UK: quarterly wind speed deviation 2023

Quarterly wind speeds in the United Kingdom have often been below the long-term mean in recent years. The second quarter of 2023 saw wind speeds 1.3 knots lower compared to the mean from 2002 to 2021. Meanwhile, the second quarter of one year prior saw a quarterly wind speed deviation of 0.1 knots below the mean.

Quarterly deviation of wind speed from the long-term mean in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2023 (in knots)

Characteristic	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2023*	-0.6	-1.3	-	-
2022*	0.1	-0.1	-0.8	-0.2
2021	-0.6	-1.1	-1.5	-0.5
2020	1.8	-0.4	0.2	-0.3
2019	-0.4	-0.6	-0.1	-0.9
2018	-0.1	-0.6	-0.1	0
2017	-0.6	0.1	0.2	0.2
2016	0	-0.4	0.5	-1.5
2015	1	0.5	0	1.2

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2015 to Q2 2023

Supplementary notes

* Provisional data.
The long-term mean takes into account the years 2002 to 2021.
One knot equals one nautical mile per hour, which in turn equals 1.151 statute miles per hour.
Regional wind speed data are aggregated based on wind electricity generating capacity.
This statistic uses original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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