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OSU Energy Resources Research Laboratory
2007 Average Mean Monthly Wind Speeds (mph)
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SITE ID
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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GL
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9.1
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10.1
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12.0
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13.0
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13.2
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14.6
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13.5
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12.8
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12.7
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10.5
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8.90
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11.40
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GH
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11.8
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12.9
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15.5
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16.7
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16.7
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18.6
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17.3
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16.1
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16.4
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13.60
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11.50
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15.00
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KZ
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20.6
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21.3
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19.1
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19.1
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17.3
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18.3
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14.3
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15.4
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16.4
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20.40
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16.10
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24.20
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SL
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10.1
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10.0
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14.4
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16.8
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19.8
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21.6
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22.2
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20.9
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19.8
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11.10
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9.90
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11.10
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SM
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10.6
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10.5
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15.0
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17.5
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20.7
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22.6
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23.2
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21.7
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20.7
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11.70
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10.40
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11.80
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VU
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18.2
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18.2
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16.9
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17.2
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17.0
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18.5
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17.3
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16.8
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16.7
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15.10
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14.30*
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25.30*
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VX
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16.5
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17.6
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16.0
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16.6
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16.3
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17.5
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14.8
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15.9
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15.6
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15.30
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13.10
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23.60
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VY
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15.1
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17.3
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16.4
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16.6
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16.3
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17.5
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15.8
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16.9
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16.3
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15.70
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14.20*
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***
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VZ
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18.7
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18.3
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16.4
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16.7
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16.3
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17.4
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15.3
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16.3
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16.0
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15.70
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13.40
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24.20
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VT
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18.1
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19.0
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16.9
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17.1
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16.7
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17.8
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15.6
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16.5
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16.3
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16.00
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13.70
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25.60
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WO
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11.5
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11.8
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12.1
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12.8
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14.2
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14.8
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14.6
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13.6
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13.7
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10.70
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10.70
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14.10
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CN
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8.6
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8.1
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10.2
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12.3
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11.9
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13.2
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11.1
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11.2
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10.0
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8.20
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6.30
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9.40
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AE
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13.1
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15.55*
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AF
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12.67
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14.13*
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AH
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11.45
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10.9
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* indicates below
90% data recovery
***indicates missing data
Note: Icing conditions may occur during Dec-Jan for
GL,GH,KZ,SL,SM,VU,VX,VY, VZ,VT, WO, CK, AE,AF, & AH
KZ wind direction was bad from 12/1/06 thru 5/30/07 because
of internal mechanical slip of potentiometer inside the case.
Adel site tower failed on February 20, 2007 – it is
unlikely that the site will be restored.
2006 Average Mean Monthly Wind Speeds (mph)
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SITE ID
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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GL
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12.9
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12.6
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10.9
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12.2
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12.2
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12.8
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13.5
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11.9
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10.9
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10.9
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12.10
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8.40
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GH
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16.7
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15.8
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13.5
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15.2
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15.2
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16.2
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17.1
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14.9
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13.8
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14.30
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15.80
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10.90
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KZ
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26.7
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21.2
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19.2
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17.9
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17.0
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15.3
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17.6
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14.1
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13.2
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17.00
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26.50
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14.70
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SL
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10.8
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11.9
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11.5
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14.8
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15.8
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19.0
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23.3
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21.1
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17.5
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15.30
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10.20
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9.40
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SM
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11.4
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12.5
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12.0
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15.4
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16.4
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19.7
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24.1
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22.0
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18.3
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16.00
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10.80
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10.00
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VU
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24.1
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16.8
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17.6
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15.0
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14.9
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15.0
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16.7
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15.0
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13.5
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15.40
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22.70
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14.60*
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VX
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24.5
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16.9
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17.9
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15.1
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15.5
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15.0
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16.8
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15.1
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13.6
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15.40
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22.40
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12.70*
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VY
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25.3
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17.5
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18.2
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15.0
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15.0
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15.7
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17.3
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15.5
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14.0
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15.70
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22.80
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13.00
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VZ
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26.0
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17.8
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18.6
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15.7
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15.7
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15.8
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17.6
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15.7
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14.0
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15.60
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23.20
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15.20*
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VT
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26.9
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18.2
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19.2
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16.0
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16.0
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16.1
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17.8
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15.9
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14.1
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16.10
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24.20
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13.00
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WO
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14.3
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15.2
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12.9
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13.1
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12.9
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13.4
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14.2
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13.4
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12.7
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12.10
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15.10
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11.40
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CN
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10.5
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9.4
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10.1
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10.5
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10.3
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10.6
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11.9
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9.9
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8.1
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8.30
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9.70
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5.60*
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AE
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10.8*
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12.4
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11.7
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11.2
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10.8
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20.0
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16.4
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AF
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|
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10.4*
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11.9
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11.1
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10.6
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10.3
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19.4
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15.9
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AH
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9.8*
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11.2
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10.4
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9.8
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9.5
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17.6
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14.2
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* indicates below
90% data recovery
***indicates missing data
Note: Icing conditions may occur during Dec-Jan for
GL,GH,KZ,SL,SM,VU,VX,VY, VZ,VT, WO, CK, AE,AF,& AH
2005 Average Mean Monthly Wind Speeds (mph)
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SITE ID
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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GL
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8.9
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9.9
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12.5
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12.3
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13.3
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15.6
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14.1
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12.5
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11.5
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10.1
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11.2*
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9.1
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GH
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11.1
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12.1
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15.7
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15.5
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16.6
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19.2
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17.2
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15.5
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14.5
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12.9
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12.5
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11.3
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KZ
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16.6
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15.0
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21.0
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17.5
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17.7
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20.2
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14.0
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13.7
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16.3
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17.5
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21.5*
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16.9*
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SL
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9.2*
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9.5
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12.8
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14.5
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16.9
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21.5
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21.3
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20.7
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18.4
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11.6
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11.1
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8.8
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SM
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9.6*
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10.0
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13.4
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15.2
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17.7
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22.5
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22.2
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21.5
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19.2
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13.8
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11.9
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11.1
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VU
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15.1*
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10.9
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18.2
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14.5
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14.5
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17.5
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14.2
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14.7
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15.1
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14.6
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18.5*
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17.2*
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VX
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13.2
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10.8
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18.5
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14.7
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14.6
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17.7
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14.3
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14.8
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15.2
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14.6
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15.4
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13.6
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VY
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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15.1
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19.4*
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16.5*
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VZ
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14.8*
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11.2
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19.1
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15.2
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15.2
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18.5
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14.9
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15.4
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15.9
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15.2
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19.2*
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16.1*
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VT
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***
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***
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19.4
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15.5
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15.4
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18.7
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15.0
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15.5
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16.1
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15.5
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16.7
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17.0*
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WO
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12.1
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9.7
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11.4
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12.8*
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* indicates below
90% data recovery
***indicates missing data
Note: Icing conditions may occur during Dec-Jan for
GL,GH,KZ,SL,SM,VU,VX,VY, VZ,VT, & WO
2004 Average Mean Monthly Wind Speeds (mph)
|
SITE ID
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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GL
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8.6
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9.2
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13.6
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11.6
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13.7
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12.9
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13.1
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12.2
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12.4
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11.3
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9.5
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9.5
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GH
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11.0c
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11.5c
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17.1c
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14.4c
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16.8c
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15.9c
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16.7
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15.6
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16.1
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14.3
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12.1
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12.4
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KZ
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19.3
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12.8
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22.2
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15.9
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19.1
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17.3
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15.9
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17.8
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17.3
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18.3
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16.1
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17.5
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SL
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8.2
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10.5
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15.0
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14.7
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19.2
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19.2
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22.2
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19.1
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15.6
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13.2
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11.2
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10.5
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SM
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9.0
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11.4
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16.3
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16.0
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20.9
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21.0
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23.1
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20.0
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18.8
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13.8
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11.9
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11.1
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VU
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***
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*
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19.2
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14.1
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16.9
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15.2
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15.3
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16.1
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15.7
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16.8
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13.7
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16.8
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VX
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13.7
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13.1
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19.4
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14.0
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16.7
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15.0
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15.1
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15.9
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15.6
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16.7
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13.6
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15.6
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VY
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***
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*
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19.6
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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***
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VZ
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***
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*
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20.1
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14.4
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17.6
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16.0
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16.1
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16.8
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16.5
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17.6
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14.4
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17.3
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VT
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***
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***
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***
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16.2
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18.1
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16.3
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16.3
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17.1
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16.5
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17.7
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14.7
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*
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* indicates below
90% data recovery
***indicates missing data
c --195 ft level Goodnoe Hills data for July
2003 thru June 2004 has been deleted due to a problem with the sensor. A
corrected data set was generated with a correction transfer function based on
wind tunnel and other laboratory tests which is linear.
2003 Average Mean Monthly Wind Speeds (mph)
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SITE ID
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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BD
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19.1
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16.0
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15.7
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12.0
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13.0
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12.2
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11.4
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*
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***
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***
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***
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***
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CB
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24.1
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16.3
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23.7
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18.2
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13.2
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19.6
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20.7
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18.1
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*
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***
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***
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***
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GL
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8.7
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11.0
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14.0
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11.9
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12.4
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14.1
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13.8
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12.3
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11.3
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12.0
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12.1
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9.2
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GH
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10.8
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14.2
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18.1
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14.9
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15.6
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17.6c
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17.4c
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15.3c
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13.8c
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15.0c
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15.3c
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11.3c
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KZ
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16.5
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17.1
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25.2
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20.3
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17.5
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16.4
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14.7
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15.2
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15.7
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19.9
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23.7
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16.5
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SL
|
8.1
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13.6
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13.7
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14.8
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18.1
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21.3
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22.7
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20.2
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14.8
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11.8
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11.2
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8.8
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SM
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9.0
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14.7
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14.7
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15.8
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19.3
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22.7
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24.2
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21.4
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15.7
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12.5
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12.1
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10.5
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VU
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16.5
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15.5
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20.5
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16.4
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15.6
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15.7
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15.6
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14.7
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14.1
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15.5
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18.8
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12.7
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VX
|
14.2
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14.7
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21.0
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16.8
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