Equinoctial Gales.

Equinoctial Gales. One of the most widespread beliefs in, at least, the British Islands is that there occurs an unusual frequency of gales and storms about the times of the spring and autumn equinoxes. This belief is, however, unsupported by the records of carefully conducted observations. Thus at Gordon Castle, in Strathspey, upwards of fifty years' observations show, on the contrary, fewer storms on the five days from the 21st to the 25th of March and September than on the five days preceding and the five days following these dates. Long-continued observations at other places are equally decisive against the popular belief.