of the seven years will be seen from the following results : — 
Frequency of 
Northerly Winds. Southerly Winds. Ratio of Southerly 
lp.m. 1p.m. to Northerly Winds. 
New Moon ... 89 ... 123 ... 1-38 
Full Moon ... 84 ... 131 ... 1*56 
The ratio of southerly to northerly winds is therefore 
slightly less under the new than under the full moon in the 
summer months, but in the winter months, as we have 
already seen, it is much greater. 
OXFORD OBSERVATIONS. 
As the influence of the moon appeared from the South- 
port observations to be shown more clearly by the direction 
of the wind than by the daily range of temperature, the 
amount of cloud, or the mean daily temperature, the 
observations of the wind made at the Badcliffe Observatory, 
Oxford, during the ten years 1865-75 were tabulated on the 
plan I had adopted with the Southport observations, though 
it must be remarked that the directions of the wind given 
in the published “ Observations” are not for any particular 
hour of the day or night, but are the estimated mean direc- 
tions for the 24 hours. It was considered, however, that 
this difference would have no material effect upon the 
final results. The following table shows the frequency of 
northerly winds under full moon and new moon during the 
ten winters 1865-6 to 1874-5 : — 
1865- 6 
1866- 7 
1867- 8 
1868- 9 
1869- 70 
1870- 1 
1871- 2 
1872- 3 
1873- 4 
1874- 5 
Frequency of Northerly Winds under 
Full Moon. New Moon. 
12 
14 
14 
17 
21 
11 
13 
19 
8 
15 
6 
12 
7 
14 
13 
14 
5 
5 
6 
8 
144 
- Totals . , . 
90 
