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January, February, March and April, the average wind keeps well 

 N. of W. In May, we get it nearly W. In June, still farther S., 

 and again nearly W. S. W., in July. In August and September, 

 we have prevalent W. S. W. winds, going up to near the Winter 

 average in October and November, till in December the N. W. 

 wind prevails. In the Eastern part of Nova Scotia, the wind is 

 more frequently from the East than in these central and Western 

 counties, and there is a comparatively greater tendency to draw 

 from S. E., so that the average wind which is N. of W., taking the 

 Province as a whole, is a little S. of W. in Cape Breton. Rather 

 than a cause, this direction is an effect due to geographical position, 

 and a less humid atmosphere than Europe in the same latitude ; so 

 we will pass on to wind force. 



The faulty construction, bad exposure, and deficient readings, 

 make many of the Auemometers at out-stations untrustworthy for 

 series sufficiently long to calculate means with accuracy ; but from 

 what I have been able to learn so far, the velocities for the Pro- 

 vince, when all can be satisfactorily reduced, will not differ to any 

 very great extent from those observed at this Chief Station. 



In Halifax the result of 14 years observation places the average 

 velocity about 9 miles per hour, (strictly 9.36), varying from a 

 dead calm up to 63 miles per hour. This latter wonderful velocity 

 I noted in the great gale of Sunday morning, the 3rd of August, 

 1867, which blew down many fences and trees on the Peninsula, 

 also unroofing several buildings and destroying chimnies, etc. 

 Fortunately the wind which had been S.E. for two days previous,, 

 and returned to that point that same evening, had veered S. during 

 the greatest height of the gale, so that the wharves and shipping 

 were partially protected and the destruction there was not eo great 

 as in some lesser S.E. sales. But a fearful sea broke on Meagher's 

 Beach. The nearest approach to this wind was on August 2.4th. 

 and 25th, 1873. This will be remembered as the disastrous Cape 

 Breton storm. In Halifax and westward it did not reach the 

 violence exhibited in the Eastern Counties, but it blew up to 60 

 miles midnight of 24th, and continued very heavy the morning, of 

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