WISCONSIN WIND DATA
MONTHLY WINDS AT MILWAUKEE (WI):
Elevation: 676 ft ASL. Anemometer Height: 20 ft;
Period of Record: 1948-1990 (average winds), 1970-1993
(gusts)
|
Month
|
Average
Speed
|
Prevailing
Wind
|
Calm
|
Peak
Gust
|
Record
Gust
|
Year of Record Gust
|
|
Jan
|
12.5
|
WNW-12.8
|
1.3
|
47.0
|
SW-66
|
1975
|
|
Feb
|
12.3
|
WNW-12.4
|
1.8
|
43.7
|
W-67
|
1971
|
|
Mar
|
12.8
|
WNW-12.7
|
2.0
|
48.4
|
SW-77
|
1991
|
|
Apr
|
12.7
|
NNE-13.9
|
2.1
|
49.8
|
W-67
|
1979
|
|
May
|
11.5
|
NNE-13.2
|
2.4
|
47.8
|
SW-74
|
1974
|
|
Jun
|
10.4
|
NNE-11.3
|
2.2
|
50.1
|
W-76
|
1971
|
|
Jul
|
9.7
|
SW-10.8
|
3.2
|
49.2
|
NW-81
|
1984
|
|
Aug
|
9.4
|
SW-10.4
|
3.2
|
45.2
|
NW-64
|
1989
|
|
Sep
|
10.4
|
SSW-11.0
|
2.8
|
44.6
|
NW-62
|
1980
|
|
Oct
|
11.4
|
SSW-12.1
|
2.5
|
43.4
|
NW-53
|
1990
|
|
Nov
|
12.3
|
WNW-13.1
|
1.8
|
46.6
|
SW-56
NW-56
|
1988
1989
|
|
Dec
|
12.3
|
WNW-12.4
|
1.4
|
47.3
|
N-61
|
1979
|
|
Annual
|
11.4
|
WNW-10.9
|
2.2
|
63.0
|
NW-81
|
Jul 1984
|
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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