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Table VI. shows the number of hours in each month when the 
direction of the wind was actually noted at the fixed observation 
times. It will be seen that the number of calms head the list, whilst 
the predominance of the E.S.E. winds is very evident. 
TABLE VII.—MEAN VELOCITY OF WIND IN MILES PER HOUR 
(APPROXIMATE). 
| 
k E.S.E. S.S.W. | W.N.W. to 
сен N twi | og toW. | N.N.W. 
March 13 34 | 10 IO 
April ol 12 37 | 9 II 
May | 8 30 | 8 8 
June 9 30°5 7 | 7^8 
July . MIE 26 8 IO 
August 7 22 IO | 14'5 
September s oS 8 52, 9°5 9 
October 5) 4 . . | 6 325 | 8:5 II 
November 9 27 | 10'5 8 
December 5 . . o 4 12'5 32 | 7 9 
Jamey o so 8 6 5 14 34 | 5 11 
| 
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The average for winds from the E.S.E. only, is above forty miles 
an hour for nearly every month. 
TABLE VIII.—CONDITIONS DURING A STORM ON APRIL 2ND, 1899. 
Barometer 
: Corr. Temp. of Direction of Flee т 
Time. |, ficering x wind. Velocity of wind. 
point). | 
Ist April. | Inches. | 
9 P.M. 29° Fog) | nass | W. 5:7 miles per hour. 
2nd April. | 
9 A.M. 29° 109 |. п) | Whirlwinds 
II A.M. egeta | e | 18,90, 2200 ; 
T yt 28:919 | 24°0° | ^ BIO y » 
3 PM. 28:916 | 26:9? | E 102-0 (?) ,, » 
5 P.M. 28:880 | 24°3° | Ў, S "9 y > 
7 P.M. 28°880 | 25:3? | E доо ,, » 
o mao | 28017 | MAO | » 82:5 و‎ » 
3rd April. | 
9 A.M. | 29:208 | 19:5? | S. Eoo MN ^ 
| 
rr EE EE SS SES 
Maximum temperature during the gale was 31°5° F. During a 
gale on March 19th a Robinson anemometer was demolished 
when velocity of wind excelled ninety miles an hour ; and another 
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