52 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
of the winds, and the frequency of the gales. From the meteorolog- 
ical taliles here given, prepared by Mr. W. T. Ellis from material 
kindly furnished by Mr. R. F. Stupart, Director of the Meteorological 
Service of Canada, covering nearly four years, it appears that the 
average hourly velocity of the wind during the whole of that period 
has been more than 18 miles, while the gales have averaged over 10 
each month when the winds have ranged mostly from 40 to 65 miles 
an hour. A study of the temperatures will show that there are no 
extremes of heat or cold on the island; that the highest temperature 
during the past four years has been 78, and the lowest point reached 
by the thermometer during the same period was 5 above zero. 
Months. 
a 
1 
a 
<5 
O ft 
f1 
Average 
hoiu-ly veloci- 
ty of wind. 
Maximum 
velocity. 
O 
03 . 
1" 
fe 
1 
1898. 
January 

48.5 
43.0 
46.5 
53.0 
60.5 
66.0 
75.0 
77.0 
73.5 
61.5 
63.0 
52.0 
o 
6.0 
17.0 
23.5 
27.0 
33.0 
39.0 
45.5 
58.0 
46.0 
39.5 
30.0 
18.0 
Inches. 
5.65 
1.54 
3.20 
4.90 
2.90 
3.12 
4.55 
4.44 
5.89 
3.85 
8.68 
6.64 
Miles. 
21.5 
18.7 
17.8 
19.8 
15.7 
15.9 
11.8 
12.0 
16.6 
18.6 
19.6 
23.7 
48 
64 
46 
38 
41 
39 
25 
27 
42 
36 
49 
59 
Days. 
18 
14 
17 
18 
7 
9 
1 
2 
9 
13 
18 
20 
Days. 
15 
20 
20 
16 
24 
20 
17 
18 
19 
20 
16 
16 
Days. 
2 
2 
9 
10 
May 
8 
14 
July 
10 
August 
September 
October 
17 
7 
6 
November 
9 
6 
59.95 
31.87 
4.61 
17.6 
42.8 
12 
18 
g 
1899. 
January 
48.5 
39.0 
47.5 
48.0 
59.0 
64.5 
71.0 
74.5 
72.0 
69.0 
59.5 
53.0 
7.5 
9.0 
17.0 
29.0 
28.0 
41.0 
52.0 
56.0 
48.0 
44.0 
32.0 
24.0 
2.17 
2.78 
4.96 
1.65 
2.62 
4.97 
2.30 
3.76 
3.52 
5.71 
2.66 
4 31 
24.4 
26.0 
22.6 
19.5 
18.2 
12.8 
14 9 
12.6 
16.0 
16.8 
20.0 
18.8 
53 
65 
46 
56 
39 
27 
31 
32 
40 
46 
56 
49 
21 
19 
20 
13 
10 
3 
5 
2 
7 
9 
12 
18 
19 
17 
22 
22 
21 
16 
22 
20 
20 
22 
18 
17 
3 
February 
6 
March 
13 
April 
12 
May 
7 
Jvme 
11 
July 
21 
August . . .' 
2 
September 
8 
October 
6 
November 
8 
December 
6 
Averages 
58.79 
32.29 
3 45 
18.5 
45 
12 
19 
8 
