Extreme Wind Speeds - 129 U.S. Stations

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Originator: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Publication_Date: 19790101

Title: Extreme Wind Speeds - 129 U.S. Stations

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Series_Information:

Series_Name: Building Science Series

Issue_Identification: 118

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.

Publisher: National Bureau of Standards

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Online_Linkage: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov

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Extreme Wind Speeds is a historical publication archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Extreme wind speeds at 129 stations in the contiguous United States was produced by the NCDC for the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards and published under the NBS Building Science Series 118. The National Bureau of Standards became the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. The primary source of data used in the preparation of this study was the original record of surface weather observation forms from which the recorded fastest-mile wind speeds were extracted. This publication on microfiche presents narrative descriptions and formulae utilized in the preparation of the wind data for analyses, and the statistical methods used in these analyses. Data presented for each of 129 selected stations are: 1) recorded (anemometer elevation) and calculated (10) meters above the ground) fastest-mile wind speeds (mph), and 2) predicted extreme wind speeds for return periods of 2 to 1,000,000 years. To make a wide range of climatic data available to researchers and the public. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: publication CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: Ground Condition

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Beginning_Date: 19390101

Ending_Date: 19771231

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Progress: Complete

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > STATION HEIGHT

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

Theme_Keyword: METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

Theme_Keyword: ANEMOMETERS

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Theme_Keyword: CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Theme_Keyword: ELEVATION

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Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120

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Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 828-271-4876

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Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120

City: Asheville

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