January 190 183 139 466 262 483 311 476 ... S. 53° 21' W..10 S. 10 6 W..21 S. 43 22 W. .19 S. 60 15 W. .20 S. 39 35 W. .13} 920 1859 1594 1679 1629 2262 180 S. 76 43 W..10 902 2768 2389 1947 1485 1548 244 S. 7 32 W..21 624 2102 1928 1859 1601 2118 177 S. 48 12 W..18 723 2023 1540 1938 1755 2543 214 S. 66 44 W. .18 S. 44 40 W. .15 N. 81 50 W. .40 S. 83 1 W..55 S. 89 24 W. .51 N. 84 24 W. .55 N. 88 51 W. .50 ... ... 1286 1287 ... ... 68 45 43 46 38 25 64 104 215 159 ... ... 1354 1332 963 1905 1658 1783 1844 2421 180 S. 80 38 W..12 (Nos. 78 to 80.) 1 Afton, Bowles Creek, Chatfield, Fort Snelling, Hastings, Mankato, Minneapolis, Red Wing, Rochester, St. Paul, Travers des Sioux and Wabashaw. 2 Computed from the resultants for the seasons, Northern Iowa. Observed at the following places, viz.: Algona, by F. McCoy and Miss Elizabeth McCoy, for an aggregate period of 33 years, in the years 1861 to 1865 inclusive; and by James H. Warren, from April, 1867, to December, 1869, inclusive; also by Philip Dorweiler, at a point ten miles southwest of Algona, for an aggregate period of over three years, in the years 1866 to 1869 inclusive. Ames, by J. M. Cotton, during the month of September, 1869. Bangor, by Isaac M. Gidley, for an aggregate period of 8 months in the years 1861 and 1863. Boonsboro, by E. Babcock, for an aggregate period of 21 months, in the years 1867, 1868 and 1869. Border Plains, by G. C. and W. K. Goss, for an aggregate period of 2 years, in the years 1856, 1857 and 1858. Dakota, by William O. Atkinson, from October, 1867, to March, 1868, inclusive. Fort Dodge, by post surgeons, for an aggregate period of 22 months in the years 1851, 1852 and 1853; and by C. N. Jorgenson, from March, 1867, to March, 1869, inclusive. Iowa Falls, by Nathan Townsend, from November, 1863, to December, 1869, inclusive, except the month of February, 1868. Marble Rock, by H. Wadey, for an aggregate period of 28 months in the years 1867, 1868 and 1869. Mineral Ridge, by J. T. Sullivan, during the last seven months of the year 1869. Osage, by Rev. Alva Bush, from April, 1866, to February, 1867. in the years 1856 and 1857.2 80. Aggregate number of obser- 79. Surface wind at Border Plains vations at all stations. 56 65 88 87 20 54 42 19 142 47 25 52 33 168 190 55 146 86 389 2 N. 17° 38' W..21 132 200 223 81 8.32 5.65 2.25 10 31 The year The years 90 178 55 15 13 125 37 18 81 25 23 427 125 135 1101 236 233 83 607 560 1944 333 1315 The years ... ... 2601 338 S. 73 29 W..22 2649 198 N. 79 51 W..24 S. 78 8 W. .14 474 648 N. 83 32 W..37 558 413 S. 65 3 W..35 512 747 N. 89 24 W.1.40 467 614 N. 87 26 W. .37 S. 88 23 W. .36 2715 229 N. 57 32 W..17 N. 22° E. .13 1644 698 S. 26 47 W..21 S. 31 E. .18) 3348 338 S. 78 32 W..26 S. 67 W..07 3263 198 N. 81 45 W..27 N. 49 W..10 S. 81 41 W. .19 ... 788 851 563 1432 812 925 947 ... ... Surface winds and motion of clouds combined in April and May, 1867, and January, 1868. 2 From this table we obtain the following summary of results:— 473 2067 229 N. 37 8 W..13 (Nos. 81 to 83.) Southern Iowa, and Missouri north of latitude 40°. Observed at the following places, viz.: Athens, Missouri, by John T. Caldwell, for an aggregate period of 29 months, in the years 1863 to 1866 inclusive. Bethany, Missouri, by D. J. Heaston, during the months of January, February, May and June, in the year 1860. Canton, Missouri, by George P. Ray, for an aggregate period of nearly six years, in the years 1862 to 1868 inclusive; also by J. M. Parker, during the month of April, 1868. Centreville,' Iowa, by Rev. John C. Clyde, at the request of the author, from January to June inclusive, in the year 1870. Des Moines, Iowa, by Rev. J. A. Nash, for an aggregate period of 20 months, in the years 1865, 1866 and 1867. Edinburgh, Missouri, by John E. Vertrees, from September, 1866, to January, 1867, inclusive. Fort Des Moines, Iowa, by post surgeons, for an aggregate period of 26 months, in the years 1843 to 1846 inclusive. Kirksville, Missouri, by Robert Byers, for an aggregate period of 22 months, in the years 1860, 1861 and 1862. Lancaster, Missouri, by John M. Wethersford, from June to November inclusive, in the year 1859. Luray, Missouri, by B. P. Hannan, from June to October inclusive, in the year 1859. Pella, Iowa, by E. H. A. Scheeper, for an aggregate period of 21 months in the years 1854, 1855 and 1856. Trenton, Missouri, by Thomas J. Conkling, during the month of August, 1859. The observations at this place, being made with extreme accuracy, by means of a vane which marked single degrees of azimuth, do not admit of tabulation in the usual form. The monthly resultants are as follows, viz.: Direction of resultant January 2 Computed from the resultants for the seasons. N. 87° 37′ W. S. 84° 17′ W. N. 49° 58′ W. N. 19° 45′ W. S. 17° 34′ W. S. 27° 45′ W. (No. 831.) Computed from the resultants for the seasons. Southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Reported to the Smithsonian Institution, from the following places, viz. :- Prescott, Wisconsin, by Rev. Spencer L. Hillier, for the months of January, February and March, 1857. Red Wing, Minnesota, by Rev. Jabez Brooks, for the months of November and December, 1855, and April, 1856. Wabashaw, Minnesota, by Rev. Spencer L. Hillier, for the month of December, 1857. Direction of resultant. to sum of winds. Ratio of resultant Direction. Force. Number of days. Observed at the following places, viz.: Cascade Valley, by Samuel R. Seibert, during the month of May, 1856. New Danemora, by Emil Hauser, during the months of April, May, and June, 1859. |
