The currents of Lakes Michigan and Huron / John C. Ayers.

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Table 2. Wind data, Lake Huron, 1954.
Dir. = prevailing direction; mph - average velocity, mph

Date

29 June
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
27 July
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
25 August
24:
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15

Sault Ste. Marie
Dir. mph
ESE 7.4
WNW 4.6
WNW 12.5
WNW 8.6
ESE 3.5
SSW 8.5
WNW 7.0
WNW 9.1
E 5.4
SW 9.1
WNW 4.2
SSW 4.8
WNW 6.7
WNW 8.4
WNW 8.7
WNW 4.3
NW 7.6
WNW 7.6
WNW 7.3
SE 6.0
WNW 9.4
E 7.3
W 7.6
WNW 5.3
ESE 8.7
ESE 8.6
WNW 4.8
WNW 7.8
WNW 9.9
E 6.9
WNW 7.9
NW 12.0
W 6.1

Alpena
Dir. mph

SE
NW
NW
NW
S
SW
NW
W
SE
S
SE
SW
W
NW
NW
NW
N
N
N
SE
NW
S
W
W
S
SE
SE
NW
NW
S
NW
NW
NW

7.7
6.6
17.0
8.0
4.7
7.4
9.3
10.5
8.1
9.3
5.1
7.0
7.7
8.7
6.8
7.6
6.8
7.8
8.8
10.1
11.3
6.3
9.8
6.0
8.7
8.4
6.8
7.1
10.3
11.7
8.3
13.4
7.3

Detroit
Dir. mph
N 3.8
N 10.1
NNW 14.3
NW 11.3
WSW 10.7
S 7.2
NNW 10.8
WNW 14.6
SW 10.1
SSW 8.0
S 8.3
WNW 7.8
N 5.2
NE 5.6
N 4.9
N 4.1
NE 8.6
NNE 10.5
SW 11.0
NW 7.5
S 9.2
SSE 6.3
W 8.4
W 10.7
S 6.8
E 7.7
ENE 7.0
N 7.1
W 9.7
SSE 6.5
N 6.6
W 9.5
W 8.3