14 E. Loomis—Results from an examenation of the 
among 6476 observations, eight galesare reported. On Maury’s 
chart for the eastern half of the North Pacific Ocean, among 
17,854 observations, 35 gales are reported between the equator 
and 5° N. latitude; and between 5° and 10° N. lat. among 
9352 observations, 33 gales are reported. Storms do therefore 
sometimes occur almost directly under the equator, but on an 
average only once or twice a year. 
into the middle latitudes. The average course of the storms 
ere mentioned while moving westward was west 24° north ; 
and the average hourly velocity in this part of their course 
was 17°4 miles, 
The average latitude of the storm’s center when moving due 
north was 294 degrees, and the latitudes range from 284 to 84 
d During the three summer months the average lati- 
tude is 30°-6; in September it is 29°-7, and during the other 
months of the year 26°°7, indicating that the point where the 
course changes from west to east is more northerly in summer 
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