Table 4 An example of a WEPS hourly wind speed probability histogram for ELLENSBURG2 NARR, WA. The table represents cumulative hourly wind speed distributions for 12 months and 16 wind directions.

From: Evaluating the ability of the Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) to simulate near-surface wind speeds in the Inland Pacific Northwest, USA

  

0.5–1.5

 < 2.5

 < 3.5

 < 4.5

 < 5.5

 < 6.5

 < 7.5

 < 8.5

 < 9.5

 < 10.5

 < 11.5

 < 12.5

 < 13.5

 < 14.5

 < 15.5

 < 16.5

 < 17.5

 < 18.5

 < 19.5

 < 20.5

 < 25.5

 < 30.5

 < 35.5

 < 40.5

1

January, winds from_N

0.129

0.597

0.79

0.887

0.919

0.952

0.968

0.984

                

2

January, winds from_NNE

0.25

0.464

0.726

0.881

0.976

0.988

0.988

                 

3

January, winds from_NE

0.11

0.316

0.555

0.716

0.819

0.865

0.897

0.948

0.987

               

4

January, winds from_ENE

0.117

0.327

0.605

0.79

0.867

0.903

0.952

0.968

0.984

0.996

              

5

January, winds from_E

0.04

0.176

0.379

0.621

0.816

0.9

0.953

0.979

0.993

0.997

0.998

             

6

January, winds from_ESE

0.022

0.084

0.263

0.502

0.702

0.837

0.931

0.965

0.983

0.996

0.998

             

7

January, winds from_SE

0.04

0.12

0.25

0.464

0.619

0.75

0.851

0.932

0.967

0.983

0.994

0.999

            

8

January, winds from_SSE

0.047

0.14

0.328

0.519

0.659

0.776

0.871

0.929

0.974

0.989

0.994

             

9

January, winds from_S

0.075

0.196

0.383

0.592

0.723

0.838

0.897

0.935

0.96

0.978

0.988

0.997

            

10

January, winds from_SSW

0.081

0.236

0.429

0.598

0.761

0.83

0.888

0.942

0.958

0.977

0.992

0.996

            

11

January, winds from_SW

0.077

0.241

0.412

0.558

0.719

0.803

0.865

0.901

0.927

0.945

0.967

0.982

0.996

0.996

          

12

January, winds from_WSW

0.054

0.174

0.293

0.454

0.603

0.712

0.755

0.785

0.845

0.905

0.937

0.959

0.976

0.978

0.989

0.995

0.995

0.997

      

13

January, winds from_W

0.031

0.109

0.231

0.359

0.504

0.606

0.663

0.721

0.767

0.797

0.857

0.897

0.93

0.953

0.97

0.973

0.983

0.99

0.991

0.991

    

14

January, winds from_NWN

0.017

0.051

0.109

0.191

0.321

0.431

0.521

0.584

0.659

0.728

0.784

0.827

0.874

0.914

0.935

0.958

0.975

0.985

0.993

0.996

    

15

January, winds from_NW

0.025

0.074

0.158

0.268

0.414

0.53

0.598

0.667

0.741

0.806

0.864

0.908

0.952

0.98

0.992

0.998

        

16

January, winds from_NNW

0.087

0.323

0.535

0.717

0.819

0.89

0.961

0.976

0.976

               

17

February,winds from_N

                        

18

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–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

    

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

    

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

    

191

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

    

192

December, winds from_NNW

0.093

0.314

0.517

0.686

0.847

0.924

0.966

0.966

0.983

0.983

0.992

0.992

            
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