The Crow Lake WRAN data is available as a series of *.pdf reports containing time-sequence and histogram plots.  Select the month for which you would like the plots.  (If you would like the data in another format, contact Dr. Todey.)

Statistics for the Crow Lake site:
Site elevation:  597 m (1960 ft)
Site latitude:  43^o 54' 18" N
Site longitude:  98^o 45' 12" W
Date of activation:  December 26, 2001
Data averaging interval:  10 minutes
Overall data recovery rate:  99.60%
Average wind speed since December 26, 2001, 50 meters:  8.63 m/sec (19.3 mph)
Approximate wind class at 50 meters^*:  6
Average wind speed since December 26, 2001, 70 meters:  8.93 m/sec (20.0 mph)
 

*The approximate class numbers given here are based on average wind speeds and the approximate class table given in the NREL Wind Assessment Handbook.  This number is an approximation only, as it is based on several assumptions (and a limited data set, so far).
 

Data reports available:

• December 2001

• January 2002
• February 2002
• March 2002
• April 2002
• May 2002
• June 2002
• July 2002
• August 2002
• September 2002