Windiest city?

[The Borg]

I would like to take a poll of sorts. I have lived in many places, and I'm thinking that Salt Lake/Utah counties are about the windiest place I've ever biked.

Right now...for Salt Lake it says "gusty" winds 17mph. However, I just got in from a lunchtime ride...and I KNOW it's blowing harder than that.

For those that ride...if you board mail me the city you live in...I'll keep stats for a about a month...and I'll let you know who rides in "The Windiest City".

[BarbaraGordon]

Here's wind data for here for every day in April. This is calculated on a 24 hour cycle, including nighttime data:

Direction/ AvgWind/ MaxWind

S 6.9 22.5
S 11.6 30.4
N 16.2 35.4
NE 11.9 25.6
ENE 8.5 24.8
N 14.4 27.6
N 10.0 24.8
S 4.4 13.8
SSE 8.9 21.6
SSE 10.2 24.4
WNW 11.9 39.4
E 9.1 23.5
E 14.0 34.3
N 12.8 29.8
SSE 3.7 13.3
SSE 8.1 22.7
SE 6.8 20.3
N 6.3 22.2
SSE 8.7 25.7
SSE 12.5 29.7
SSE 13.6 34.7
S 14.0 39.3
SSE 8.8 26.1
SSE 10.0 31.1
WNW 12.0 30.3
NNW 11.8 33.7
S 4.7 14.8
N 3.6 21.5
N 4.2 15.8
S 7.7 21.6

There were a couple of days when I was blown all over the road, but then I'm a smallish person.

[Archaea]

Can you find the data from Las Vegas or Henderson, Nevada.

[Mormon Red Death]

Originally Posted by The Borg

I would like to take a poll of sorts. I have lived in many places, and I'm thinking that Salt Lake/Utah counties are about the windiest place I've ever biked.

Right now...for Salt Lake it says "gusty" winds 17mph. However, I just got in from a lunchtime ride...and I KNOW it's blowing harder than that.

For those that ride...if you board mail me the city you live in...I'll keep stats for a about a month...and I'll let you know who rides in "The Windiest City".

Its chicago....

[hyrum]

Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death

Its chicago....

If you're not counting cities, and not places like Mt Washington, NH, then its Great Falls, MT.

[bluegoose]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Here's wind data for here for every day in April. This is calculated on a 24 hour cycle, including nighttime data:

Holy cow! I had no idea Gotham City was so windy. The movies always make it look cool and calm. Its a wonder the clouds stick around long enough to make a clear bat signal.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

Holy cow! I had no idea Gotham City was so windy. The movies always make it look cool and calm. Its a wonder the clouds stick around long enough to make a clear bat signal.

But she will post the Vegas data which blows you away.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by Archaea

But she will post the Vegas data which blows you away.

I still haven't found anything for Vegas. You want me to post the Red Rock data?

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

I still haven't found anything for Vegas. You want me to post the Red Rock data?

Yes. That's on our western border and in fact marks the start of Las Vegas.

[The Borg]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

Here's wind data for here for every day in April. This is calculated on a 24 hour cycle, including nighttime data:

Direction/ AvgWind/ MaxWindThere were a couple of days when I was blown all over the road, but then I'm a smallish person.

Where are you getting your data? Nice. I swear, the wind blows through the Salt Lake valley every day to the disgust of cyclists everywhere!