ME. II. E. BLANFOED ON THE WINDS OE NOETHEEN INDIA. 
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over westerly, or, with the addition of November, northerly over southerly : the distinction 
between Ajmere and Agra in this and other respects is very striking. In February 
west and south-west winds begin to set in with increased frequency, and in April blow 
with considerable steadiness — the latter attaining their annual maximum in May, the 
former in September, while the mean direction throughout the summer monsoon is west- 
south-west. Up to October this wind-current scarcely veers or slackens, but in November 
the wind comes more from north, and eventually north by east. It is to be noticed 
that at Ajmere the two monsoons prevail alternately in what may be termed their normal 
directions, the south-west, however, greatly preponderating in duration and steadiness, 
while the north-east monsoon is weak and unsteady and much interrupted by calms. 
In many respects the wind-system resembles that of Mooltan. 
Jhansi is situated on the plateau of Bundelkund, 250 miles east by south of Ajmere, 
at an elevation of 836 feet above the sea. From Agra it lies south by east, at a 
distance of 130 miles, while Benares lies 320 miles to the eastward. There are a few 
scattered hills about the station, “ one very close to the city and overhanging it, another 
a little way off to the south-east The registers of this station, given in Dr. Thomson’s 
Reports, cover a period of six years ; but some are imperfect, specially in the earlier 
months of the year. 
The winds at Jhansi are chiefly west or north-west and east (30, 14, and 16 per cent, 
respectively on the average of the year). Calms appear to be comparatively rare, 
amounting to only 3 per cent., and winds from south-east are only 5 per cent, of the observa- 
tions. Westerly elements predominate greatly over easterly, and northerly to some 
extent over southerly. In this latter respect Jhansi affords a marked contrast with Ajmere. 
It is probably owing to its situation on or near the boundary between the very diverse 
wind-systems of the Gangetic plain and Central India that at all times of the year the 
winds are more or less conflicting, and that the figures that express the percentage of the 
resultants in the Table are consequently lower than at any other station except Roorkee. 
In the cold-weather months north and north-east winds are at their maximum, but 
even then they are quite subordinate to those from west, north-west, and east ; and in 
December and in January the resultant direction is from 1 to 2 points west of north. 
In February and March northerly elements decrease rapidly, and in the latter month 
south winds attain their maximum. In April and May hot westerly winds set in, and 
the resultants veer back to west and west-north-west. South-west winds are frequent 
in April, and after a temporary suppression in May they recur, and are at their maxi- 
mum during the three months June to August. In this latter month there appears to 
be a sudden incursion of east winds — a somewhat remarkable irregularity ; for at Agra, 
Benares, and stations further eastward, at which the rainy season is characterized by 
easterly winds, the reverse phenomenon takes place. In September north winds undergo 
a sudden increase and reach their annual maximum ; and in this and the two following 
months the mean direction is pretty steadily north-west by west. 
* Dr. Thomson’s Eeport for 1863. The direction of the first-mentioned hill is not stated. 
