Physical regime
The wind regime was characterized by comparing the number of hours per month
of relatively strong winds (>6 m s"1
) during 1994 and 1995 with the multi-annual
(1988 through 1993) monthly average (Figure 4). In general, most months of 1994
had fewer hours of strong wind than the corresponding long-term average,
notably in February, March and October 1994. Again in 1995, from January
through May and in September-October, the winds were exceptionally subdued.