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5. Wind, Air Pressure and Relative Humidity<br />

HATO AIRPORT, CURAÇAO<br />

A. Area and Climate<br />

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR<br />

Average wind speed (10 m/s) 1)<br />

1971-2000 2) 6.8 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.5 7.0 6.7 6.2 5.6 5.8 6.4 6.6<br />

2004 5.0 6.2 6.4 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.1 4.9 4.1 5.0 4.8 5.6<br />

2005 5.4 6.1 5.7 5.6 4.8 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.1 3.8 4.4 4.9 5.2<br />

2006 5.8 6.2 6.2 5.0 5.8 6.4 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.6 5.0 5.6 5.6<br />

2007 6.0 5.4 5.9 5.5 6.0 6.2 5.8 5.3 5.3 4.2 5.2 4.9 5.5<br />

2008 5.6 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.3 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.4 5.5 5.3<br />

Maximum wind gust (in m/s)<br />

1971-2000 2) 19.5 19.5 20.0 19.5 19.0 20.0 25.7 21.1 24.7 22.1 22.6 23.1 25.7<br />

2004 17.5 18.0 19.5 15.4 16.5 17.5 15.4 18.5 15.4 16.5 17.5 14.9 19.5<br />

2005 18.0 15.9 16.5 17.5 15.4 16.3 18.0 15.4 15.4 15.9 15.4 21.6 21.6<br />

2006 16.5 17.0 15.9 15.9 18.0 18.5 18.5 15.4 17.5 16.4 14.9 16.5 18.5<br />

2007 17.5 18.5 17.0 14.9 19.0 19.5 19.0 18.5 19.5 13.9 17.5 17.0 19.5<br />

2008 15.3 14.5 15.3 15.8 15.8 17.9 16.8 17.3 14.3 19.9 17.3 20.9 20.9<br />

Average air pressure (in mb) 1)4)<br />

1971-2000 2) 1013 1014 1013 1012 1012 1013 1013 1013 1012 1010 1011 1013 1012<br />

2004 1015 1015 1014 1013 1013 1015 1014 1014 1011 1012 1012 1013 1013<br />

2005 1014 1014 1014 1012 1012 1012 1013 1013 1012 1011 1011 1014 1013<br />

2006 1014 1015 1014 1012 1012 1013 1013 1012 1012 1010 1010 1013 1013<br />

2007 1014 1014 1012 1012 1011 1013 1013 1011 1012 1010 1011 1013 1014<br />

2008 1014 1015 1014 1012 1012 1013 1013 1011 1011 1011 1011 1013 1013<br />

Average relative humidity (in %) 1)<br />

1971-2000 2) 77 77 76 77 77 77 78 77 78 79 80 79 78<br />

2004 78 76 78 78 79 77 79 77 80 83 86 85 80<br />

2005 86 85 83 78 80 80 77 77 77 81 82 80 80<br />

2006 82 77 79 77 80 75 78 78 80 80 82 82 79<br />

2007 83 83 82 84 82 79 81 82 83 86 86 88 83<br />

2008 87 88 89 87 83 76 75 74 75 80 80 78 81<br />

Source: Meteorological Service - Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands Antilles and Aruba<br />

1) Average <strong>of</strong> daily 24 hourly observations<br />

2) Climatologically standard period, as available<br />

3) In degrees true North<br />

4) Atmospheric pressure reduced to Mean Sea Level (MSL)<br />

Statistical Yearbook <strong>2009</strong> 9

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