Downslope Windstorms - RAL - UCAR
Downslope Windstorms - RAL - UCAR
Downslope Windstorms - RAL - UCAR
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FC Windstorm Climatology, cont’d<br />
FC Windstorm Climatology, cont’d<br />
• 65 windstorms with max gusts >54 kt (~5 per year)<br />
• 12 windstorms with max gusts >70 kt (~1 per year)<br />
Fort Collins <strong>Windstorms</strong><br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
> 54 kt<br />
> 70 kt<br />
Number of windstorm events<br />
1977/78<br />
1978/79<br />
1979/80<br />
1980/81<br />
1981/82<br />
1982/83<br />
1983/84<br />
1984/85<br />
1985/86<br />
1986/87<br />
1987/88<br />
1988/89<br />
Data courtesy of<br />
John Weaver<br />
(see Lee et al 1989;<br />
Weaver and Phillips 1990)<br />
Year
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