1956 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 62-66
The term of “Conflagration” used in this study shall exclude the fire which were broken out by air-raid in the world War II and earthquake.
Strong wind with no rain has much reciprocity to conflagration, but there were no actual data for distribution of directions of wind in the regions of Japan.
As a result of this study the author have found the following interesting facts ;
1) I & II regions (Hokkaido district) has chance of conflagration when SSW-W strong wind blow.
2) III region (Nippon Sea side) has chance when SE-SW strong wind blow.
3) IV region (Pacific Ocean side) has chance when W-NW strong wind blow.
4) V region (Seto Inland Sea side) has chance when E-W strong wind blow and.
5) VI region (Nankkai district) has chance when W-NW strong wind blow.