Indian Climate - Wind Pattern in Central Catchment R.F.

Wind Pattern in Central Catchment R.F.

Windrose of Central Catchment R.F. shows that dominant wind blow from the S much of the time - about 15.52% of all hourly wind directions. Approximately 5.3% (max) of the time the wind blows from the S at speeds between 1 and 2 m/s. Further, at Central Catchment R.F. much of the time winds blow at speeds between 1 and 2 m/s - which is 44.36% of the time. About 4.78% of time winds were CALM i.e. wind speeds less then 0.5m/s.

S[15.5%]

Dominant Direction

1-2m/s

Speed Range

1.7m/s

average speed

4.78%

calm

The annual wind rose below showing how wind speed and direction are typically distributed in Central Catchment R.F..

This table shows the frequency and speed of wind blowing from each direction in Central Catchment R.F..

Table of Frequencies (%)

Table of Frequencies (%)
Direction < 0.5 0.5-1.0 1.0-2.0 2.0-3.0 3.0-4.0 4.0-5.0 > 5.0 Total
N 0.46 0.96 1.83 1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.35
NNE 0.37 1.14 2.01 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.02
NE 0.23 1.78 2.65 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.16
ENE 0.37 1.23 2.51 0.46 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.57
E 0.41 2.28 2.92 0.23 0.05 0.00 0.00 5.89
ESE 0.46 1.46 2.51 0.27 0.05 0.00 0.00 4.75
SE 0.37 1.83 4.70 0.96 0.23 0.00 0.00 8.09
SSE 0.55 1.42 5.94 3.15 1.14 0.09 0.05 12.34
S 0.14 1.14 5.30 5.02 3.42 0.41 0.09 15.52
SSW 0.14 0.96 3.70 2.92 1.46 0.96 0.14 10.28
SW 0.05 0.32 1.87 1.42 0.59 0.23 0.05 4.53
WSW 0.18 0.41 1.42 0.64 0.00 0.09 0.00 2.74
W 0.23 0.59 1.74 1.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.88
WNW 0.37 0.82 1.83 1.92 0.05 0.00 0.00 4.99
NW 0.27 0.73 1.92 2.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.34
NNW 0.18 0.91 1.51 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.60
Total 4.78 17.98 44.36 23.83 6.99 1.78 0.33 100

The graph below shows the minimum, maximum and average wind speed, m/s over the year in Central Catchment R.F..