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Fog was noticeably less than normal during April, normal during 

 May, and very deficient in June. The absence of fog in this latter 

 month is partly attributed to the fact that the position of the patrol 

 vessel was unusually far south in the Gulf Stream during the first 



Fig. 4. — June weather diagram 



half of the month and thus experienced clear weather. If she had 

 been in the cold waters around the Tail of the Bank it is believed 

 that almost constant fog would have been the order of the days. 



CYCLONE TRACKS 



Since the development and the passage of cyclones from the interior 

 of the United States out across the ice regions is one of the most 

 absorbing meteorological events with which we deal on patrol, per- 



