The wind rose chart is often used to visualize wind patterns. In this example, the chart shows the wind speed distribution. This is achieved with a polar stacked column chart.
| Table of Frequencies (percent) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direction | < 0.5 m/s | 0.5-2 m/s | 2-4 m/s | 4-6 m/s | 6-8 m/s | 8-10 m/s | > 10 m/s | Total |
| N | 1.81 | 1.78 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.75 |
| NNE | 0.62 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.71 |
| NE | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.71 |
| ENE | 0.59 | 1.22 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.88 |
| E | 0.62 | 2.20 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.32 |
| ESE | 1.22 | 2.01 | 1.55 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| SE | 1.61 | 3.06 | 2.37 | 2.14 | 1.74 | 0.39 | 0.13 | 11.45 |
| SSE | 2.04 | 3.42 | 1.97 | 0.86 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 9.31 |
| S | 2.66 | 4.74 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.83 |
| SSW | 2.96 | 4.14 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.37 |
| SW | 2.53 | 4.01 | 1.22 | 0.49 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.39 |
| WSW | 1.97 | 2.66 | 1.97 | 0.79 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.70 |
| W | 1.64 | 1.71 | 0.92 | 1.45 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 6.09 |
| WNW | 1.32 | 2.40 | 0.99 | 1.61 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.64 |
| NW | 1.58 | 4.28 | 1.28 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.03 | 9.28 |
| NNW | 1.51 | 5.00 | 1.32 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 8.39 |
| Total | 25.53 | 44.54 | 15.07 | 8.52 | 4.31 | 1.81 | 0.23 | |