Weather Station Wind Resource Summary for
PORT ALEXANDER, AK
ICAO Station Identifier: PAAP
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
Monitor End
NCDC Data Set
56.25
-134.65
0m
Apaid
8m
05/1979
06/1987
10/1982
12/2004
703886
Annual Temperature Profile
70
20
50
10
40
30
20
10
0
0
-10
Temperature (ºC)
Temperature (ºF)
60
-20
-10
-20
-30
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
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
PORT ALEXANDER
Wind Power Information
Average Power Density
Wind Power Class
Power Rating
159
3
Fair
Wind Speed Frequency Distribution
Average Annual Wind Speed
10.0
8.
7
25
20.0
Frequency (% of time)
9.0
5.
8
7.0
4.
8
4.
9
4.
9
4.
1
10.0
3.
7
3.
6
3.
6
3.
4
3.
5
3.
6
3.
6
3.
3
4.0
3.
5
3.
7
3.
8
4.
7
4.
4
4.
8
5.
0
5.0
5.
3
6.0
15.0
3.0
5.0
2.0
Average Wind Speed (mph)
20
15
10
5
0
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1982
1981
1980
0.0
1979
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)
Diurnal Average Wind Speed
Monthly Average Wind Speed
10
5
2
1
0
DEC
OCT
SEP
NOV
0
Wind Frequency Distribution Rose (% of Time)
N
15
15
NE
NW
5
NE
10
5
0
W
2.7
3.1
Average Wind Speed (mph)
3
N
10
10
3.7
3.1
Wind Speed Distribution Rose (m/s)
NW
5.2
4.3
4.1 3.9
JUL
Local Standard Time (hrs)
4.6
4
4.9
AUG
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
0
5
4.9
JUN
5
15
5.0
MAY
10
3
6
APR
15
6
7
FEB
20
20
8
JAN
25
9
9
30
Average Wind Speed (m/s)
January
July
12
Average Wind Speed (mph)
Average Wind Speed (m/s)
15
MAR
Average Wind Speed (m/s)
8.0
E
SE
SW
S
Average Distribution
January
July
0
W
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