How to calculate the daily average wind speed
The daily average wind speed has to be measured from 8 UTC current day to 7 UTC the next day, according to the DPRA Heat stress report. The wind speed is recorded in units of 0.1 m/s, so the values from the KNMI weather data column FH have to be divided by 10 to get to a value in m/s.
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| Column | Name | Unit | Dutch Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/B | YYYYMMDD | Date | datum (YYYY=jaar,MM=maand,DD=dag) |
| 3/C | HH | Hour | tijd (HH=uur, UT.12 UT=13 MET, 14 MEZT. Uurvak 05 loopt van 04.00 UT tot 5.00 UT |
| 4/D | DD | Degrees | Windrichting (in graden) gemiddeld over de laatste 10 minuten van het afgelopen uur (360=noord, 90=oost, 180=zuid, 270=west, 0=windstil 990=veranderlijk. Zie http://www.knmi.nl/kennis-en-datacentrum/achtergrond/klimatologische-brochures-en-boeken |
| 5/E | FH | 0.1 m/s | Uurgemiddelde windsnelheid (in 0.1 m/s). Zie http://www.knmi.nl/kennis-en-datacentrum/achtergrond/klimatologische-brochures-en-boeken |
Notes
- Hourly values represent measurements from the preceding hour. To obtain the value for August 2nd, the values at 8am of August 2nd, up to and including 7am on August 3rd must be used.
- The wind speed (hourly, and daily average) can also be based on an other data source; Potentiele wind (UP): http://projects.knmi.nl/klimatologie/onderzoeksgegevens/potentiele_wind-sigma/. These values are typically slightly higher than those in the historical KNMI weather data table.