(Nos. 34 to 49.) Eastern Scotland (east of longitude 4° West). Observed at the following places, and reported, for the most part, to the Scottish Meteorological Society, viz. :

ANNA OANA

3
6
9
0
10
6
2
11
1
2
6
6
6
3
6
3
9
9

Spring 158 8|146 5148 9333 1 144 1210 3 214 1 158 4 67 s. 8 56 E. .09 N. 651°E. .11 1626 Summer 118 5107 0 89 3 328 7132 4 124 6 286 10 274 098 s. 68 54 W..12 N. 12 W..094 1739 Autumn 108 5 109 091 1 283 0 204 1 241 1 237 0 178 4 95 S. 32 48 W..19 S. 31 W..04" 1618 Winter 109 385 1 83 3 295 10 253 4 301 5 2707 156 5. 77 S. 31 29 W..28 S. 28 W..111603 The year 493 21 447 6411 16 1239 18 733 10 876 15 1007 18 766 13 337 S. 3357 W..16

6586

| Particular place not specified.

S. 46 18 W. .50} S. 56 W..06} 93
S. 50 21 W. 1.61 S. 63} W..18 85
S. 49 34 W. 1.54 S. 69° W..11 93
S. 51 37 W. .33 N.25 E. 1.12 90
N. 70 23 W. 1.31 N. 2} E. .411 93
S. 82 08 W. .27 N. 9 E. 1.28 90
S. 44 17 W. 1.43 S. 77 W..01 93
S. 46 17 W: .39 N.34 E. 1.05 93
S. 12 55 W. .48} S.51 E. 1.26 90
S. 45 07 W. 1.58 S. 46} W..14 93
S. 23 12 W. 1.66 S. 10 E. 1.30 90
S. 40 18 W. 1.48 S. 1 E. 1.05 93
S. 65 57 W. 1.36 N. 6 W..16}| 276
S. 58 31 W. .32 N.14" E. 1.15 276
S. 25 40 W. 1.54 S. 23} E. .19

273 S. 43 08 W. .14 N.454 E. 1.30 271 S. 44 47 W. 1.44

1096

18 16 3 3 40

0 0 6

0 0 0

The year

I Computed from the resultants for the seasons. s Computed from the following observations, viz. : N. and N. E. 268, E. and S.E. 1181, S. and S.W.1120, W. and N.W. 1815.

The year 779 1318 1668 867 431 177 329 575 1088 2672 4212 1949 1998 726 932 866

48. Makerstown, sums of forces.

Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

The year 711 757 722 442 217 84 163 362 749 1945 3411 1262 990 693 689 654

...

I Computed from the resultants for the seasons.

? The published record does not give the numbers for the separate seasons in detail. The direction of the resultants for the different months are given as follows, viz.: January S. 60° 30' W., February N. 72° 42' W., March S. 63° 42' W., April N. 86° 6' W., May N. 24° 12' E., June S. 52° 36' W., July S. 50° 0' W., August S. 67° 18' W., September S. 63° 54' W., October S. 57° 12' W., November S. 30° 42' W., December S. 62° 42' W.

(No. 50.)

North Sea. Computed from observations collected and classified, from the logs of different sailing vessels, at the United States Naval Observatory, under the direction of Capt. M. F. Maury, Superintendent, as follows, viz. :

Summer: N. N. E. 11, N. E. 17, East 4, E. S. E. 10, S. E. 4, S. S. E. 2, South 13, S. S. W. 6, S. W. 28, W. S. W. 2, West 5, W. N. W. 13, N. W. 3, N. N. W. 3; calm or variable, 3.

Direction of resultant, S. 35° 38' W.(??)
Ratio of resultant to sum of winds, .15.
Number of days, 26.

Autumn: North 2, N. N. E. 2, N. E. 2, E. N. E. 15, East 7, E. S. E. 9, S. E. 6, S. S. E. 4, South 10, S. S. . 17, S. W. 19, W. S. W. 3, West 6, W. N. W. 2, N. W. 4, N. N W. 2; calm or variable, 34.

Direction of resultant, S. 3° 22' E.(?)
Ratio of resultant to sum of winds, .24.
Number of days, 40.

(Nos. 50(a) to 56.)

Southern Norway.
Observed at the following places, viz. :-
Christiana, at the Observatory from April, 1837, to December, 1863, inclusive, and 1867.
Lindesnes, for 6 years, 1863 to 1868, inclusive.
Lister, for 6 years, 1863 to 1868, inclusive.
Mandal, by Hansen, for 7 years, 1861 to 1867, inclusive.
Sandosund, by Olsen, for 7 years, 1861 to 1867, inclusive.
Skudesnes, by Christensen, Storhoug, and Egeland, for 7 years, 1861 to 1867.

Spydberg, during the years 1784 and 1785. The author is in doubt in regard to the geographical position of this place.

N. E. or be-
Etween N. & E.

S. E. or be-
tween S. & E.

S. W. or be-
tween S. & W.

N. W. or be-
tween N. & W.

Ratio of resultant to sum of winds.

Calm or

variable.

Number of days.

South.

East.

West.

Force.

SESS North.

..

23

50 (a). Skudesnes.

January
65 81 141 175 207 159 68 56 48

217 February 83 63 117 147 188 117 100 83 102

197 March 111 71 130 144 215 72 65 75 117

217 April 235 41 63 771 189 99 84 137 75

210 May 241 64 55 173 144 82 153 65

217 June 290 34 67 33 145 115 101 151 64

210 July 278 15 32 50 138 131 118 190 48

217 August 226 36 39 55 192 146 102 156 48

217 September 176 37 81 93 241 137 82 81 72

210 October 1391 76 771 149 220 100 90

59

217 November 132 78 127 159 179 68 108 78 71

210 December 106 45 881 180 175 124 128 104 50

217 Spring 587 185 257 276 577 315 231 365 257 s. 71° 41' W..06 N. 2° W. .04 644 Summer 794 85 138 138 475 392 321 497 160 N.61 28 W..25 N. 42 W. .24 644 Autumn 447191 285 401 640 305 280 249 202 S. 4 47 E. .13 S. 45 E. .10 637 Winter 254 189 346 502 570 400 296 243 200 S. 7 22 E. .22 S. 29 E. .18 631 The year 2082 600 1026 1317 2262 1412 1128 1354 819 S. 43 57 W. .08$

2556

90

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| Dr. Buchan, in his work on the prevailing winds of the globe, gives them, for the several months of the year, at Lister and Lindensnes, as follows, viz. :

Jan. Feb. March. April. Мяу. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Lister, E. E. & W. E.

N. W. N. W. N. W. N. W. N. W. & E. E. N. W. E. Lindensnes, N. E. W. N. E. N. E. & W. N.E.&W. W. W.

W. N. E. N. E. W.