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Severe Weather Discussion => General Weather - all topics not current severe weather. => Topic started by: Mike on 23 August 2008, 09:22:04 AM

Title: Calculating wind speeds
Post by: Mike on 23 August 2008, 09:22:04 AM

I've regularly seen comments and numbers relating to wind speeds at m/s, now it's metres per second is that right?  How do you calculate such things as far as conversion goes?

A lot of the weather wx in the states use this in their text and I thought it might be helpful to briefly get an explanation for the conversion for those members wanting to find an answer...me for one.

Title: Re: Calculating wind speeds
Post by: Michael Bath on 27 August 2008, 02:38:14 AM

To get kilometres per hour simply multiply the metres per second figure by 3.6.

eg: 1 m/s = 3.6km/hr
1 second x 60 x 60 to get metres per hour (3,600), then divide the metres by 1000 to get km (3.6).

Apply similar maths to convert to other measurement of speed.

MB

Title: Re: Calculating wind speeds
Post by: Mike on 28 August 2008, 07:33:11 PM

Thanks Michael.  Comes in handy even for you guys who get the supercells.