Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States

Table C-1 Contents

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Table C-1. Wind data from 975 stations in the National Climatic Data Center - California concluded
T Period O Anem L Mean Wind Speed (M/S) and Wind Power Density (Watt/m2)
WBAN Y Lat Long Elev Start End B HT O Annual Winter Spring Summer Autumn
ST Station Name Code P DD.MM DDD.MM (M) YYMMDD YYMMDD S (M) C Spd Pow Spd Pow Spd Pow Spd Pow Spd Pow
CA SAN JOSE 23293 W 37.22 -121.55 16 680101 721231 A 6.1 G 3.4 62# 3.2 54# 3.7 77# 3.7 67# 3.1 50#
CA SAN NICHOLAS 93116 N 33.15 -119.28 153 470301 570331 D 10.7 R 5.5 247* 5.1 208* 6.3 360* 5.7 216* 5.1 199*
CA SAN NICHOLAS 93116 N 33.15 -119.28 153 570401 631205 C 19.8 R 5.3 218* 4.9 171* 6.4 340* 5.2 188* 4.8 176*
CA SAN NICHOLAS 93116 N 33.15 -119.27 173 631206 720228 C 4.6 G 4.6 142* 4.3 129* 5.5 205* 4.7 139* 4.0 98*
CA SAN NICHOLAS 93116 N 33.15 -119.27 173 720301 781231 C 4.6 G 4.8 147* 4.5 134* 5.7 225* 4.8 129* 4.2 95*
CA SAN PEDRO 93113 N 33.45 -118.15 13 450301 470531 A 33.5 R 2.8 39 2.8 38 3.2 56 2.5 17 2.7 35
CA SAN RAFAEL/HA. 23211 A 38.04 -122.31 4 490101 530402 A 18.6 R 2.6 50 2.6 58 3.0 59 3.0 48 1.9 32
CA SAN RAFAEL/HA. 23211 A 38.04 -122.31 4 530403 600331 A 24.4 R 2.5 52 2.6 66 2.8 56 2.6 44 2.1 41
CA SAN RAFAEL/HA. 23211 A 38.04 -122.31 4 600401 701231 A 4.6 G 2.4 37# 2.3 40# 2.8 44# 2.6 35# 2.1 28#
CA SANDBERG 23187 W 34.45 -118.44 1379 480101 540316 A 10.1 R 7.8 466 8.8 670 8.2 534 6.7 249 7.3 389
CA SANDBERG 23187 W 34.45 -118.44 1379 540401 641231 A 9.1 R 7.0 311* 7.6 417* 7.5 375* 6.2 188* 6.6 272*
CA SANDBERG 23187 W 34.45 -118.44 1379 650101 781231 A 9.1 R 5.8 201 6.3 263 6.5 264 5.1 114 5.4 162
CA SANTA ANA 93114 N 33.42 -117.50 19 530301 591231 D 61.0 R 3.1 49* 2.9 68* 3.4 59* 3.1 35* 2.8 37*
CA SANTA ANA 93114 N 33.42 -117.50 19 680101 720228 A 3.0 G 1.7 23 1.4 24 1.9 27 1.9 17 1.6 20
CA SANTA ANA 93114 N 33.42 -117.50 19 720301 781231 A 3.0 G 1.9 24 1.9 34 2.2 28 2.0 16 1.7 18
CA SANTA ANA 93184 W 33.40 -117.52 14 680101 721231 C 19.8 R 4.2 103% 3.6 78% 4.6 112% 4.7 117% 4.1 104%
CA SANTA BARBARA 23190 F 34.26 -119.50 4 481101 541231 A 17.7 R 2.0 23 1.9 26 2.4 34 2.2 18 1.8 16
CA SANTA BARBARA 23190 F 34.26 -119.50 4 570101 600713 A 17.7 R 1.9 26 1.6 27 2.3 35 2.1 21 1.4 16
CA SANTA BARBARA 23190 F 34.26 -119.50 4 600714 641231 A 6.1 G 3.0 44 2.2 34 3.6 68 3.4 42 2.8 36
CA SANTA CATALINA 23191 W 33.24 -118.25 485 480101 530630 C 14.6 R 3.3 59* 3.9 97* 3.8 76* 2.7 22* 2.9 35*
CA SANTA MARIA 23236 W 34.56 -120.25 71 480101 541031 A 14.3 R 3.4 73 3.9 88 3.7 91 3.0 52 3.1 61
CA SANTA MARIA 23273 W 34.54 -120.27 82 541001 630510 A 16.5 R 3.1 65 2.7 44 3.9 108 3.2 59 2.7 47
CA SANTA MARIA 23273 W 34.54 -120.27 82 640701 781231 C 7.3 G 4.2 95* 3.7 73* 4.7 135* 4.6 100* 3.9 74*
CA SANTA ROSA 23246 N 38.25 -122.45 37 450301 470430 C -99.9 U 3.3 55* 2.8 42* 3.6 72% 3.4 47* 2.9 48*
CA SILVERLAKE 23192 F 35.20 -116.06 282 481101 500731 A 17.7 B 4.3 135 4.1 157 4.6 150 4.4 112 3.7 111
CA STOCKTON 23237 W 37.54 -121.15 11 481101 541231 A 8.5 R 3.1 45 2.9 46 3.4 52 3.7 47 2.6 35
CA STOCKTON 23237 W 37.54 -121.15 11 630301 781231 A 6.1 G 3.9 68 3.5 67 4.2 83 4.3 72 3.4 48
CA SUNNYVALE/MOF. 23244 N 37.25 -122.03 12 500101 610713 A 21.6 R 3.2 65 2.9 66 3.6 73 3.6 74 2.7 44
CA SUNNYVALE/MOF. 23244 N 37.25 -122.03 12 610714 720228 A 4.0 G 2.3 30 2.0 28 2.5 32 2.7 37 2.0 23
CA SUNNYVALE/MOF. 23244 N 37.25 -122.03 12 720301 781231 A 4.0 G 2.5 34 1.9 25 2.9 42 3.0 47 2.0 23
CA THERMAL 3104 F 33.38 -116.10 -35 500501 540131 A 20.4 R 4.3 100 3.5 59 5.1 162 4.8 123 3.9 65
CA UKIAH 23275 F 39.08 -123.12 192 490901 590909 A 9.1 R 1.8 20 1.5 16 2.1 25 2.2 25 1.5 15
CA UKIAH 23275 F 39.08 -123.12 192 590910 641231 A 6.1 G 1.7 23 1.1 17 2.2 31 2.1 26 1.3 18
CA VANDENBERG 93219 A 34.33 -120.37 24 660801 681130 A 3.7 G 4.2 173# 3.4 96# 4.6 152# 4.3 210# 4.2 209#
CA VANDENBERG/CO. 93214 A 34.43 -120.34 116 590630 651014 A 4.6 G 3.1 58# 3.2 61# 3.9 101# 2.6 33# 2.6 39#
CA VANDENBERG/CO. 93214 A 34.43 -120.34 116 651015 701009 A 9.4 R 3.0 45# 3.1 48# 3.4 60# 2.9 36# 2.7 34#
CA VANDENBERG/CO. 93214 A 34.43 -120.34 116 701010 741231 A 3.7 G 3.1 53# 3.3 57# 3.6 78# 2.7 35# 2.8 42#
CA VICTORVILLE/G. 23131 A 34.35 -117.23 868 530401 570331 A 24.4 R 4.0 111 3.3 92 5.0 179 4.1 96 3.6 77
CA VICTORVILLE/G. 23131 A 34.35 -117.23 868 570401 701231 A 4.0 G 3.6 78# 3.1 64# 4.3 116# 3.8 79# 3.2 54#
CA WILLIAMS 23238 F 39.06 -122.09 39 480220 521231 A 9.4 R 3.7 82 3.9 113 3.9 87 3.5 53 3.3 68

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