relative Peevalbkce of Winds from the Different Points of 

 THE Compass. 



Direction of 

 resultant. 



is 



Monsoon 

 influences. 



■3 

 X3 



S 



3 



187 



67 





H 

 ^ 



ii 





1 



03 



\4 



CO 



02 





05 



m 



03 



09 



^ 



^ 



^ 

 ^ 



^ 

 ^ 



^ 

 fe 

 ^ 



t,3 



si 



Direction. 



1 



1. 1 

 Long. 175° • 

 to 180° W. 



2. 

 Long. 170° ■ 

 to 175° W. . 



3. f 

 Long. 165" { 

 to 180° W. L 



Winter 

 Spring 



100 

 43 



17 

 10 



24 



4 



1 

 5 33 

 3 12 



9 



7 



16 

 3 



8 

 9 



56 

 9 



14 

 3 



66 

 24 



50 

 11 



80 

 27 



12 

 12 



53 

 13 



17 

 11 





 



N. 76°39'W.' 

 N. 54 6 W. 



.27 

 .28 



N. 73° W. 

 N. 50 W. 



.26i 

 .28 



Winter 



Snmmer 

 Autnmn 



7 



5 

 9 



6 



6 

 4 



4 



11 



10 



5 8 



4 1 

 3 



8 



1 

 2 



12 



5 

 5 



8 



2 



1 



13 



3 



8 



4 



3 

 4 



35 



4 



1 



12 



4 

 3 



27 



10 

 2 



17 



4 

 1 



17 



7 

 4 



14 



5 

 



5 





 



S. 75 8 W. 



N. 28 39 W.? 

 N. 57 33 E.?? 

 N. 56 7 W 



.31^ 



.23 

 .14 

 .16i 



.28 



S. 43J W. 



N. l.Si E. 



S. 86 E. 



.24 



.11 

 .25 



68 



25 



19 



474 



^- 1 

 Long. 165° \ 



to 175° W.J 



5. ] 



Long. 165° \ 

 to 170° W.J 



6. ] 

 Long. 160° [ 

 to 165° W. j 



Long. 155° [ 

 to 160° W. J 



Spring 



7 



5 



1 



1 



18 







6 



a 



4 



6 



13 



11 



10 



18 



3 



1 



N. 81 43 W. 



S. 70 W. 



.15 



36 



Winter 



7 



2 



11 



10 5 



6 



11 



11 



4 



8 



34 



15 



29 



21 



25 



14 



3 



S. 88 11 W. 



.33^ 



S. 62 W. 



.22 



72 



Winter 



63 



63 



20 



62 15 



69 



21 



50 



23 



66 



20 



96 



58 



104 



47 



98 



2 



N. 55 22 W. 



.20 



S. 6 E. 



.08 



292 



Winter 



46 



80 



8 



44 24 



45 



20 



43 



20 



58 



51 



140 



79 



190 



80 



120 



26 



N. 68 15 W. 



.37 



S. 71 W. 



.18 



358 



8. •) 

 Long. 150° \ 

 to 165° W. J 



Spring 

 Autumn 



7 

 7 



21 

 13 



10 

 



13 7 



6 



9 

 2 



7 

 



5 

 3 



9 



8 



26 

 13 



1 

 10 



26 

 23 



20 

 8 



54 

 25 



3 

 9 



20 

 27 



1 

 5 



N. 71 19 W. 

 N. 70 52 W. 



.29 

 .44 



S. 44i W. 

 S. 78' W. 



.09 

 .25 



80 

 53 



9. ] 

 Long. 150° I 

 to 155° W. J 



Winter 



49 



149 



22 



49 



21 



75 



22 



44 



35 



68 



56 



125 



118 



180 



65 



165 



35 



N. 58 29 W. 



30 



S. 65 W. 



.09 



426 



Long. ] 20° \ 

 toi65° W. J 



11. r 



Long. 120° i 

 to 150° W. [ 



12. 1 

 Long. 115° I 

 to 120" W.J 



Summer 

 Tlie year' 



Spring 



Autumn 



Winter 



10 



9 



2 



23 



37 



12 

 8 

 69 



8 



12 

 4 



22 



21 



7 

 16 

 51 



19 



6 



3 



16 



15 



10 

 15 



24 



1 





 2 



28 









 6 

 16 







2 

 2 

 32 



2 



8 



5 



79 



3 



5 

 12 

 21 



7 



30 

 22 

 107 



9 



15 

 22 

 52 



10 



29 

 25 

 178 



1 



... 



10 

 11 



48 



19 



13 

 14 

 91 



1 



2 

 3 



20 



N. 30 3 E. 

 N. 42 14 W. 



N. 58 9 W. 

 N. 75 26 W. 

 N. 69 18 W. 



44 

 26 



37 

 29 ■ 

 34 



N. 64 E. 



44 



14 

 16 

 16 



51 



1666 



57 

 57 

 292 



N. 87i W. 

 S. 41 W. 

 S. 63 W. 



Winter 



25 



15 



15 



6 



10 



7 



3 



3 



14 



7 



29 



23 



57 



26 



24 



19 



3 



N. 70 13 W. 



40 







95 





13. ] 

 Long. 110° I 



Spring 



8 

 9 



3 



4 



4 

 5 



8 

 ?, 



2 

 



2 

 



2 



9. 



2 

 10 



9 



n 



7 

 3 



39 

 6 



22 



7 



32 

 9,9 



8 

 5 



7 



1 







I 



S. 69 1 W. 

 S. 77 32 W.' 



51 

 39 







54 

 33 





to 120° W. J 

 14. ) 

 Long. 110° 

 to 115° W.J 



Winter 



18 



7 



7 











9 



6 



3 



5 



2 



45 



25 



69 



20 



24 



15 



4 



N. 86 21 W.' 



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1 



86 













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