Wind Summary (mph)

Data last updated 02/05/12 10:10 PM.

Maximum Wind Speed (mph)
Date	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2012	38.0	28.8*	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	38.0*
2011	19.6*	26.4	43.7	39.1	19.6*	20.7	42.5	26.4	89.7	40.3	26.4	46.0	89.7*
2010	20.7	32.2	23.0	35.5	21.9	21.9	69.0	29.9	32.0	24.1	29.9	42.5	69.0
2009	26.5	28.8*	20.7*	28.8	19.6	25.3	26.5	18.4	21.9	19.6*	20.7*	24.2	28.8*
2008	20.7	26.4	26.5	26.5	21.9	19.6	19.6	19.6*	62.6	31.1	21.9	25.3*	62.6*
2007	44.9	32.2	40.3	32.2	33.4	20.7*	28.8	26.4*	26.4	24.3	24.1	28.8	44.9*
2006	28.8	29.9	47.1	28.8	28.8	26.4	26.4	26.4*	26.4	25.3	42.5	28.8	47.1*
2005	44.9	32.2	40.3	32.2	28.4	30.5	38.8	26.4*	36.4	47.3	42.5	28.8	47.3*
2004	28.8	29.9	47.1	28.8	28.8	26.4	23.2	28.8	26.4	26.4	27.6	27.6	47.1
2003	33.4*	33.4*	27.6*	26.4*	40.3*	46.0*	81.7*	28.8	26.4	32.2*	31.6*	25.3*	81.7*
2002	25.3*	34.5	80.5	27.6	42.5	26.4	27.6*	34.5*	44.9*	21.9*	31.1*	35.6*	80.5*
Max	44.9	34.5	80.5	39.1	42.5	46.0	81.7	34.5	89.7	47.3	42.5	46.0	89.7

Average Maximum Wind Speed (mph)
Date	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2012	21.2	25.9*	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	21.8*
2011	13.9*	15.1	22.5	18.5	13.8*	14.9	17.1	14.2	17.1	18.1	13.9	19.5	16.6*
2010	11.8	16.4	16.3	15.5	14.6	14.9	17.6	16.0	14.7	13.2	13.3	16.8	15.1
2009	14.9	16.9*	12.4*	14.7	16.1	14.6	15.1	13.4	13.0	11.4*	12.2*	14.4	14.1*
2008	12.8	15.6	16.9	16.2	15.5	11.5	13.6	11.5*	23.1	17.8	12.5	12.9*	15.0*
2007	17.5	16.7	20.8	20.2	17.4	13.4*	15.7	12.0*	13.4	12.4	14.8	13.5	15.7*
2006	14.9	15.1	17.8	18.3	15.4	15.2	14.4	11.9*	13.4	12.4	15.8	13.5	14.8*
2005	17.5	16.6	20.8	20.2	17.6	13.8	16.3	13.5*	14.8	14.3	15.8	13.5	16.2*
2004	14.9	14.9	17.8	18.3	15.4	15.2	14.2	14.6	16.9	11.5	13.1	15.4	15.2
2003	16.9*	17.9*	16.6*	16.2*	17.2*	15.8*	20.1*	13.1	15.6	13.6*	13.4*	14.9*	15.9*
2002	13.4*	17.6	18.6	16.1	16.2	16.4	15.4*	17.4*	15.1*	12.3*	15.5*	14.0*	15.7*
Avg	15.5	16.4	18.3	17.4	15.9	14.6	15.9	13.8	15.7	13.7	14.0	14.9	15.5

Average Wind Speed (mph)
Date	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2012	2.3	3.0*	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	2.4*
2011	1.0*	1.4	3.4	1.9	1.0*	1.5	1.4	0.9	0.7	1.8	1.0	1.7	1.5*
2010	0.8	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.5	1.9	2.2	1.5	1.3	1.1	0.9	1.6	1.5
2009	1.1	1.3*	0.7*	0.9	2.1	1.1	1.7	1.1	1.0	0.9*	1.0*	1.7	1.2*
2008	0.9	1.4	2.0	1.6	1.6	1.0	1.2	1.0*	1.9	1.5	1.1	1.1*	1.4*
2007	1.8	1.8	2.1	2.3	1.6	1.2*	1.0	0.7*	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.2	1.4*
2006	1.7	1.8	2.1	2.2	1.3	1.2	1.1	0.7*	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.2	1.4*
2005	1.8	1.8	2.1	2.3	1.6	1.2	1.0	0.7*	1.0	0.9	1.3	1.2	1.4*
2004	1.7	1.7	2.1	2.2	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.6	0.7	1.0	1.6	1.5
2003	2.4*	2.2*	1.9*	2.2*	1.9*	1.5*	1.3*	0.9	1.6	1.3*	1.5*	1.6*	1.7*
2002	1.4*	1.9	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3*	1.5*	1.4*	1.3*	1.7*	1.4*	1.5*
Avg	1.6	1.7	2.1	1.9	1.6	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.5

* denotes incomplete data for the month/year.

WIND COLOR CODING CHART

Beaufort number	Description	Wind speed
Beaufort number	Description	mph	km/h	kts	m/s
0	Calm	< 1	< 1	< 1	< 0.3
1	Light air	1 – 3	1.1 – 5.5	1 – 2	0.3 – 1.5
2	Light breeze	4 – 7	5.6 – 11	3 – 6	1.6 – 3.4
3	Gentle breeze	8 – 12	12 – 19	7 – 10	3.4 – 5.4
4	Moderate breeze	13 – 17	20 – 28	11 – 15	5.5 – 7.9
5	Fresh breeze	18 – 24	29 – 38	16 – 20	8.0 – 10.7
6	Strong breeze	25 – 30	39 – 49	21 – 26	10.8 – 13.8
7	High wind, Moderate gale, Near gale	31 – 38	50 – 61	27 – 33	13.9 – 17.1
8	Gale, Fresh gale	39 – 46	62 – 74	34 – 40	17.2 – 20.7
9	Strong gale	47 – 54	75 – 88	41 – 47	20.8 – 24.4
10	Storm, Whole gale	55 – 63	89 – 102	48 – 55	24.5 – 28.4
11	Violent storm	64 – 72	103 – 117	56 – 63	28.5 – 32.6
12	Hurricane-force	> 73	> 118	> 64	> 32.7

Script developed by Murry Conarroe of Wildwood Weather.