16 &. Loomis— Observations of the U. S. Signal Service. 
and eleventh papers. It was there shown that this storm was 
accompanied by an excessive fall of rain; also that the winds 
on the east side were uncommonly strong, and observations of 
unusual height above the earth’s surfac os, 5, 6, 8, 12 
and 13 were also dcconipantied by a pies fall of rain, espe- 
cially No. 6, and in all of the cases the winds from the south 
and east were remarkably strong. This will appear more dis- 
tinctly from the following table, in which column second 
shows the highest wind reported for cases 1, 5, 6, 8, 12 and 
13 at the given dates from any quarter between N. and W.; 
and column third shows the highest wind from any quarter 
between S. and E. 
Highest winds reported. 
Date. N.and W. | S.andE, Date. N.and W. | S.andE. 
1873. Oct. 20.1| N. 28 | S.E. 32 |1877. Nov. 22.2| N.W.25 |-S.E. 20 
20-2 | Ns 7 36 dew, 22.31 N.W.16 | S.B. 22 
20:3 | NN: 28: 8.8, 32 33.1 7 WN: 1 S.E. 32 
Pile Ne 8221-8: 24 23.2! N.W.16 | S.E. 30 
21.24 N,=7 20) 28. 28 23.3 | W. K. 32 
Dat NG Oe fe 32 24.1 | N.W.12 | E. 44 
1876. June 17.3} N. 241] 8.B. 29 > No 0!) Be 42 
18.1:) N.W. 30 |} S8.B: 382 24. N.W. 8 | BE. 28 
18.2 | N.W.38 | S.E. 24 ||1878. April oe 5 N. 20] &. 18 
Sept. 16.2 N.W. 24 | E. 24 TN; 15 | E. 14 
16.3 | N.W.10 | EB. 32 be 1] N.W.12 | E. 30 
171|-W. 18) EB. . 24 June ose : N. 20] BE. 48 
17.2 | N.W. 10 | BE. 16 N.W.12 | E. 40 
IST; Nov. 22.1 N.W. 13 | S8.E. 32 23, ; W. 5 AE ee ue 17 
The average of the greatest velocities for the northwest 
quarter is 19 miles per hour, and for the southeast quarter 
In the following table, column second shows the highest 
wind reported for cases 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 11 at the given — 
daies for any quarter between S. and W.; and column third — 
shows the highest wind reported from any quarter between the a 
north and east. 
Highest winds reported. 
Date. S.and W. | N.and £. Date. S.andW,. | N.and E. 
1874, May 9.1| S.W. 30| N.E. 12 |]1977. Feb. 221/S. 21|N. 25 
9.21 8. N.E. 12 |/1878. Feb. 19.2|S 2%7| NE 8 
C8). 40) He 6) 6,93) B38 
1876, Jan, 8.3}.8. «26 | NB 26 20.1 | SW. 32|N. 18 
11 S.W. 18 | NEB: 29 Mar. 10.1/ 8. 20] N.E. 40 
Feb. 25.3; S. 22 | N.E. 44 10.2| W. 30} N.E. 55 
26.1| 8S 14] N.E. 60 10.3|S. 11] NE. 36 
9621S 94: WE ae ii Sw ete. 1S 
96.318 0 381 Wa 24.1| S.W. 22|N. 40 
3874. Feb. 31318 > Sb Ne 90: 
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