ML082410098
| ML082410098 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Three Mile Island  |
| Issue date: | 06/04/2004 |
| From: | Dellinger D US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML082410098 (12) | |
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Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH)
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DATA THROUGH 2002 YRS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN BIRMINGHAM AP,AL 59 8.1 8.7 9.0 8.2 6.8 6.0 5.7 5.4 6.3 6.2 7.2 7.7 7.1 HUNTSVILLE, AL 35 9.0 9.4 9.8 9.2 7.9 6.9 6.0 5.8 6.7 7.3 8.1 9.0 7.9 MOBILE, AL 54 10.1 10.3 10.7 10.1 8.7 7.5 6.9 6.7 7.7 8.0 8.9 9.6 8.8 MONTGOMERY, AL 58 7.7 8.2 8.3 7.3 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.2 5.9 5.7 6.5 7.1 6.6 ANCHORAGE, AK 49 6.4 6.8 7.1 7.3 8.5 8.4 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.3 7.1 ANNETTE, AK 38 11.6 11.8 10.5 10.6 9.0 8.5 7.7 8.1 8.8 11.2 11.7 12.0 10.1 BARROW, AK 69 11.9 11.3 11.3 11.5 12.0 11.5 11.7 12.4 13.2 13.3 12.5 11.7 12.0 BARTER IS.,AK 33 15.1 14.4 13.7 12.0 12.7 11.6 10.9 11.8 13.2 14.8 14.9 13.9 13.2 BETHEL, AK 44 14.5 14.7 13.7 12.9 11.5 11.0 10.6 11.0 11.6 12.3 13.2 13.6 12.6 BETTLES,AK 27 5.8 6.3 7.0 7.4 7.2 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.4 5.8 5.6 6.5 BIG DELTA,AK 26 11.2 10.2 8.8 8.0 8.2 6.9 6.1 6.6 7.6 8.7 10.2 10.0 8.5 COLD BAY,AK 47 17.5 17.9 17.4 17.5 16.2 15.8 15.6 16.2 16.2 16.6 17.5 17.5 16.8 FAIRBANKS, AK 51 3.0 3.9 5.3 6.6 7.7 7.1 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.3 3.8 3.0 5.4 GULKANA,AK 14 5.0 4.9 6.3 8.5 8.7 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 4.1 3.3 6.5 HOMER, AK 28 7.8 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.2 7.8 7.1 6.6 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.8 7.6 JUNEAU, AK 57 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.5 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.4 8.0 9.5 8.4 8.8 8.2 KING SALMON, AK 47 10.5 11.0 11.3 10.9 11.0 10.5 9.9 10.0 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.1 10.5 KODIAK, AK 49 12.7 12.5 12.5 11.6 10.6 9.3 7.7 8.4 9.7 11.4 12.5 12.6 11.0 KOTZEBUE, AK 56 13.9 13.0 11.9 12.0 10.7 11.9 12.7 13.2 13.2 13.5 14.4 12.9 12.8 MCGRATH, AK 52 3.2 4.2 5.3 6.5 6.7 6.4 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.4 3.7 3.2 5.2 NOME, AK 55 10.8 11.0 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.7 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (1 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH) 9.7 10.4 11.0 10.5 11.5 10.3 10.4 ST. PAUL ISLAND, AK 28 19.9 20.0 18.8 17.4 14.9 13.6 12.1 13.7 15.4 17.4 20.0 20.1 16.9 TALKEETNA, AK 19 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.7 4.9 5.1 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.8 5.0 4.9 4.8 VALDEZ, AK 22 7.5 7.8 6.7 5.2 5.8 5.9 4.9 4.2 4.3 6.3 7.5 7.0 6.1 YAKUTAT, AK 54 7.2 7.3 7.0 7.1 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.9 7.8 7.2 7.8 7.1 FLAGSTAFF, AZ 35 6.5 6.6 7.1 7.6 7.3 7.0 5.5 5.0 5.6 5.8 6.6 6.6 6.4 PHOENIX, AZ 57 5.3 5.8 6.6 6.9 7.0 6.7 7.1 6.6 6.3 5.8 5.3 5.1 6.2 TUCSON, AZ 57 7.9 8.1 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.4 7.9 8.3 8.2 8.1 7.8 8.3 WINSLOW, AZ 42 7.1 8.5 10.3 11.3 10.7 10.6 9.0 8.4 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.7 8.8 YUMA, AZ 28 7.3 7.4 7.9 8.3 8.3 8.5 9.5 8.9 7.3 6.6 6.9 7.2 7.8 FORT SMITH, AR 57 8.2 8.5 9.4 8.9 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.8 7.8 8.1 7.6 LITTLE ROCK, AR 60 8.4 8.9 9.6 9.0 7.6 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.6 6.8 8.0 8.1 7.8 BAKERSFIELD, CA 50 5.2 5.8 6.5 7.1 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.8 6.2 5.5 5.1 5.0 6.4 BLUE CANYON, CA 50 7.8 7.7 7.4 6.5 6.5 6.3 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.7 EUREKA, CA. 54 6.9 7.2 7.6 8.0 7.9 7.4 6.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.4 6.8 FRESNO, CA 53 5.2 5.7 6.7 7.4 8.1 8.3 7.4 6.8 6.1 5.2 4.7 4.9 6.4 LONG BEACH, CA 33 5.2 6.0 6.7 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.6 5.2 5.0 6.2 LOS ANGELES AP, CA 54 6.7 7.4 8.1 8.5 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.6 7.5 LOS ANGELES C.O., CA 28 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.3 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.8 5.8 5.7 MOUNT SHASTA, CA 3 5.0 5.2 5.8 6.2 5.4 5.4 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.2 5.2 5.4 5.1 REDDING, CA 16 6.2 7.1 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.5 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.4 6.6 SACRAMENTO, CA 52 7.1 7.3 8.4 8.6 9.0 9.6 8.9 8.4 7.4 6.4 6.0 6.4 7.8 SAN DIEGO, CA 62 6.0 6.6 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.1 6.5 5.9 5.6 7.0 SAN FRANCISCO AP, CA 75 7.2 8.6 10.5 12.2 13.4 14.0 13.6 12.8 11.1 9.4 7.5 7.1 10.6 SAN FRANCISCO C.O., CA 28 6.7 7.5 8.5 9.5 10.4 10.9 11.2 10.5 9.1 7.6 6.3 6.5 8.7 SANTA BARBARA, CA 31 5.1 5.9 6.7 7.6 7.0 6.7 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (2 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH) 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.5 5.2 4.4 6.0 SANTA MARIA, CA 22 6.4 7.2 8.1 8.0 8.2 7.8 6.5 6.3 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.9 STOCKTON, CA 42 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.4 9.2 9.2 8.2 7.7 7.1 6.4 5.8 6.4 7.5 ALAMOSA, CO 11 5.6 6.6 8.4 10.3 9.7 9.0 7.0 6.2 6.5 6.4 5.6 4.9 7.2 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 54 9.4 10.0 11.1 11.6 11.2 10.4 9.3 8.9 9.4 9.6 9.5 9.4 10.0 DENVER, CO 47 8.6 8.7 9.6 10.0 9.3 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.9 7.8 8.2 8.4 8.6 GRAND JUNCTION, CO 56 5.7 6.7 8.4 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.1 9.0 7.9 6.8 6.0 8.2 PUEBLO, CO 47 7.8 8.5 9.6 10.3 9.7 9.3 8.7 7.9 7.9 7.4 7.5 7.7 8.5 BRIDGEPORT, CT 30 12.5 12.9 13.0 12.4 11.1 9.9 9.4 9.5 10.5 11.3 12.0 12.1 11.4 HARTFORD, CT 48 8.9 9.4 9.9 9.8 8.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.8 8.4 8.7 8.4 WILMINGTON, DE 54 9.8 10.3 11.0 10.4 9.0 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.8 8.1 9.2 9.3 9.0 WASHINGTON DULLES AP, D.C. 40 8.1 8.6 9.0 8.8 7.4 6.8 6.2 5.8 6.2 6.6 7.6 7.7 7.4 WASHINGTON NAT'L AP, D.C. 54 10.0 10.3 10.9 10.5 9.3 8.9 8.3 8.1 8.3 8.7 9.4 9.6 9.4 APALACHICOLA, FL 54 8.3 8.7 8.9 8.5 7.7 7.1 6.4 6.4 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 DAYTONA BEACH, FL 57 8.8 9.3 9.8 9.4 8.9 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.9 8.3 8.3 8.5 FORT MYERS, FL 57 8.3 8.9 9.3 8.8 8.0 7.2 6.6 6.7 7.4 8.4 8.1 7.9 8.0 GAINESVILLE, FL 19 6.9 7.4 7.8 7.2 6.9 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.5 JACKSONVILLE, FL 53 8.1 8.7 9.1 8.5 7.9 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.4 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.8 KEY WEST, FL 49 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.2 10.5 9.6 9.4 9.2 9.6 10.8 12.0 11.8 10.9 MIAMI, FL 53 9.5 10.0 10.5 10.5 9.5 8.3 7.9 7.9 8.2 9.2 9.7 9.1 9.2 ORLANDO, FL 54 9.0 9.6 9.9 9.4 8.8 8.0 7.3 7.2 7.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.5 PENSACOLA, FL 38 9.0 9.3 9.8 9.5 8.6 7.6 6.9 6.7 7.6 7.9 8.2 8.8 8.3 TALLAHASSEE, FL 41 6.7 7.1 7.5 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 6.3 5.9 6.3 6.2 TAMPA, FL 56 8.6 9.1 9.4 9.2 8.6 7.9 7.1 6.9 7.6 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.3 VERO BEACH, FL 19 8.7 9.0 9.9 9.5 9.1 7.7 6.9 6.5 7.3 8.6 8.6 8.0 8.3 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 60 10.1 10.5 11.0 10.9 9.9 8.3 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (3 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH) 7.7 7.7 8.7 10.0 10.4 10.0 9.6 ATHENS, GA 47 8.3 8.6 8.7 8.3 7.1 6.6 6.3 5.8 6.4 6.6 7.3 8.0 7.3 ATLANTA, GA 64 10.4 10.6 10.9 10.1 8.7 8.1 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.5 9.1 9.8 9.1 AUGUSTA,GA 51 6.9 7.5 7.9 7.4 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.5 6.4 COLUMBUS, GA 44 7.2 7.7 8.0 7.2 6.6 6.1 5.8 5.5 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.9 6.7 MACON, GA 54 8.0 8.4 8.8 8.3 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.2 6.7 6.5 6.9 7.5 7.4 SAVANNAH, GA 52 8.2 8.6 9.1 8.6 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.7 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.6 7.7 HILO, HI 53 7.4 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8 7.2 7.2 HONOLULU,HI 53 9.4 10.1 11.3 11.6 11.6 12.6 13.1 12.8 11.2 10.5 10.7 10.4 11.3 KAHULUI, HI 30 10.8 11.2 12.2 13.4 13.0 14.9 15.5 14.7 13.0 12.2 11.8 11.3 12.8 LIHUE, HI 52 11.1 11.7 12.7 13.5 12.8 13.2 13.7 13.1 11.7 11.8 12.4 12.0 12.5 BOISE, ID 63 7.9 8.9 9.9 9.9 9.4 9.0 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.1 8.7 POCATELLO, ID 50 10.5 10.5 11.1 11.6 10.5 10.1 9.1 8.9 9.0 9.5 10.1 9.9 10.1 CAIRO,IL 22 9.8 9.8 10.6 10.2 8.2 7.4 6.5 6.2 7.0 7.3 9.1 9.3 8.5 CHICAGO,IL 44 11.6 11.4 11.8 11.9 10.5 9.3 8.4 8.2 8.9 10.1 11.1 11.0 10.3 MOLINE, IL 59 10.7 10.6 11.7 11.8 10.1 8.8 7.5 7.1 8.0 9.2 10.6 10.3 9.7 PEORIA, IL 59 10.9 10.9 11.7 11.6 9.9 8.9 7.8 7.3 8.3 9.3 10.6 10.6 9.8 ROCKFORD, IL 52 10.5 10.6 11.6 11.8 10.4 9.3 8.1 7.7 8.4 9.5 10.6 10.4 9.9 SPRINGFIELD, IL 55 12.2 12.2 13.2 13.0 11.1 9.6 8.3 7.9 8.7 10.1 12.2 12.0 10.9 EVANSVILLE, IN 62 9.2 9.3 10.0 9.6 7.9 7.1 6.2 5.8 6.4 6.9 8.7 8.9 8.0 FORT WAYNE, IN 56 11.5 11.0 11.7 11.6 10.0 8.9 8.0 7.3 8.2 9.1 10.9 11.1 9.9 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 54 10.9 10.8 11.6 11.2 9.6 8.5 7.5 7.2 7.9 8.9 10.5 10.5 9.6 SOUTH BEND, IN 54 11.9 11.2 11.9 11.6 10.2 9.1 8.1 7.7 8.5 9.5 11.0 11.2 10.2 DES MOINES, IA 53 11.4 11.2 12.4 12.6 11.0 10.1 8.9 8.6 9.4 10.3 11.3 11.1 10.7 SIOUX CITY, IA 61 11.4 11.2 12.3 13.2 11.8 10.7 9.2 9.1 9.9 10.5 11.4 11.0 11.0 WATERLOO, IA 46 11.4 11.4 12.1 12.6 11.1 9.8 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (4 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH) 8.4 8.3 9.0 10.2 11.0 11.0 10.5 CONCORDIA, KS 40 11.7 12.1 13.4 13.8 12.1 11.7 11.3 10.9 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.5 11.9 DODGE CITY, KS 60 13.5 13.9 15.5 15.5 14.6 14.0 13.1 12.5 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.4 13.9 GOODLAND, KS 54 12.4 12.4 14.0 14.4 13.5 12.7 11.9 11.5 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.5 TOPEKA, KS 53 9.7 10.2 11.5 11.7 10.2 9.4 8.4 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.7 9.5 9.6 WICHITA, KS 49 12.0 12.5 13.8 14.0 12.3 12.2 11.3 11.1 11.6 11.9 12.1 11.7 12.2 GREATER CINCINNATI AP 55 10.4 10.4 11.0 10.6 8.7 7.9 7.2 6.8 7.4 8.1 9.7 10.0 9.0 JACKSON, KY 21 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.1 6.4 LEXINGTON, KY 55 10.6 10.6 10.9 10.4 8.6 7.9 7.2 6.8 7.6 8.1 9.9 10.3 9.1 LOUISVILLE, KY 55 9.5 9.5 10.1 9.7 8.0 7.4 6.8 6.4 6.8 7.2 8.9 9.1 8.3 PADUCAH KY 18 8.8 8.9 9.4 8.9 7.4 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.6 6.5 8.2 8.4 7.4 BATON ROUGE, LA 51 8.7 9.1 9.1 8.7 7.6 6.5 5.9 5.6 6.4 6.6 7.4 8.1 7.5 LAKE CHARLES, LA 41 9.8 10.0 10.2 9.8 8.6 7.5 6.1 6.1 7.1 7.8 8.8 9.3 8.4 NEW ORLEANS, LA 54 9.3 9.8 9.9 9.4 8.1 6.8 6.1 5.9 7.3 7.6 8.7 9.0 8.2 SHREVEPORT, LA 50 9.2 9.6 10.0 9.6 8.3 7.6 7.1 6.6 7.2 7.4 8.3 8.8 8.3 CARIBOU, ME 22 11.1 10.8 11.7 10.9 10.3 9.3 8.6 8.1 9.2 10.0 10.0 10.4 10.0 PORTLAND, ME 62 9.0 9.4 10.0 9.9 9.1 8.2 7.6 7.5 7.8 8.4 8.8 9.0 8.7 BALTIMORE, MD 52 9.4 9.9 10.7 10.2 8.9 8.2 7.6 7.5 7.7 8.1 8.8 8.9 8.8 BLUE HILL, MA 61 17.2 17.2 17.2 16.4 14.6 13.8 12.9 12.6 13.5 15.2 16.2 16.7 15.3 BOSTON, MA 45 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.1 12.0 11.4 11.0 10.8 11.3 11.9 12.7 13.4 12.4 WORCESTER, MA 36 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.0 10.0 8.9 8.4 8.3 8.6 9.4 10.4 10.9 10.1 ALPENA, MI 42 8.8 8.4 8.9 9.2 8.3 7.5 7.0 6.7 7.1 7.8 8.5 8.4 8.1 DETROIT, MI 44 11.9 11.4 11.7 11.3 10.1 9.2 8.5 8.1 8.7 9.7 11.2 11.3 10.3 FLINT, MI 61 11.8 11.2 11.8 11.5 10.1 9.0 8.1 7.8 8.8 9.8 11.2 11.3 10.2 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 39 11.4 10.6 11.1 11.0 9.7 8.9 8.3 7.9 8.3 9.4 10.5 10.7 9.8 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (5 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
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HOUGHTON LAKE, MI 21 9.7 9.1 9.1 9.5 8.8 7.8 7.5 7.0 7.8 8.8 9.6 9.3 8.7 LANSING, MI 43 11.7 10.9 11.2 11.1 9.9 8.8 8.0 7.5 8.2 9.4 10.7 11.0 9.9 MUSKEGON, MI 41 12.2 11.6 11.6 11.5 9.9 9.3 8.8 8.6 9.3 10.7 11.9 11.7 10.6 SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 61 9.6 9.3 10.0 10.3 9.7 8.5 7.8 7.7 8.6 9.2 9.7 9.6 9.2 DULUTH, MN 53 11.6 11.3 11.8 12.3 11.6 10.4 9.4 9.4 10.3 11.2 11.6 11.2 11.0 INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN 50 8.9 8.8 9.4 9.9 9.4 8.5 7.7 7.5 8.5 9.3 9.4 8.8 8.8 MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL, MN 64 10.5 10.4 11.3 12.2 11.1 10.4 9.4 9.2 10.0 10.6 11.0 10.4 10.5 ROCHESTER, MN 42 14.2 13.7 14.1 14.3 13.2 12.1 10.8 10.4 11.5 12.7 13.6 13.7 12.9 SAINT CLOUD, MN 16 8.4 8.4 9.0 9.8 9.2 8.3 7.1 6.5 7.2 8.4 8.6 8.2 8.3 JACKSON, MS 39 8.2 8.4 8.7 8.0 6.8 6.1 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.2 6.9 7.8 7.0 MERIDIAN, MS 43 7.1 7.5 7.9 7.1 6.0 5.2 4.9 4.6 5.3 5.2 6.1 6.9 6.2 TUPELO, MS 19 7.6 8.2 8.3 7.8 6.6 5.7 5.3 5.2 6.1 6.0 6.9 7.5 6.8 COLUMBIA, MO 32 10.7 10.8 11.7 11.5 9.1 8.7 8.2 7.9 8.6 9.3 10.6 10.6 9.8 KANSAS CITY, MO 30 11.1 11.1 12.3 12.3 10.3 9.9 9.2 8.8 9.6 10.5 11.2 10.9 10.6 ST. LOUIS, MO 53 10.6 10.8 11.6 11.3 9.4 8.8 8.0 7.6 8.2 8.9 10.2 10.3 9.6 SPRINGFIELD, MO 57 11.4 11.5 12.5 12.0 10.2 9.3 8.4 8.4 9.1 10.1 11.0 11.2 10.4 BILLINGS, MT 63 13.0 12.3 11.4 11.4 10.7 10.1 9.5 9.5 10.2 11.0 12.2 13.0 11.2 GLASGOW, MT 33 9.8 10.1 11.2 12.3 12.2 11.1 10.5 10.9 10.9 10.6 9.5 9.7 10.7 GREAT FALLS, MT 61 14.9 13.9 12.8 12.6 11.3 11.1 10.0 10.1 11.2 12.9 14.5 15.2 12.5 HAVRE, MT 3 8.8 9.4 10.2 11.6 12.4 10.8 9.8 9.0 9.4 9.1 10.6 10.8 10.2 HELENA, MT 62 6.7 7.3 8.2 9.1 8.8 8.5 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.1 6.7 7.7 KALISPELL, MT 40 5.6 5.6 6.7 7.7 7.4 6.9 6.3 6.3 6.1 5.1 5.3 5.1 6.2 MISSOULA, MT 58 5.1 5.6 6.7 7.6 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.7 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.7 6.2 GRAND ISLAND, NE 53 11.7 11.7 13.1 14.0 12.6 11.8 10.5 10.3 11.0 11.2 11.8 11.6 11.8 LINCOLN, NE 30 9.6 10.0 11.3 12.1 10.5 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.5 9.9 9.9 9.6 10.1 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (6 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
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NORFOLK, NE 26 11.6 11.5 12.5 13.1 11.5 10.8 9.7 9.5 10.3 11.0 11.4 11.3 11.2 NORTH PLATTE, NE 50 9.2 9.8 11.5 12.6 11.5 10.4 9.5 9.2 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.0 10.1 OMAHA EPPLEY AP, NE 66 10.9 11.1 12.2 12.6 10.9 10.1 8.8 8.8 9.4 9.8 10.9 10.7 10.5 OMAHA (NORTH), NE 9 9.9 9.2 10.5 10.2 8.9 8.3 7.5 7.6 8.6 9.0 9.7 9.8 9.1 SCOTTSBLUFF, NE 51 10.6 11.1 12.0 12.5 11.8 10.5 9.3 8.9 9.4 9.7 10.2 10.4 10.5 VALENTINE, NE 34 9.3 9.4 10.4 11.1 11.0 9.9 9.1 9.2 9.7 9.5 9.7 9.2 9.8 ELKO, NV 47 5.2 5.7 6.6 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.2 5.9 5.4 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.9 ELY, NV 61 10.1 10.3 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.3 LAS VEGAS, NV 54 7.4 8.5 10.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.2 9.6 9.0 8.1 7.8 7.3 9.2 RENO, NV 60 5.6 6.2 7.8 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.2 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.3 6.6 WINNEMUCCA, NV 46 7.6 8.0 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.4 8.0 CONCORD, NH 60 7.2 7.9 8.1 7.8 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.4 5.6 6.0 6.6 7.0 6.7 MT. WASHINGTON, NH 67 46.1 44.3 41.4 35.8 29.7 27.3 25.3 24.7 28.8 33.8 39.5 44.5 35.1 ATLANTIC CITY AP, NJ 44 10.7 11.1 11.8 11.4 10.1 9.1 8.3 7.9 8.3 8.7 9.9 10.3 9.8 NEWARK, NJ 58 11.2 11.5 11.9 11.2 10.0 9.5 8.9 8.7 9.0 9.4 10.2 10.8 10.2 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 63 8.0 8.8 9.9 10.7 10.5 9.8 8.9 8.1 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.6 8.9 CLAYTON, NM 10 11.9 12.4 13.1 14.4 13.2 12.9 11.2 10.2 11.3 11.8 11.8 12.1 12.2 ROSWELL, NM 29 7.7 8.6 10.1 10.2 9.9 9.7 8.6 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.6 8.7 ALBANY, NY 64 9.8 10.1 10.6 10.5 9.0 8.3 7.5 7.0 7.4 8.0 9.1 9.3 8.9 BINGHAMTON, NY 51 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.2 9.9 9.3 8.4 8.2 8.8 9.7 10.8 11.0 10.1 BUFFALO, NY 63 14.0 13.3 13.1 12.3 11.4 10.8 10.2 9.7 10.2 11.1 12.6 13.1 11.8 ISLIP, NY 19 9.6 10.1 10.5 9.8 9.0 8.4 7.7 7.4 7.7 8.3 9.4 9.3 8.9 NEW YORK C.PARK, NY 65 10.6 10.7 11.0 10.2 8.8 8.1 7.6 7.5 8.1 8.8 9.8 10.1 9.3 NEW YORK (JFK AP), NY 44 13.0 13.3 13.5 12.7 11.6 10.7 10.2 10.0 10.4 11.0 12.2 12.7 11.8 NEW YORK (LAGUARDIA AP), NY 54 13.7 13.8 13.9 12.9 11.6 11.0 10.4 10.3 11.0 11.6 12.8 13.4 12.2 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (7 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
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ROCHESTER, NY 62 11.6 11.1 11.0 10.7 9.3 8.6 8.0 7.7 8.1 8.8 10.2 10.7 9.6 SYRACUSE, NY 53 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.4 9.0 8.3 7.9 7.5 8.2 8.7 10.2 10.3 9.4 ASHEVILLE, NC 38 9.2 9.2 9.2 8.6 6.9 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.5 6.6 7.9 8.6 7.4 CAPE HATTERAS, NC 44 11.8 11.7 11.9 11.7 10.6 10.6 10.0 9.5 10.3 10.6 10.6 11.2 10.9 CHARLOTTE, NC 53 7.8 8.2 8.8 8.6 7.5 6.9 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.9 7.3 7.4 GREENSBORO-WNSTN-SALM-HGHPT,NC 74 8.1 8.5 9.1 8.8 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 6.6 7.0 7.5 7.6 7.5 RALEIGH, NC 53 8.2 8.6 9.3 8.8 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 7.1 7.7 7.6 WILMINGTON, NC 51 9.0 9.6 10.0 10.1 9.1 8.4 7.9 7.3 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.6 BISMARCK, ND 63 10.0 9.9 10.9 11.9 11.6 10.4 9.2 9.4 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.5 10.2 FARGO, ND 60 12.6 12.4 13.1 13.6 12.9 11.6 10.5 11.0 11.8 12.5 12.8 12.2 12.2 GRAND FORKS, ND 5 10.8 11.5 11.0 11.0 11.3 10.0 8.3 8.9 9.2 10.3 10.3 10.7 10.3 WILLISTON, ND 38 9.5 9.7 10.1 11.0 11.1 10.3 9.3 9.4 9.7 9.9 9.0 9.4 9.9 AKRON, OH 54 11.6 11.1 11.4 10.8 9.1 8.4 7.6 7.3 8.0 9.1 10.8 11.3 9.7 CLEVELAND, OH 61 12.2 11.8 12.0 11.5 10.0 9.2 8.6 8.2 8.9 9.9 11.8 12.0 10.5 COLUMBUS, OH 53 9.8 9.6 10.1 9.6 8.1 7.2 6.5 6.2 6.4 7.4 9.1 9.4 8.3 DAYTON, OH 59 11.4 11.3 11.7 11.3 9.7 8.8 7.9 7.3 8.1 9.0 11.0 11.1 9.9 MANSFIELD, OH 18 12.6 11.9 11.8 11.4 9.9 9.1 7.9 7.8 8.5 9.9 11.1 11.7 10.3 TOLEDO, OH 47 11.0 10.5 11.0 10.9 9.5 8.4 7.5 7.1 7.7 8.8 10.2 10.4 9.4 YOUNGSTOWN, OH 53 11.4 11.1 11.3 10.8 9.4 8.4 7.7 7.4 8.1 9.2 10.8 11.1 9.7 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 54 12.5 13.1 14.3 14.2 12.5 11.8 10.9 10.4 10.8 11.8 12.3 12.3 12.2 TULSA, OK 54 10.3 10.7 11.9 11.9 10.6 9.9 9.3 8.8 9.1 9.6 10.3 10.1 10.2 ASTORIA, OR 49 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.5 8.6 9.1 8.5 EUGENE, OR 50 7.8 7.8 8.2 7.7 7.4 7.6 8.0 7.6 7.4 6.7 7.4 7.6 7.6 MEDFORD, OR 53 4.1 4.5 5.2 5.6 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.3 4.5 3.7 3.6 3.7 4.8 PENDLETON, OR 49 7.6 8.2 9.1 9.8 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.6 8.3 7.6 7.8 7.8 8.6 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (8 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
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PORTLAND, OR 54 9.9 9.3 8.3 7.4 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.1 6.5 6.5 8.6 9.6 7.9 SALEM, OR 54 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.2 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.1 6.0 7.4 7.8 7.0 SEXTON SUMMIT, OR 54 12.8 12.5 11.4 10.4 10.2 10.8 11.6 10.7 10.8 11.6 14.0 13.2 11.7 GUAM, PC 12 9.9 11.3 10.8 10.8 9.6 8.3 6.9 6.8 6.2 7.5 9.7 11.2 9.1 JOHNSTON ISLAND, PC 23 14.4 15.8 16.9 16.7 15.9 16.1 16.0 15.4 14.4 15.0 16.0 16.9 15.8 KOROR, PC 37 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.9 6.3 6.7 6.5 6.7 6.2 6.9 6.8 KWAJALEIN, MARSHALL IS., PC 36 16.8 16.3 16.3 15.0 13.9 13.1 11.2 9.8 9.1 10.0 12.2 16.5 13.3 MAJURO, MARSHALL IS, PC 38 12.7 13.2 12.9 12.2 11.2 10.0 8.4 7.4 7.1 7.4 8.7 12.0 10.3 PAGO PAGO, AMER SAMOA, PC 35 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.8 10.7 12.5 13.1 13.2 12.8 12.2 10.8 9.7 10.9 POHNPEI, CAROLINE IS., PC 28 8.1 8.4 7.7 7.1 6.5 5.8 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.9 5.4 7.2 6.3 CHUUK, E. CAROLINE IS., PC 37 11.0 11.3 10.9 9.9 8.8 7.5 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.8 8.1 9.9 9.0 WAKE ISLAND, PC 43 13.6 13.5 14.5 15.6 14.3 12.6 12.6 12.0 12.4 14.0 16.0 14.9 13.8 YAP, W CAROLINE IS., PC 33 9.6 10.1 9.7 8.9 7.8 6.9 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.4 7.4 8.8 8.0 ALLENTOWN, PA 53 10.1 10.5 11.1 10.3 9.0 8.1 7.2 6.8 7.3 8.0 9.2 9.5 8.9 ERIE, PA. 48 13.1 12.0 11.9 11.2 9.9 9.6 9.0 9.0 9.9 11.1 12.8 13.0 11.0 HARRISBURG, PA 48 8.2 9.0 9.5 9.1 7.6 6.8 6.2 5.8 6.0 6.6 7.8 8.0 7.5 MIDDLETOWN/HARRISBURG INTL APT 60 8.6 9.1 9.8 9.3 7.8 6.9 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.6 7.9 8.1 7.7 PHILADELPHIA, PA 62 10.3 10.9 11.3 10.8 9.5 8.8 8.2 8.0 8.3 8.8 9.6 10.0 9.5 PITTSBURGH, PA 50 10.4 10.3 10.6 10.2 8.7 8.0 7.3 6.8 7.4 8.3 9.7 10.1 9.0 AVOCA, PA 47 8.8 9.0 9.4 9.3 8.4 7.7 7.2 6.9 7.4 7.7 8.5 8.7 8.2 WILLIAMSPORT, PA 40 8.6 8.7 9.0 8.9 7.7 6.8 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.6 7.9 8.2 7.6 BLOCK IS.,RI 6 12.6 12.1 11.8 10.9 10.2 9.9 9.6 8.1 8.0 9.3 12.6 11.8 10.6 PROVIDENCE, RI 49 10.9 11.4 11.9 11.8 10.6 9.9 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.5 10.2 10.5 10.4 CHARLESTON AP,SC 53 9.1 9.8 10.0 9.7 8.6 8.3 7.8 7.4 7.7 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.6 COLUMBIA, SC 54 7.2 7.7 8.2 8.2 7.0 6.6 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (9 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH) 6.3 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.8 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG AP, SC 40 7.6 8.0 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.5 6.1 5.7 6.2 6.5 6.8 7.4 7.0 ABERDEEN, SD 26 11.1 11.3 12.1 12.7 12.2 10.5 9.2 9.8 10.4 10.8 10.9 10.5 11.0 HURON, SD 63 11.4 11.3 12.3 13.2 12.3 11.2 10.3 10.4 11.1 11.3 11.7 11.1 11.5 RAPID CITY, SD 52 10.7 11.1 12.4 13.1 12.2 10.9 10.1 10.2 11.0 11.2 10.9 10.5 11.2 SIOUX FALLS, SD 54 10.9 11.1 12.2 12.9 11.8 10.7 9.8 9.8 10.3 10.7 11.3 10.7 11.0 BRISTOL-JHNSN CTY-KNGSPRT,TN 48 6.4 6.6 7.1 6.9 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.6 5.4 5.8 5.4 CHATTANOOGA, TN 62 6.9 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.9 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.9 4.9 6.0 6.4 6.0 KNOXVILLE, TN 60 7.7 8.0 8.4 8.4 6.8 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.7 7.2 6.9 MEMPHIS, TN 54 10.0 10.1 10.7 10.2 8.8 7.9 7.5 6.9 7.5 7.7 9.0 9.6 8.8 NASHVILLE, TN 61 9.1 9.3 9.9 9.2 7.6 7.0 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.8 8.4 8.9 8.0 OAK RIDGE,TN 19 4.6 4.7 5.0 5.4 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.1 ABILENE, TX 58 11.7 12.5 13.7 13.8 13.0 12.4 10.8 10.1 10.3 11.0 11.6 11.7 11.9 AMARILLO, TX 61 12.8 13.8 15.2 15.2 14.5 14.2 12.7 12.0 12.8 12.8 13.0 12.7 13.5 AUSTIN/CITY, TX 61 9.3 9.7 10.4 10.1 9.5 9.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.9 8.6 8.8 8.9 AUSTIN/BERGSTROM, TX 13 7.2 7.4 8.3 7.5 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.1 6.1 7.0 7.1 6.9 BROWNSVILLE, TX 60 11.1 11.9 13.1 13.6 12.9 12.0 11.3 10.2 9.3 9.4 10.5 10.6 11.3 CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 60 12.0 12.9 14.0 14.3 12.8 11.7 11.5 11.0 10.4 10.4 11.7 11.6 12.0 DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX 49 11.0 11.7 12.6 12.4 11.1 10.6 9.8 8.9 9.3 9.7 10.7 10.8 10.7 DALLAS-LOVE FIELD, TX 3 9.1 10.1 10.2 11.4 11.8 10.3 9.1 8.5 8.1 9.0 8.3 9.0 9.6 DEL RIO, TX 23 8.6 9.2 10.7 10.9 10.7 11.3 10.7 9.9 8.8 8.9 8.0 8.2 9.7 EL PASO, TX 60 8.3 9.1 10.9 11.0 10.3 9.3 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.5 8.0 7.9 8.8 GALVESTON, TX 60 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.1 11.5 10.7 9.8 9.4 10.1 10.3 11.2 11.3 11.0 HOUSTON, TX 33 8.1 8.5 9.1 9.0 8.1 7.4 6.7 6.1 6.5 6.9 7.6 7.7 7.6 LUBBOCK, TX 53 12.0 13.2 14.6 14.7 14.2 13.6 11.4 10.1 10.5 11.2 11.7 11.8 12.4 MIDLAND-ODESSA, TX 49 10.4 11.2 12.5 12.8 12.5 12.3 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (10 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH) 10.8 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.4 10.1 11.1 PORT ARTHUR, TX 49 10.7 11.2 11.5 11.5 10.1 8.7 7.4 7.1 8.2 8.8 9.9 10.3 9.6 SAN ANGELO, TX 53 10.2 10.8 12.0 12.1 11.1 10.8 9.8 8.9 8.9 9.3 10.0 9.9 10.3 SAN ANTONIO, TX 60 8.8 9.3 10.1 10.1 9.8 9.7 9.1 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.4 9.1 VICTORIA, TX 41 10.4 10.9 11.4 11.7 10.7 9.7 8.9 8.3 8.5 8.9 9.6 10.0 9.9 WACO, TX 53 11.3 11.7 12.7 12.6 11.5 11.0 10.7 9.8 9.6 10.0 10.8 10.9 11.1 WICHITA FALLS, TX 54 11.3 11.9 13.1 13.1 12.2 12.1 11.1 10.3 10.4 10.7 11.4 11.1 11.6 SALT LAKE CITY, UT 73 7.5 8.1 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.1 8.5 8.0 7.6 8.8 BURLINGTON, VT 59 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.8 9.6 9.9 9.0 LYNCHBURG, VA 35 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.4 7.0 6.3 5.9 5.6 6.2 6.5 7.2 7.1 7.1 NORFOLK, VA 54 11.4 11.8 12.3 11.8 10.4 9.7 8.9 8.8 9.6 10.2 10.3 10.9 10.5 RICHMOND, VA 54 8.1 8.6 9.1 9.0 7.9 7.4 6.9 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.6 7.8 7.7 ROANOKE, VA 54 9.3 9.4 10.0 9.6 7.8 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.0 6.8 8.1 8.6 7.9 OLYMPIA, WA 49 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.8 6.8 7.1 6.6 QUILLAYUTE, WA 36 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.1 4.8 5.3 6.3 6.5 5.9 SEATTLE SEA-TAC AP, WA 54 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.6 8.1 7.8 8.0 8.3 9.1 9.6 8.8 SPOKANE, WA 55 8.7 9.2 9.7 10.0 9.2 9.3 8.6 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.6 8.7 8.9 YAKIMA, WA 48 5.6 6.4 7.9 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.8 7.4 7.3 6.6 5.8 5.1 7.1 SAN JUAN, PR 47 8.4 8.7 9.1 8.9 8.4 9.0 9.7 8.8 7.6 6.7 7.4 8.0 8.4 BECKLEY, WV 38 9.8 9.8 10.3 9.9 8.4 7.3 6.5 6.2 6.8 7.8 9.1 9.6 8.5 CHARLESTON, WV 55 6.9 6.9 7.5 7.1 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.8 6.0 6.4 5.8 ELKINS, WV 31 7.0 7.5 7.7 7.4 6.2 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.5 6.3 6.4 5.8 HUNTINGTON, WV 40 7.5 7.6 8.0 7.7 6.2 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.8 6.8 7.3 6.5 GREEN BAY, WI 53 10.8 10.5 10.7 11.2 10.0 9.1 8.2 7.9 8.9 9.8 10.8 10.3 9.9 LA CROSSE, WI 50 8.7 8.7 9.3 10.4 9.4 8.4 7.6 7.5 8.2 9.3 9.8 8.9 8.9 MADISON, WI 56 10.3 10.3 10.9 11.3 10.0 9.0 http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html (11 of 12)8/28/2008 8:50:30 AM
Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH) 8.0 7.9 8.4 9.5 10.3 9.8 9.6 MILWAUKEE, WI 62 12.6 12.3 12.7 12.8 11.5 10.4 9.7 9.5 10.4 11.4 12.5 12.2 11.5 CASPER, WY 52 16.0 14.8 13.4 12.5 11.6 10.9 10.1 10.3 10.9 11.9 14.4 15.9 12.7 CHEYENNE, WY 45 15.2 14.6 14.4 14.1 12.6 11.4 10.4 10.4 11.2 12.3 13.5 14.7 12.9 LANDER, WY 56 5.9 5.9 7.0 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.4 6.9 6.0 5.6 5.6 6.8 SHERIDAN, WY 59 7.7 7.8 8.9 9.8 9.0 8.1 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 8.0 Top of Page NCDC / Get/View Data / Comparative Climatic Data / Search http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html Downloaded Thursday, 28-Aug-2008 08:49:42 EDT Last Updated Friday, 04-Jun-2004 11:10:24 EDT by Dan.Dellinger@noaa.gov Please see the NCDC Contact Page if you have questions or comments.
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