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TABLE X.

Total Distance traversed by, as well as Total Duration and Average Velocity of Winds from eight different points

of the Compass during the Year 1886.

WIND.

Total Distance,

Miles.

Duration.

Velocity.

Hours.

Miles per Hour.

12683

1011

12.5

N,

NE,

11658

887

13.1

72495

4219

17.2

E,

SE,

5658

538

10.5

S..........

5227

520

10.1

SW........

6044

504

12.0

3342

431

7.8

W,.

NW,

Calm,

1418

214

6.6

208

436

0.5

Sums and Mean,....

118733

8760

13.5

TABLE XI.

Total Rainfall, Duration of Rain, and Number of Days on which Rain was collected at the Observatory, Stone Cutters' Island and the Peak for each month of the Year 1886.

OBSERVATORY.

STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

VICTORIA PEAK.

Month.

Amount.

ins.

Duration. hrs.

Days.

Amount. ins.

Amount.

Days.

ins.

Days.

January,

2.015

93

10

2.05

8

2.67

6

February,

1,535

127

to

9

1.40

2

2.53

7

March.....

2.590

72

10

1.26

3.25

6

April,

5.680

99

12

3.77

9

6.36

9

May,

3.560

85

+-

7

2.59

4.97

6

June,

8.875

122

21

10.02

18

17.34

18

July,

28.320

163

25

28.62

24

31.02

17

August,

8.955

62

14

8.12

14

. 10.48

8

September,

2.995

22

8

3.28

4.42

4

October,

2.815

26

7

3.11

5

1.71

1

November,

0.050

4

December,

1.775

54

1.16

3

2.66

3

Year,

69.165

929

129

65,38

99

66

87.41

85

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