Friday, July 27, 2018

Wind Speed Data

Question:
Any idea how to find wind speed data?  This link looked promising but it is broken.  https://ec.gc.ca/dccha-ahccd/default.asp?lang=en&n=552AFB3E-1&wbdisable=true#wb-info

Answer:
If you go to the Open Data portal and search for "wind speed" you'll find links to data that might be of use, including the "Adjusted and Homogenized Canadian Climate Data."   You'll find a link for "surface wind speed" along with data for three other climate elements.  You'll see that the page with the data looks like the same page you cite below; however, the link points to the new canada.ca domain as opposed to the older ec.gc.ca domain.  I've tested it, and the documentation and data links resolve as one would desire.