The 10 Windiest Cities In The U S
The windiest city in the United States is not Chicago, despite its famous nickname, according to a 2015 ranking compiled by The Weather Channel. Instead, average wind speeds indicate that other cities in the Midwest and on the coast surpass even the self-assigned Windy City in blustery-ness. Using average annual wind speed data from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, they listed the cities (population 100,000+) that are persistently the windiest year in and year out (rather than those with sustained wind speed or gust records)....