Weather Station Wind Resource Summary for
NOME, AK
ICAO Station Identifier: PAOM
Date prepared: 8/3/2005
Site Description
State map courtesy of MSN MapPoint
Local map courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Latitude
Longitude
Elevation
Tower Type
Tower Height
Monitor Start
64.517
-165.45
11.3 m
ASOS
8m
01/1973
01/1984
12/1981
05/2005
702000
Monitor End
NCDC Data Set
Annual Temperature Profile
70
20
50
10
40
30
20
10
0
0
-10
-20
-10
-20
-30
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Site picture courtesy of Ed Doerr of NOAA
813 West Northern Lights Boulevard • Anchorage, Alaska 99503
907 / 269-3000 • FAX 907 / 269-3044 • Toll Free (ALASKA ONLY) 888 / 300-8534 • www.akenergyauthority.org
Temperature (ºC)
Temperature (ºF)
60
NOME
Wind Power Information
Average Power Density
Wind Power Class
Power Rating
141
2
Marginal
Wind Speed Frequency Distribution
Average Annual Wind Speed
10.0
9.0
4.
2
4.
2
4.
4
5.
0
4.
7
4.
7
4.
3
4.
6
4.
4
4.
3
3.
9
4.
0
3.
9
3.
8
4.
4
4.
5
4.
7
4.
0
4.
9
4.
9
4.
4
4.
6
4.
5
3.
9
4.
7
5.
2
4.
9
4.
9
5.0
4.0
10.0
3.0
5.0
2.0
Average Wind Speed (mph)
15.0
6.0
4.
3
4.
2
4.
3
0.0
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
0.0
Calm
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
1.0
Wind Speed (m/s)
Monthly Average Wind Speed
Diurnal Average Wind Speed
10
5
10
4
3
5
2
1
Average Wind Speed (m/s)
15
6
20
8
7
15
6
4.6
5
4.8
4.4
4.2
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.6
4.6
4.9
4.3
4.5
10
4
3
5
2
1
0
NW
5
W
0
E
SE
SW
S
NW
NE
Average Distribution
January
July
NOV
DEC
OCT
SEP
AUG
JUL
JUN
MAY
Wind Frequency Distribution Rose (% of Time)
Wind Speed Distribution Rose (m/s)
N
10
FEB
0
Local Standard Time (hrs)
MAR
0
JAN
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Average Wind Speed (m/s)
7
9
20
8
Average Wind Speed (mph)
January
July
9
W
N
15
10
5
0
NE
E
Average Distribution
January
July
SE
SW
S
813 West Northern Lights Boulevard • Anchorage, Alaska 99503
907 / 269-3000 • FAX 907 / 269-3044 • Toll Free (ALASKA ONLY) 888 / 300-8534 • www.aidea.org
Average Wind Speed (mph)
10
APR
Average Wind Speed (m/s)
7.0
Frequency (% of time)
20.0
8.0
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0