Currents and related problems at Metropolitan Beach, Lake St. Clair / John C. Ayers.

winds from the southwest to northwest are most frequent from
November through March; and winds from the north and northeast
are the most frequent in April and May, though May has frequent
winds from south and southeast.
Observed Winds 1962 1963
In Figure 2 are presented the wind frequencies observed at
the Beach during August through October 1962 and June through
August 1963. Data for these months are presented because these
are the months when bathers frequent the Beach and, consequently,
when problems of weeds, other flotsam, and water quality are of
most interest.
Comparison of August 1962 to August 1963 in Figure 2
illustrates the variability of the wind from year to year.
Comparison of the two Augusts to the long-term August winds of
Figure 1 shows that neither of the observed Augusts may be considered "typical."
Similarly, June 1963, July 1963, September 1962, and October
1962 are also "atypical" in that their winds were different from
the long-term norms.
August 1962 was a month with an exceptional frequency of
winds from the southeast. August 1963 had unusually frequent
winds from the west and northwest.
June 1963 had unusually abundant winds from the northwest
and southeast, while July 1963 had unusually frequent winds from
the northwest, north, and southeast September 1962 had more
winds than usual from the northwest, west, and southeast.
October 1962 had unusually-common winds from the west and north

west.

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