Monthly Report No.

45
February 2023

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Revision History
Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.0 Quman Island ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 Quman Island Site Weather Station Data for the Month ........................................................................................... 5

1.2 Quman Island Weather Station Cumulative Data ....................................................................................................... 8

2.0 Airport ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

2.1 Airport Site Weather Station Data for the Month ...................................................................................................... 12

2.2 Airport Weather Station Cumulative Data .................................................................................................................. 15

3.0 Al Wajeh Data Comparison ................................................................................................................................................... 19

3.1 Monthly Comparison with Al Wajeh (ASHRAE) Data ................................................................................................. 19

3.2 Cumulative Comparison with Al Wajeh (ASHRAE) Data ............................................................................................ 20

Annexure A - Data Collected from Quman Weather Station ............................................................................................ 22

Annexure B - Data Collected from Airport Weather Station ............................................................................................. 24

List of Figures
Figure 1. The Location of the two weather stations within the site ............................................................................................. 4

Figure 2. Wind Speed At 10m Graph from Quman Weather Station ........................................................................................... 6

Figure 3. Temperature Graph from Quman Weather Station ...................................................................................................... 6

Figure 4. Relative Humidity Graph from Quman Weather Station ............................................................................................... 7

Figure 5. Wet Bulb Temperature Graph from Quman Weather Station...................................................................................... 7

Figure 6. Monthly maximum dry bulb temperature from Quman Weather Station ................................................................. 8

Figure 7. Monthly average maximum dry bulb temperature from Quman Weather Station ................................................... 8

Figure 8. Monthly minimum dry bulb temperature from Quman Weather Station .................................................................. 9

Figure 9. Monthly average minimum dry bulb temperature from Quman Weather Station ................................................... 9

Figure 10. Monthly maximum relative humidity from Quman Weather Station......................................................................10

Figure 11. Monthly average maximum relative humidity from Quman Weather Station .......................................................10

Figure 12. Monthly maximum wind speed from Quman Weather Station ...............................................................................11

Figure 13. Monthly average wind speed from Quman Weather Station ...................................................................................11

Figure 14. Wind Speed At 10m Graph from Airport Weather Station ........................................................................................13

Figure 15. Temperature Graph from Airport Weather Station ...................................................................................................13

Figure 16. Relative Humidity Graph from Airport Weather Station ...........................................................................................14

Figure 17. Wet Bulb Temperature Graph from Airport Weather Station ..................................................................................14

Figure 18. Monthly maximum dry bulb temperature from Airport Weather Station ..............................................................15

Figure 19. Monthly average maximum dry bulb temperature from Airport Weather Station ...............................................15

Figure 20. Monthly minimum dry bulb temperature from Airport Weather Station ...............................................................16

Figure 21. Monthly average minimum dry bulb temperature from Airport Weather Station ................................................16
Figure 22. Monthly maximum relative humidity from Airport Weather Station ......................................................................17

Figure 23. Monthly average maximum relative humidity from Airport Weather Station ........................................................17

Figure 24. Monthly maximum wind speed from Airport Weather Station ................................................................................18

Figure 25. Monthly average wind speed from Airport Weather Station ....................................................................................18

Figure 26. Monthly 0.4% dry bulb and mean coincident wet bulb temperatures for Al-Wajh ASHRAE and Quman weather
station ................................................................................................................................................................................................20

Figure 27. Monthly 0.4% dry bulb and mean coincident wet bulb temperatures for Al-Wajh ASHRAE and Airport weather
station ................................................................................................................................................................................................20

Figure 28. Monthly 0.4% wet bulb and mean coincident dry bulb temperatures for Al-Wajh ASHRAE and Quman weather
station ................................................................................................................................................................................................21

Figure 29. Monthly 0.4% wet bulb and mean coincident dry bulb temperatures for Al-Wajh ASHRAE and Airport weather
station ................................................................................................................................................................................................21

List of Tables
Table 1. Daily Maximum and Minimum Readings from the Quman Island Weather Station for February 2023 ................... 5

Table 2. Daily Maximum and Minimum Readings from Airport Weather Station for February 2023 ....................................12

Table 3. Comparison of 0.4% monthly Design Dry Bulb and Mean Coincident Wet Bulb Temperatures between ASHRAE
and Weather Stations Readings .....................................................................................................................................................19

Table 4. Comparison of 0.4% Monthly Design Wet Bulb and Mean Coincident Dry Bulb Temperatures Between ASHRAE
and Weather Stations Readings .....................................................................................................................................................19
 Introduction
TRSDC have installed two weather stations for the continuous environmental and weather monitoring of The Red Sea
Project. The weather stations are located on the new inland Airport site and at Quman Island in the center of the lagoon.

Weather data have been collected since February 1st 2023 for the Airport and Quman weather stations.

The collected data from the two weather stations includes the following readings:

• Wind speed at 2m and 10m

• Wind direction at 2m and 10m
• Air temperature
• Relative humidity
• Cloud measurement
• Solar radiation
• Volumetric water content
• Electrical conductivity
• Sunshine duration sensor
• Barometric pressure
• Soil temperature
• Dew point temperature
• Wet bulb temperature
• Heat index
• Wind chill and humidity ratio
The collected data is attached to the annexures of this report. In the subsequent sections of this report, the collected data
of wind speed, air temperature, relative humidity, and wet bulb temperature of the two weather stations are summarized
in tables and plotted in graphs to show the weather conditions and the weather trend during the month.

Figure 1. The Location of the two weather stations within the site
1.0 Quman Island

1.1 Quman Island Site Weather Station Data for the Month
Below is a table of the daily maximum and minimum average wind speed at 10m, air temperature, relative humidity and
wet bulb temperature collected from Quman island weather station for the month of February 2023.
Wet Bulb Temperature
Wind Speed at 10m (m/s) Temperature (Deg C) Relative Humidity (%)
(Deg C)
Max. Min. Avg. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min.
01-Feb 9.2 0 4 21.7 15.8 68.4 43.7 15 11.7
02-Feb 9.4 0.1 4.2 21.7 15.5 65.2 45.3 15.5 11.4
03-Feb 8.8 0.3 5.3 23.7 15.4 66.7 29.1 15.5 11.4
04-Feb 8 1.4 4.7 22.4 16.6 68.5 47.1 16.4 12.8
05-Feb 5.7 0 3 23.9 14.6 80.2 41.1 15.9 12.4
06-Feb 8.9 0 3.7 22.8 16.4 77.6 40.9 16.6 13.3
07-Feb 10.1 0 5.2 20.3 16.6 73.6 45.6 14.4 11.8
08-Feb 10.9 1.8 6.8 20.9 15.6 65.5 32.2 13.3 11.4
09-Feb 10.1 2.3 6.5 23.7 15.1 68.3 24.1 15.7 10.4
10-Feb 9.3 2.4 6.4 23.4 18.1 78.4 34.7 18.3 12.7
11-Feb 7.2 1.2 3.9 24 15.8 79 52.8 18.7 12.8
12-Feb 8.9 1.9 5.5 22.6 17.4 78.2 37.5 17.1 13
13-Feb 11.4 2.2 6.4 23.5 17.4 65.2 27.3 16.7 11.9
14-Feb 17.9 0 4.8 24.3 15.4 68.7 44.4 16.8 11.7
15-Feb 11.1 0.1 5.6 21.2 15.3 73.9 44 15 11.5
16-Feb 11.8 0 6.1 23.2 15 68.7 30.1 15.6 11.2
17-Feb 10.9 2.3 7.1 26.6 16.2 65.8 23.6 17 10.3
18-Feb 11 3.8 6.8 27.4 18.5 72.8 26.7 18.2 12.1
19-Feb 9.5 0 5.6 30.8 19.4 81.7 23.9 20 13
20-Feb 9.3 0 4.7 28.5 18.4 83.5 23.1 21.1 14.9
21-Feb 9.9 1.4 5.7 24.1 18.5 86.3 62.4 19.6 16.8
22-Feb 8.1 0.4 3.6 24.1 17.2 89.5 62.3 19.6 14.9
23-Feb 6.9 0.1 3.5 23.7 16.4 87.7 59.3 19 15
24-Feb 7.2 0 3.6 23.7 15.3 83.8 52.8 18.3 13.4
25-Feb 7.9 1.1 4.1 23.6 15.7 79 51.5 18 13.1
26-Feb 6.7 0 3.1 24.2 15.9 87 51 18.8 14.2
27-Feb 9 1.6 5.5 26.1 17.3 88.1 42.2 20.9 14.4
28-Feb 9.1 0.6 4.8 31.5 18.1 90.8 28.9 21.5 14.9
mean 9.4 0.9 5 24.2 16.5 76.5 40.3 17.4 12.8
max 17.9 3.8 7.1 31.5 19.4 90.8 62.4 21.5 16.8
Table 1. Daily Maximum and Minimum Readings from the Quman Island Weather Station for February 2023
To illustrate the changes over the month, charts below are created to show the daily maximum and minimum readings.

Figure 2. Wind Speed At 10m Graph from Quman Weather Station

Figure 3. Temperature Graph from Quman Weather Station

 Figure 4. Relative Humidity Graph from Quman Weather Station

Figure 5. Wet Bulb Temperature Graph from Quman Weather Station

From the table and graphs of Quman weather stations data, it is found that:

The maximum wind speed at 10m was 17.9 m/s occurred on 14 February 2023 and the minimum was 0 m/s,
which was the minimum wind speed for slightly less than half of the month. The average wind speed is 5 m/s
for the month of February 2023.

The maximum air temperature reading was 31.5 °C which took place on 28 February 2023. The minimum air
temperature was found to be 14.6 °C on 5 February 2023.

The maximum relative humidity reading was 90.8 % on 28 February 2023 while the minimum was 23.1 %
found on 20 February 2023.

The maximum wet bulb temperature reading was 21.5 °C on 28 February 2023 while the minimum was 10.3
°C occurred on 17 February 2023.
1.2 Quman Island Weather Station Cumulative Data

Figure 6. Monthly maximum dry bulb temperature from Quman Weather Station

Figure 7. Monthly average maximum dry bulb temperature from Quman Weather Station
 Figure 8. Monthly minimum dry bulb temperature from Quman Weather Station

Figure 9. Monthly average minimum dry bulb temperature from Quman Weather Station
 Figure 10. Monthly maximum relative humidity from Quman Weather Station

Figure 11. Monthly average maximum relative humidity from Quman Weather Station
Figure 12. Monthly maximum wind speed from Quman Weather Station

Figure 13. Monthly average wind speed from Quman Weather Station
2.0 Airport

2.1 Airport Site Weather Station Data for the Month

Below is a table of the daily maximum and minimum wind speed at 10m, air temperature, relative humidity and wet bulb
temperature collected from the Airport weather station for the month of February 2023.
Wet Bulb Temperature
Wind Speed at 10m (m/s) Temperature (Deg C) Relative Humidity (%)
(Deg C)
Max. Min. Avg. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min.
01-Feb 9.3 0 3.1 22.4 12.1 87 36.6 14.7 10.5
02-Feb 8.4 0 2.8 22.5 12.6 82.1 33.9 15 10.4
03-Feb 8.9 0 3 26.3 11.8 75.4 16.3 14.2 9.5
04-Feb 9.7 0 3.3 23.3 13.7 66.9 41.1 16 9.9
05-Feb 6.5 0 2.2 24.3 12.2 79.4 24.3 14.8 10.2
06-Feb 9.2 0 2.8 23.3 13.7 78 32.6 16 11.4
07-Feb 9.3 0 3.5 21 15.2 71.7 38.8 13.7 11
08-Feb 10.2 0 3.9 21.9 13 71.2 24.7 12 9.1
09-Feb 10.2 0 3.5 25.9 11.7 53.9 13.6 13.6 7.2
10-Feb 9.1 0 3 27.3 14.2 66.2 14.6 17.1 9
11-Feb 8.6 0 2 27 12.7 77.6 17.1 17.3 10.5
12-Feb 10.7 0 3.3 25 14.6 66.1 24.1 14.9 9.7
13-Feb 9.7 0 3.5 25.5 14.9 57.3 19.4 14.8 10.4
14-Feb 11 0 3.7 23.2 13 61.8 36.7 15.5 9.1
15-Feb 11.2 0 3.6 22 11.5 77 38.1 14.1 9
16-Feb 10 0 4.4 24.8 10.9 68.9 18.3 13.4 8.1
17-Feb 13.1 0.8 6 26.8 12.4 58.3 18.4 14.3 7.4
18-Feb 14.8 2 7.2 27.7 17.2 54.5 18.8 15.7 10.3
19-Feb 12.5 1.1 5.9 30.6 18.4 48.1 16.2 17.5 11
20-Feb 8.5 0 3.3 32.1 18.9 69.7 17.8 18.6 11.2
21-Feb 11 0 3.8 28.3 17.2 77.8 32.4 19.6 14.2
22-Feb 8.5 0 2.9 26.9 14.5 78.5 32.8 18.9 12.4
23-Feb 9.3 0 3.2 25.7 14.5 76.6 38.5 18.6 11.5
24-Feb 8.4 0 3.2 25.7 12.9 77.2 33.7 17.3 10.6
25-Feb 10 0 3.2 25.9 14.4 72.9 24.7 17.2 11.6
26-Feb 7.9 0 2.7 25.9 12.5 80 35.3 17.4 10.3
27-Feb 9.1 0 3.9 33.6 12.9 83.7 5.6 19 11.2
28-Feb 12.5 0 5.4 33.8 17.6 65.7 18.1 20.8 10.4
mean 9.9 0.1 3.6 26 14 70.9 25.8 16.1 10.3
max 14.8 2 7.2 33.8 18.9 87 41.1 20.8 14.2
Table 2. Daily Maximum and Minimum Readings from Airport Weather Station for February 2023
To illustrate the changes over the month, charts below are created for the daily maximum and minimum readings.

Figure 14. Wind Speed At 10m Graph from Airport Weather Station

Figure 15. Temperature Graph from Airport Weather Station

 Figure 16. Relative Humidity Graph from Airport Weather Station

Figure 17. Wet Bulb Temperature Graph from Airport Weather Station

From the table and graphs of Airport weather station data, it is found that:

The maximum wind speed at 10m was 14.8 m/s occurred on 18 February 2023 and the minimum was 0 m/s,
which was the minimum almost every day of February 2023. The average wind speed was 3.6 m/s for the
month of February 2023.

The maximum air temperature reading was 33.8 °C which took place on 28 February 2023. The minimum air
temperature was found to be 10.9 °C on 16 February 2023.

The maximum relative humidity reading was 87 % on 1 February 2023 while the minimum was 5.6 % found
on 27 February 2023.

The maximum wet bulb temperature reading was 20.8 °C on 28 February 2023 while the minimum was 7.2 °C
occurred on 9 February 2023.
2.2 Airport Weather Station Cumulative Data

Figure 18. Monthly maximum dry bulb temperature from Airport Weather Station

Figure 19. Monthly average maximum dry bulb temperature from Airport Weather Station
 Figure 20. Monthly minimum dry bulb temperature from Airport Weather Station

Figure 21. Monthly average minimum dry bulb temperature from Airport Weather Station
 Figure 22. Monthly maximum relative humidity from Airport Weather Station

Figure 23. Monthly average maximum relative humidity from Airport Weather Station
Figure 24. Monthly maximum wind speed from Airport Weather Station

Figure 25. Monthly average wind speed from Airport Weather Station
3.0 Al Wajeh Data Comparison

3.1 Monthly Comparison with Al Wajeh (ASHRAE) Data

In this section, the dry bulb (DB) and wet bulb (WB) temperature readings from Quman island and the Airport were
compared to the available ASHRAE 2017 weather data for the closest location to the project site (Al Wajeh). The values
taken from ASHRAE were the 0.4% monthly peak for the month of February. The 0.4% value in ASHRAE means that the
temperatures in a month for that location will exceed design value for about 0.4% of the time. For a month, this is
approximately 3 hours. Therefore, the third highest value of the daily readings of the two weather stations were
considered in the comparison. The mean coincident wet bulb (MCWB) and mean coincident dry bulb (MCDB)
temperatures are the maximum corresponding temperature in each case.

Al Wajeh ASHRAE Quman weather Airport Weather

(0.4%) Station (0.4%) Station (0.4%)
DB MCWB DB MCWB DB MCWB
28.7 18.7 28.5 17.3 32.1 17.2

Table 3. Comparison of 0.4% monthly Design Dry Bulb and Mean Coincident Wet Bulb Temperatures between ASHRAE and
Weather Stations Readings

With the data extracted from table 3, the percent differences between the DB temperatures of the Al Wajeh ASHRAE data
and each of those belonging to Quman and the airport are 0.8% and 12% respectively. The DB associated with Quman is
negligibly lower than the reference while that of the airport is borderline significantly higher. As for the MCWB readings,
the percent differences associated with Quman and the airport are 7.5% and 7.9% respectively. Both differences are
negligible, noting that both readings are lower than the reference.

Al Wajeh ASHRAE Quman weather Airport Weather

(0.4%) Station (0.4%) Station (0.4%)
WB MCDB WB MCDB WB MCDB
23.2 25.7 20.9 28.5 19.0 31.2

Table 4. Comparison of 0.4% Monthly Design Wet Bulb and Mean Coincident Dry Bulb Temperatures Between ASHRAE and
Weather Stations Readings

Additionally, table 4 was used to calculate the percent difference associated with the WB and MCDB for both Quman and
the airport with the Al Wajeh ASHRAE data being the reference. Quman had a nonsignificant difference in WB of 9.8% and
the airport had a significant difference of 18.2%, with both WBs being lower than the reference. The differences in the
MCDB for Quman and the airport compared to the reference are 11.1% and 21.2% respectively. Note that the MCDB for
Quman is borderline significantly higher while the MCDB for the airport is significantly higher.
 3.2 Cumulative Comparison with Al Wajeh (ASHRAE) Data

Figure 26. Monthly 0.4% dry bulb and mean coincident wet bulb temperatures for Al-Wajh ASHRAE and Quman weather
station

Figure 27. Monthly 0.4% dry bulb and mean coincident wet bulb temperatures for Al-Wajh ASHRAE and Airport weather
station
Figure 28. Monthly 0.4% wet bulb and mean coincident dry bulb temperatures for Al-Wajh ASHRAE and Quman weather
station

Figure 29. Monthly 0.4% wet bulb and mean coincident dry bulb temperatures for Al-Wajh ASHRAE and Airport weather
station
Annexure A - Data Collected from Quman Weather Station
Refer to attached file “MET102 FEBRUARY 2023 DATA” for Quman Weather station data for Feb 2023.
Annexure B - Data Collected from Airport Weather Station
Refer to attached file “MET101 FEBRUARY 2023 DATA” for Airport Weather station data for Feb 2023.
F