WISCONSIN WIND DATA
MONTHLY WINDS AT DULUTH (MN):
Elevation: 1,428 ft ASL. Anemometer Height: 21
ft;
Period of Record: 1948-1990 (average winds), 1966-1993
(gusts)
|
Month
|
Average
Speed
|
Prevailing
Wind
|
Calm
|
Peak
Gust
|
Record
Gust
|
Year of Record Gust
|
|
Jan
|
11.8
|
NW-13.6
|
3.0
|
42.3
|
NW-58
|
1972
|
|
Feb
|
11.5
|
NW-12.9
|
3.3
|
40.6
|
NW-55
|
1967
|
|
Mar
|
12.1
|
E-14.5
|
3.3
|
45.5
|
E-71
|
1985
|
|
Apr
|
12.7
|
E-14.4
|
3.2
|
46.3
|
E-60
|
1986
|
|
May
|
11.8
|
E-13.0
|
3.0
|
44.5
|
W-71
|
1981
|
|
Jun
|
10.7
|
ESE-10.4
|
3.6
|
43.8
|
W-69
|
1986
|
|
Jul
|
9.7
|
WNW-10.9
|
4.5
|
41.4
|
NW-61
|
1967
|
|
Aug
|
9.5
|
ESE-9.5
|
4.3
|
39.8
|
SW-56
|
1975
|
|
Sep
|
10.6
|
WNW-11.5
|
3.4
|
40.2
|
SW-60
|
1991
|
|
Oct
|
11.4
|
NW-12.4
|
2.6
|
46.1
|
NW-70
|
1987
|
|
Nov
|
12.0
|
WNW-13.9
|
2.6
|
43.1
|
NE-54
NW-54
|
1974
1993
|
|
Dec
|
11.6
|
NW-12.5
|
2.9
|
42.4
|
SW-54
|
1967
|
|
Annual
|
11.3
|
NW-12.8
|
3.3
|
58.3
|
E-71
W-71
|
Mar 1985
May 1981
|
Notes:
-
"Prevailing Wind" refers to the most frequently observed
wind speed and direction.
-
"Calm" refers to the percent of the hourly observations
with no recorded wind.
-
"Peak Gust" refers to the mean annual maximum gust.
-
"Record Gust" refers to the speed and direction of the
maximum gust during the period of record.
All wind speeds are reported in miles per hour.
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