Courseulles Sur Mer Wind Stats

This picture shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical May. The longest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue strongest. It is based on 3395 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2007, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Courseulles Sur Mer, located 37 km away (23 miles). There are insufficient recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the dominant wind at Courseulles Sur Mer blows from the NW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Courseulles Sur Mer. Converseley, dominant spokes show favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average May, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 8% of the time (2 days each May) and blows offshore 15% of the time (2 days in an average May). In a typical May wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Courseulles Sur Mer

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