(Nos. 31 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 ycars 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 1840 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 N. 87° 37' W. S. 84° 17' W. N. 49° 58' W. N. 19° 45' W. S. 17° 34' W. S. 27°45' W. .15 2 Computed from the resultants for the seasons. 222 383 177 491 342 456 158 743 118 N. 88° 47' W..10 798 245 349 211 572 558 606 124 432 291 S. 0 25 E. .175 1012 161 177 115 352 269 433) 160 488 258 S. 59 6 W..16 789 234 321 131 409 377 498 241 718 176 s. 31 39 W..15 810 S. 39 14 W..12 3409 911 1001 102 118 105 306 135 339 S. 89 11 W..18 768 67 110 102 189 171 389 161 252 S. 49 37 W..27 766 27 47 37 65 39 163 100 144 S. 79 15 W..33 637 68 55 48 571 81 130 132 224 N. 78 28 W..33 567 S. 80 34 W..26 2738 313 483 279 609 447 762 293 1082 181 N. 89 40 W..12 N. 87° E. .06} 798 312 465 313 761 729 995 285 684 291 S. 19 3 W..185 S. 33 E. .131012 188 224 152 417 308 596 260 632 258 S. 66 11 W..19 S. 71 W..044 789 302 376 179 466 458 628 373 942 176 N. 89 48 W..18 N. 36 W..08 810 S. 65 10 W..15 3409 ... 2 preceding Motion combined. of clouds. Computed from the resultants for the seasons. (No. 831) Southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Reported to the Smithsonian Institution, from the following places, viz. :Cascade Valley, Wisconsin, by Samuel R. Seibert, for the month of May, 1856. 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. Average velocity of all winds in miles per hour of the compass move with the foregoing average velocity the compass each their own average velocity, as shown in the table Excess of the latter over the former (Nos. 84 to 86.) Western and Central Wisconsin. Observed at the following places, viz.:Cascade Valley, by Samuel R. Seibert, during the month of May, 1856. Galesville, by William Gale, during the months of June, July, and August, 1867. Mosinee, by J. S. Pashley, during the months of January and February, 1859. New Danemora, by Emil Hauser, during the months of April, May, and June, 1859. Prescott, by Rev. Spencer L. Hillier, during the months of January, February, and March, 1857. Wausau, by W. A. Gordon, M.D., during the year 1859. 14 Spring 29 85. Motion of clouds. 6 9 2 23 7 6 2 13 5 24 54 68 70 59 29 S. 31° 35' W..13 S. 79 35 W..17 N. 86 46 W..22 N. 85 5 W..37 S. 84 37 W..25 215 276 91 208 790 123 92 91 151 457 215 276 91 208 790 ... 48 86. Two preceding combined. 69 87. Fort Atkinson. N. 61° 22' W..18 S. 86° E. .08 Spring 2349 2508 1364 3314 2716 3324 3654 6385 904 1262 396 1683 3496 3364 1575 2383 1 Surface M'n vel. in miles p.h’r. 89. Aggregate of all stations. 1623 2218 14522769 1730 2081 2001 4280 1032 N. 55 11 W..091 6 W..165 N. 80 22 W..47 2006 2516 1673 3102 2018 2780 3204 5538 1032 N. 66 13 W..16 N. 42} E. 1.08 1720 1847 1331 3268 3223 4221 3590, 4552 1544 S. 64 52 W..21 S. 8 E. .09 1878 1364 1075 2775 2758, 3261 3343 5254 1460 S. 85 O W..23 S. 48 W..031 1813 1601 1003 2527 1981 2654 3385 5631 1276 N 76 27 W..25 N. 364 W..07 N. 89 5 W..20 ... ... ... ... 2 preceding Motion combined. of clouds. 102 22 ... ... ... No. of ob- No. of miles. M'n vel. ian Stations, in the years 1854, 1855, 1856 and 1857.7 91. Aggregate number of obser. 90: Surface wind at Smithson vations at all stations. Spring 169 389 187 532 169 497 193 675 N. 82° 19' W..064 S. 60 45 W..143 N. 87 58 W..236 S. 75 1 W..18+ S. 87 26 W..44 S. 80 26 W..241 1 Formerly Bloomington. 2 Dr. Ignatius Langer, H. H. Belfield, W. P. Dunwoody and D. S. Sheldon. 3 Hermau H. Fairall and W. Reynolds. 4 Dr. J. E. Ball. 5 Rev. John Ufford, Suel Foster and Josiah P. Walton. 6 Including Pella in Southern Iowa. 7 From this table we obtain the following summary of results :- Surface ... ... Motion of clouds. Two receding combined. |
