Paranal 2000-2023 Wind Speed Statistics (30m above ground level)
| Site | Paranal |
|---|---|
| Period | Annual Statistics |
| Variable | Wind Speed, in meters / second |
| Year/Percentiles | 0.5% | 5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% | 95% | 97.5% | 99% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 99.95% | mean | std | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 21.5 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 517035 |
| 2001 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 15.1 | 16.9 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 506442 |
| 2002 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 13.1 | 15.3 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 20.4 | 23.0 | 23.7 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 511047 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 14.9 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 20.1 | 20.9 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 511941 |
| 2004 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 22.8 | 23.5 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 515946 |
| 2005 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 19.3 | 22.1 | 23.8 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 509766 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 513826 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 20.9 | 21.7 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 494546 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 23.2 | 23.8 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 497176 |
| 2009 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 454599 |
| 2010 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 13.3 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 446755 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 21.2 | 22.9 | 26.1 | 27.1 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 503633 |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 507671 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 19.0 | 22.1 | 23.0 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 492810 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 26.1 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 421947 |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 416372 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 517417 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 22.5 | 24.9 | 26.0 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 519208 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 24.1 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 522936 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 24.0 | 24.9 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 525099 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 21.0 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 523461 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 523408 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 14.2 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 6.52 | 4.01 | 525538 |