Spring Average Percentage Change in Wind
All sub-regions experience an increase in wind speed through the spring. The greatest increase is experienced in the eastern half of the region at around 1.5%. This varies from the west of the region with increases of just below 1%.
Summer Average Percentage Change in Wind
All sub-regions experience a reduction in summer average wind speed. The decrease reduces with inland movement. The coastal zone of the Humber has the greatest decrease at 2.5%. With a gradual western decrease in the change in average wind speed, the far west of Yorkshire, changes by approximately 0.3%.
Autumn Average Percentage Change in Wind
The whole area experiences a decrease in average wind speed during the autumn. The coastal zones show the greatest reduction at around 2%. The reduction becomes less significant moving inland westwards. The furthest inland in the Yorkshire Dales experience the smaller reduction of around 1%.
Winter Average Percentage Change in Wind
All areas show an increase in the average winter wind speed. The greatest increase is on the coast of the Humber at around 2.5%. There is little variation over the region. The lowest change in wind speed is on the North Yorkshire Moors measuring at 2%. The increase is more pronounced with southerly movement through the region.
