WISCONSIN WIND DATA


 
ANNUAL FREQUENCY OF WIND SPEED (PERCENT):
 
Station
1-4
mph
5-7
mph
8-12
mph
13-18
mph
19-24
mph
25-31
mph
32-38
mph
Madison (WI)
7.1
21.9
31.9
25.3
4.9
1.1
0.2
Milwaukee (WI)
5.5
17.8
34.2
30.6
7.5
1.9
0.3
Green Bay (WI)
6.6
25.6
33.0
24.2
5.4
0.9
0.1
Duluth (MN)
3.7
19.4
35.0
29.9
6.4
1.8
0.4
Rochester (MN)
4.5
14.8
32.5
31.1
10.9
2.7
0.4
Minneapolis (MN)
6.7
21.1
33.6
28.0
5.9
1.2
0.1
Rockford (IL)
6.9
23.4
31.8
26.9
4.7
0.9
0.1

Note:  This table shows the annual frequency of wind speed from hourly observations by category, in percent.
   This table does not include information on wind gusts, which are of much shorter duration.

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