Seasonal Average Wind Speed (m/s)
Annual wind speeds of 5.7 m/s are recorded at the area just south of the North Yorkshire Moors and Scarborough during the winter. The lowest relative change, a fall of 0.1%, is seen at York and Leeds during the spring. The relative change overall is a reduction of -3.2% for the entire study area.
Spring Average Wind Speed (m/s) The arithmetically averaged mean wind speed for each day recorded during the months of March, April and May in m/s.
Location
Baseline (m/s)
2050s (m/s)
Absolute Change (m/s)
Relative Change (%)
Mean
Standard Deviation
Mean
Standard Deviation
1
5.0
0.4
4.9
0.4
0.0
-0.5
2
5.2
0.5
5.1
0.5
0.0
-0.7
3
5.4
0.4
5.3
0.4
0.0
-0.7
4
5.4
0.4
5.3
0.4
0.0
-0.5
5
4.7
0.4
4.7
0.4
0.0
-0.1
6
4.3
0.3
4.3
0.3
0.0
-0.1
7
5.1
0.4
5.1
0.4
0.0
-0.4
8
4.3
0.3
4.2
0.3
0.0
-0.7
Summer Average Wind Speed(m/s) The arithmetically averaged mean wind speed for each day recorded during the months of June, July and August in m/s.
Location
Baseline (m/s)
2050s (m/s)
Absolute Change (m/s)
Relative Change (%)
Mean
Standard Deviation
Mean
Standard Deviation
1
4.2
0.3
4.0
0.3
-0.2
-3.6
2
4.3
0.4
4.1
0.4
-0.2
-3.9
3
4.5
0.4
4.4
0.4
-0.2
-3.6
4
4.5
0.3
4.4
0.3
-0.1
-3.3
5
4.0
0.3
3.9
0.3
-0.1
-2.9
6
3.6
0.3
3.5
0.3
-0.1
-2.5
7
4.3
0.3
4.2
0.3
-0.1
-2.9
8
3.6
0.3
3.5
0.3
-0.1
-2.8
Autumn Average Wind Speed (m/s) The arithmetically averaged mean wind speed for each day recorded during the months of September, October and November in m/s.
Location
Baseline (m/s)
2050s (m/s)
Absolute Change (m/s)
Relative Change (%)
Mean
Standard Deviation
Mean
Standard Deviation
1
4.8
0.4
4.7
0.4
-0.1
-1.6
2
4.9
0.5
4.8
0.4
-0.1
-1.3
3
5.2
0.5
5.1
0.4
-0.1
-2.1
4
5.2
0.4
5.1
0.4
-0.1
-1.7
5
4.5
0.4
4.4
0.4
-0.1
-1.2
6
4.0
0.3
4.0
0.3
-0.1
-1.3
7
4.9
0.4
4.9
0.4
-0.1
-1.3
8
3.9
0.3
3.9
0.3
-0.1
-1.6
Winter Average Wind Speed (m/s) The arithmetically averaged mean wind speed for each day recorded during the months of December, January and February in m/s.
