CLIMATE AND PREVALENT WINDS 203 



The early months of the year are those in which the wind 

 is subject to the greatest variation, and in these months 



Fig. 58. 



Diagram to show the Prevalent Winds of the Atoll. 



The figures opposite each point of the compass show the average 

 number of days in a year in which the wind comes from that 



point. 



northerly winds blow at intervals, and these winds bring rain- 

 squalls and unsettled weather generally. 



