11G MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW APRIL 1939
1 D i m - 1 Direction 1 Dircc- 1 I
Grand Banks it was much more prevalent after the l i t h
of the mont,h than before and this was even more nota- bly the case near the coast of the American Continent
from Nova Scotia to Virginia. Near 50' N., 35'W., the comparatively few reports of fog indicate its occurrence
only during the first 9 days; while to northward and north-
eastward of the Azores fog was noted only about the 16th and the 30th.
Over most of the North Atlantic fog was less coninion
than usual in April. In particular a large region extending for several hundred miles to westward and southwestward
of Ireland has yielded scarcely a single report of fog, though numerous vessels have furnished weather observa-
tions for this much traversed region.
The leading square for fog frequency was that from 40'
to 45' N., 45' to 50' W., where there were 12 days. Close to the coast of the United States no other square
New Tork.. . __ .... do _.__......
Rotterdam _.._.
Cherbourg ....-
Gibraltar _______ Cobh ___.._._._
Antwerp _______
London ._.____.
Antwerp _______ Aruba ... _______ Lisbon ________.
London. ______.
Port Arthur ____ New York _____ .___do __________ ____do ...._____.
Antwerp ___...
equaled that from 35' to 40' N., 70' to 75' W., where the
count was 7 days. As a rule, from the eastern limits of the Grand Banks to Cape Cod there was an increase in amount of fog from March to April, and from Cape Cod to Hatteras there was about the same amount as during
March. In the Gulf of Mexico there was almost complete
absence of fog during April, only two reports coning from the entire Gulf area. From the vicinity of the Guinea coast, about 9' N.,
16' W., where fog is very seldom met, there has been
received the statement that a thin fog patch was traversed by a north-bound stemiship on the 10th.
Two collisions due to fog occurred near Sandy Hook. The earlier, on the 19th) resulted in considerable damage,
but both vessels easily nmde port. The other collision, on the 27th) 1e.d to the sinking of a pilot boat, but without
loss of life.
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Copenhagen ..-. 49 48 N La Ouaira ._____ 35 48 N Boston _.._____. 146 47 N New York.. ___ 47 38 N
.... do _______. . 40 18 N
.... do ___.._ ..- 48 24 N
Georgetown, S. 143 M N
New Pork _.._. 46 52 N
New Orleans.-- 42 ?8 N Liverpool ______ 41 02 N New York .____ 35 40 N --.-.do ....__ __ . 142 39 N
Liverpool _____. 39 20 N Havre _________. 44 04 N Casablanw ..__. 35 55 N hntwerp ._____. 40 59 N New Pork ____. 42 43 N
C.
OCEAN GALES AND STORMS, APRIL 1939
NW ____ 8sn' ...
WNW. WSW.. W ......
. -......
H'NW.
Vessel
W, 7 ______ W ...-.. WNW, 9..
wsw. 9 .. m ...... WSW.9. sw-w. WNW, 7.. NNW.. NW, 9 __._ None. W, _.____ NW-_. NU'. lo--- WSW-NW. W, I ...... WNW. WNW, 11. WSW-W. NNW,H.. NNW-. NNW,8.. WSW-NNW. NW,9-.-. NW .... NW,9--.- W-NW.
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Scanmail. Am. S. R ..__.
Flora, Du. S. S .........
Binnendyk. Du. S. S.-.
Europn, Ger. 8. S ....--
Columbus. Ger. S. S... Prrs. Hardina Am. S. S
West Kyska,.km. 9. S -.
Amsriran Farmer, Am.
Spaamdam, nu. 8. S...
Schuylkill. Br. M. S
Exiria. Am. 8. S- .._.___
American Farmer, Am.
Britannia, Nor. M. S---
rollamer, Am. 3. S
Exmoor, Am. S. S ..____
Black Gull Am. S. Emil_e Frs'ncqui. Belg.
s. 9.
P. 6.
S ...--..
ti'NlV. U'NW. WNW.
8 .___...
WNN.
S .-..-.-
SSE ____ SW ___. 8. s. Columhua. Ger. 8. S
Exlria, Am. S. S .....___
Knoxville City, .4m. S.
W, 8 _____. WNW- W, 8 ____.. None. NU'. S _.._ NNW.. NNW, 9.. WNW, 7.- NW .... WNW.8.. W-NW. SSW, 6.-- NW ... WNW, 9-. SSW-W.
9 .9 _____.. NW_-. S, 9 _______ S-SW. WNW, 7-. WNW. NW, lo..- WNW-NW. S. 8 ....-.. W ....-- W, h ..____ S-W. SSW. 8 .___ SSJV... SRW, 9 ___. SSE-SSW. NW.8 ____ NW ____ NW.9 ___.
E h e Franequl, Belg.
s. s.
SSE .___
SSW ... S ______.
WSW..
SSJV -.. American Farmer, .4m.
Washington. Am. S. %- Britannia, Nor. M. S... .lame. MrGee. Am. R. S Blark Gull, Am. S. S-..
Eastern Sun. Am. M. 8
6an Jose, Fr. 9. S ..__..__
8. s,.
SW. 11 ..__ W .-.... SW. 11 ____ SSW-WNW. W.- ....- NW .... SSW, lo-- SSE, 8 ____ SSE .... S. 8 .._____ None.
SW. 5 .____ NW __.. W ,8 .___.. SYW-WSW.
SSW. 9 .___ WNW. SW, 10 _.__ SSW-W.
Excalibur, Am. 8. 8 Svanhild Dan. 9. S ____. San Jose 'Fr. 9. S ..__.___
Clydefieid Br. M. S---.
Svanhild, ban. 8. S ____. Jouett, U. 8. N _________.
Havre _________
Gibraltar ______.
Aalborg ____.___
Hane ____ _____ - Las Piedras _.._
Aalborg ....____
Chatham,Eng-
Rotterdam _____ London--- ___ -
New Orleans--. London ________
Rotterdam _..__
St. VinQnt, C.
land.
v. I.
Yokohama .____
hfanila .-.. ..___
Yokohama _....
Victoria _._____.
Black Gull Am. S. S.--.
American' Merchant,
Patrick Henry, Am. S. 9. Amrrican Merchant,
Blsrk Gull Am. 6 . S.--. Zarernbo, Am. 8. 9 ..____
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN Snnyo Maru, Jap. M. S..
Silvermaple, Br. M. S-.. NarutpMaru. Jap. M. S. Empress of Hussi~l, Br.
Sanyo Maru Jap hf. S. - Hikawa Ms'ru, fsp. M.
Hoyo Msru, J3pI &I. 8-- Oregonian Am. Y. S..--
hIurchen h e l s k , Dan.
Pres. Harrison.Ani. S. S.
Empressof Asia, Br. 6 . S-
Corneville Nor. M. S....
Washingtdn Am. 8. 8--. City of d l h a r t , Am.
Am. 8. 9.
Am. 8. 8.
9. s.
6 .
M. S.
8. s.
New Pork ___._ 41 11 N.
Boston _..._____ 40 30 N. New York _____ 57 20 N.
....- do ____ - - _.__ 40 42 N. Sheerness. __.__ 36 38 N. New York _____ 55 46 N. Norfolk ____.. ~. 38 46 N.
New Pork _____ 44 00 N. .__--do ____ __ - __ - 44 37 N.
Hawe ___.._____ 39 59 N. New York _____ 41 12 N.
._.._do __________ 41 24 N. Boston _________ 35 48 N.
Los Angcles ____ 43 30 N. Portland, Ore.. 39 52 N. Los Angelrs __._ 42 10 N. Yokohamn .____ 148 33 N.
Position nt time of lowest barometer Voyage
NNW. WNW.
SSE ____ S _______
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From- 1 To-
NNW 10. NW _.__ NW lo..- ENE-NNW.
NNW. SW, 8 _____ WNW. SW, 8 _____ 8-W. E , 5 _..____ NW ____ S ,8 _______ ENE-8.
WNW', E-. WNW. w,ii _____ ESE-WNW-
Yokohama ...._
.___do .___.__...
Ssn Francism..
...- do ____.._.__
Pokohsma ._.__
Antwerp ______. New Tork--. -. 41 00 N
London ________ .._..do ________.. 41 12 N.
I
Los Augeles _.__ 45 12 N. V n n o u v e r , 4955N.
Sasebo.. .. ..... 50 06 N. Portlnntl, Ore.. 37 48 N. Los Angeles _._. 44 54 N.
B. 8.
Ssn Frsncisco.. Honolulu .._._.
Hong gong ____ Shanghai .__.___
Hong gong ____
Honolulu .-.... 31 48 N. Victoria. B. C .. 38 15 N. Los Angeles _.__ 35 26 N. Portland, Ore.. 47 00 N. Los Angeles __.. 34 01 N.
s .._.__. NNE.. N...... WNW- SE _..__
Longi- tude
RSW, s..- sw __.. ssiv.s--- s-sw. NE, 9 .-... E .-.... NE.9 ___._ NE-ENE. NE.9 ..... NE--.. N lo.-. __ N-NE. NUr, 8 .-.. NW.-- NfV. 8 .___
SSE,8 __._ S _____.. SSE.8 __._ SE-SSW.
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35 3n w. d3 44 w. 23 5Y w. 26 40 W. 21 54 w. 28 24 w. 24 34 w.
2? 02 w.
40 17 W. 29 17 w. 56 30 11'.
40 35 w.
64 42 W. 42 22 w. 34 26 w. 62 $9 w. 44 14 W.
62 .w w. 6? 00 w. 9 57 w.
55 36 W.
5R2OW.
40 63 W.
44 31 W, 39 00 w. 31 55 W. 93 20 w. 44 44 w.
36 10 W.
8 30 W. 6408 W. 37 42 W. 26 36 W. 56 13 W.
40 40 W. 40 33 W.
4850W. 57 36 W.
69 48 W. 59 18 w.
162 31 E . 158 43 E . 164 55 w. 169 06 E.
152 50 W. 148 42 W.
179 48 W . 122 54 w. 171 54 W.
139 05 U'.
I41 00 W. 145 12 U'. I54 30 W.
150 60 E.
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18 16 18 24 27
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LOW
est bn- rom. eter
7nchr
23.55
23.67
3 .1 5
28.53 3 .4 2
3 .0 9
29.07
25.57
29.08 3. 6.5
2% ti7
29.48
29. 77
z9. 40
30. IJY
29.81 29.67
3. i4 29.53 3.53
29.31
3.45
29.24 3.45 29.71 28.87 29. 71 30. 08
29.64 30.15 30.04 29.46 29.87 29.93
29.04 29.00
29.55 29. 60
29.06 29.61
19.88 19.61
29.07
1Y. 60
29.17 28.84
'8.35 39.85 29.94
39. 72
3.98
19.82
29.56 19.65
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tiun iJf 3nd lorce tion of Dirertion shifts oI wind aind of wind wind and high- near time ol low- when at t m e iif when gale
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luwest ha-
1 1 st$:: est barometer
begau ribmeter
w. 10 ..... WNW, 11. WNW, 8..
WSW, 7.- SSW, 9.... NW, 7..--
N, 10 ____._
NW,5..-. s,9-.-..--
NNW 9--
NW, 9---- NN'IV: io.
w , 10 .-... NW. 12 ... WNW. 8..
wsw. 9 -- SSW. Y-.--
s s w , 8---
N, 10 ______ sw, 9----. s,10 _._._.
NNW,O.. NNW, 10. NW, 9----
W-WNW. W N W-N W. WNW-W.
sw-w. s-s w . S S W -N W - WNW. 8SE-NW-N. WBW-NW.
8-sw.
WNW-NNW. SW-NW.
NNW-NE.
NW.-- ESE. 4 ____ WSW.. W. 11 .____ ESP-Var-NW. NW.. WNW,B-- NNW. NNW,8-- WNW-NW.
..._____ Y, 8 _____.. _________ S,8 ______. SE-5.
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I hlareh. 1 Position approximate. 9 Barometer uncorrected.