Normalized Distribution of Maximum Convective Winds by Tower Elevation for Various Speed Thresholds

		Unlike stronger wind categories, peak convective wind observations that were < 20 kt had a more uniform distribution with height.
Figure 20a. Normalized distribution of maximum peak winds < 20 kt versus tower elevation for the 97 convective periods over the 1995-2012 warm seasons.

		This distrubution reflects the overall ≥ 20 kt characteristics, since the majority of those events fall into this speed category.
Figure 20b. Normalized distribution of maximum peak winds 20-34 kt versus tower elevation for the 609 convective periods over the 1995-2012 warm seasons.

		This range also reflects similar characteristics to the ≥ 20 kt distribution with height, but has a better defined and slightly lower turbulent mixed layer.
Figure 20c. Normalized distribution of maximum peak winds 35-49 kt versus tower elevation for the 358 convective periods over the 1995-2012 warm seasons.

		This shows similar characteristics to the 35-49 kt category with the exception of a slight secondary maximum at 30 feet. However, this may be due to the fact that there are only three towers with 30-foot sensors all located in close proximity to one another near the Shuttle Landing Strip.
Figure 20d. Normalized distribution of maximum peak winds ≥ 50 kt versus tower elevation for the 85 convective periods over the 1995-2012 warm seasons.