North East Climate Change Adaptation Study - Future Climate - EARWIG Results

earwig results - annual average wind speed



Annual Average Wind Speed (m/s) The annual average wind speeds are highest in areas 3 and 4, the area just south of the North Yorkshire Moors and Scarborough respectively. Annual wind speeds of 5.2 m/s are recorded here, with the North Yorkshire Moors showing the largest relative change with a reduction of -1.3%. The lowest annual wind speeds, 4.1m/s, are in Leeds and Sheffield with Leeds also exhibiting the lowest relative change with a decrease of -0.7%. The relative change overall is a fall of -1%.

Annual Average Wind Speed (m/s) The arithmetically averaged mean wind speed for each day recorded during a calendar year in m/s.
Location	Baseline (m/s)		2050s (m/s)		Absolute Change (m/s)	Relative Change (%)
Location	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation
1	4.8	0.2	4.8	0.2	-0.1	-1.1
2	4.9	0.2	4.9	0.2	-0.1	-1.1
3	5.2	0.2	5.1	0.2	-0.1	-1.3
4	5.2	0.2	5.1	0.2	-0.1	-1.1
5	4.5	0.2	4.5	0.2	0.0	-0.8
6	4.1	0.2	4.1	0.2	0.0	-0.7
7	4.9	0.2	4.9	0.2	0.0	-0.9
8	4.1	0.2	4.0	0.2	0.0	-0.9