Potential wind speed is critical when selecting the correct Windsock material, a frame – if necessary, and the Windsock pole. Windsocks Australia has successfully deployed Windsocks across all regions in Australia and can advise on the appropriate Windsock for your region.
The above map of Australia – extracted from the Australian Standard “Wind-regions-in-Australia-in-accordance-with-ASNZS-1170.2-2011”- refers to the following regions (with Terrain Category 2 and 10m reference height):
- Wind Region A = Ultimate Design Wind Speed ~ 146km/h
- Wind Region B = Ultimate Design Wind Speed ~ 187km/h
- Wind Region C = Ultimate Design Wind Speed ~ 232km/h – Cyclonic
- Wind Region D = Ultimate Design Wind Speed ~ 317km/h – Cyclonic
For full details refer to ASNZS-1170.2-2011.
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