Wind Seasonal Summary (mph)

Data last updated 05/17/12 10:25.
Northern Hemisphere Meterological Seasons
Winter: December, January, February
Spring: March, April, May
Summer: June, July, August
Fall: September, October, November

Daily DetailMonthly SummarySeasonal Summary


Maximum Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerFallYear
Dec 2012 / Nov 2013------------0.0*
Dec 2011 / Nov 201224.049.0*------49.0*
Dec 2010 / Nov 201131.032.037.028.037.0
Dec 2009 / Nov 201038.0*29.041.0*43.043.0*
Dec 2008 / Nov 200924.0*36.0------36.0*
Dec 2007 / Nov 200823.0*26.0*------26.0*
Dec 2006 / Nov 200726.0*40.0*------40.0*
Dec 2005 / Nov 2006---28.0*------28.0*
Max38.0 49.0 41.0 43.0 49.0
 
Average Maximum Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerFallYear
Dec 2012 / Nov 2013------------0.0*14.1 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2011 / Nov 201211.6 0.2 less than the Winter average.16.0* 0.1 more than the Spring average.------13.6*0.5 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2010 / Nov 201111.3 0.5 less than the Winter average.16.6 0.7 more than the Spring average.17.2  13.1 0.1 less than the Fall average.14.60.5 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2009 / Nov 201012.2* 0.4 more than the Winter average.15.0 0.9 less than the Spring average.17.4* 0.2 more than the Summer average.13.3 0.1 more than the Fall average.14.1* 
Dec 2008 / Nov 200910.8* 1 less than the Winter average.15.4 0.5 less than the Spring average.------13.6*0.5 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2007 / Nov 200812.1* 0.3 more than the Winter average.15.8* 0.1 less than the Spring average.------13.9*0.2 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2006 / Nov 200712.5* 0.7 more than the Winter average.16.5* 0.6 more than the Spring average.------14.1* 
Dec 2005 / Nov 2006---15.9*  ------15.9*1.8 more than the yearly average.
Avg11.8 15.9 17.2 13.2 14.1
 
Average Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerFallYear
Dec 2012 / Nov 2013------------0.0*1.7 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2011 / Nov 20121.4 0.2 more than the Winter average.2.1* 0.1 more than the Spring average.------1.7* 
Dec 2010 / Nov 20110.6 0.6 less than the Winter average.1.7 0.3 less than the Spring average.2.8 0.4 more than the Summer average.1.6 0.4 more than the Fall average.1.7 
Dec 2009 / Nov 20101.1* 0.1 less than the Winter average.1.7 0.3 less than the Spring average.1.4* 1 less than the Summer average.0.7 0.5 less than the Fall average.1.2*0.5 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2008 / Nov 20091.3* 0.1 more than the Winter average.2.2 0.2 more than the Spring average.------1.8*0.1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2007 / Nov 20081.5* 0.3 more than the Winter average.2.2* 0.2 more than the Spring average.------1.9*0.2 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2006 / Nov 20071.5* 0.3 more than the Winter average.2.4* 0.4 more than the Spring average.------1.9*0.2 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2005 / Nov 2006---2.3* 0.3 more than the Spring average.------2.3*0.6 more than the yearly average.
Avg1.2 2.0 2.4 1.2 1.7
 
* denotes incomplete data for the month/year.

WIND COLOR CODING CHART
Beaufort number Description Wind speed
mph km/h kts m/s
0Calm< 1< 1< 1< 0.3
1Light air1 – 31.1 – 5.51 – 20.3 – 1.5
2Light breeze4 – 7 5.6 – 113 – 61.6 – 3.4
3Gentle breeze8 – 1212 – 197 – 103.4 – 5.4
4Moderate breeze 13 – 1720 – 2811 – 155.5 – 7.9
5Fresh breeze 18 – 2429 – 3816 – 208.0 – 10.7
6Strong breeze25 – 3039 – 4921 – 2610.8 – 13.8
7High wind, Moderate gale, Near gale31 – 3850 – 6127 – 3313.9 – 17.1
8Gale, Fresh gale39 – 4662 – 7434 – 4017.2 – 20.7
9Strong gale47 – 5475 – 8841 – 4720.8 – 24.4
10Storm, Whole gale55 – 6389 – 10248 – 5524.5 – 28.4
11Violent storm64 – 72103 – 11756 – 6328.5 – 32.6
12Hurricane-force > 73> 118> 64> 32.7

Script developed by Murry Conarroe of Wildwood Weather.