Wind Seasonal Summary (mph)

Data last updated 9/25/2023 12:16 PM.
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 2022 / Nov 202326.4*32.231.1*20.7*32.2*
Dec 2021 / Nov 202236.833.427.628.836.8
Dec 2020 / Nov 202124.1*38.019.626.4*38.0*
Dec 2019 / Nov 202026.427.640.326.440.3
Dec 2018 / Nov 201932.228.824.128.832.2
Dec 2017 / Nov 201823.027.6*21.925.3*27.6*
Dec 2016 / Nov 201731.1*35.6*31.126.435.6*
Dec 2015 / Nov 201628.826.428.824.128.8
Dec 2014 / Nov 201526.433.428.829.933.4
Dec 2013 / Nov 201434.527.625.329.934.5
Dec 2012 / Nov 201335.7*29.931.126.435.7*
Dec 2011 / Nov 201233.428.827.628.833.4
Dec 2010 / Nov 201133.428.828.826.433.4
Dec 2009 / Nov 201024.1*27.6*26.4*40.340.3*
Dec 2008 / Nov 200925.3*31.1*25.3*28.8*31.1*
Dec 2007 / Nov 2008------23.0*26.4*26.4*
Max36.8 38.0 40.3 40.3 40.3
 
Average Maximum Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerFallYear
Dec 2022 / Nov 202310.5* 2.4 less than the Winter average.12.7 1.8 less than the Spring average.9.4* 2.1 less than the Summer average.8.6* 3.8 less than the Fall average.10.8*2 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2021 / Nov 202212.5 0.4 less than the Winter average.14.9 0.4 more than the Spring average.9.7 1.8 less than the Summer average.9.6 2.8 less than the Fall average.11.71.1 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2020 / Nov 202110.3* 2.6 less than the Winter average.12.6 1.9 less than the Spring average.9.1 2.4 less than the Summer average.9.7* 2.7 less than the Fall average.10.5*2.3 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2019 / Nov 202011.4 1.5 less than the Winter average.13.2 1.3 less than the Spring average.10.8 0.7 less than the Summer average.11.8 0.6 less than the Fall average.11.81 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2018 / Nov 201911.4 1.5 less than the Winter average.13.4 1.1 less than the Spring average.10.1 1.4 less than the Summer average.11.5 0.9 less than the Fall average.11.61.2 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2017 / Nov 201812.4 0.5 less than the Winter average.12.6* 1.9 less than the Spring average.9.5 2 less than the Summer average.10.9* 1.5 less than the Fall average.11.4*1.4 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2016 / Nov 201714.2* 1.3 more than the Winter average.14.1* 0.4 less than the Spring average.10.7 0.8 less than the Summer average.11.9 0.5 less than the Fall average.12.7*0.1 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2015 / Nov 201613.1 0.2 more than the Winter average.14.1 0.4 less than the Spring average.11.6 0.1 more than the Summer average.11.4 1 less than the Fall average.12.50.3 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2014 / Nov 201513.4 0.5 more than the Winter average.15.2 0.7 more than the Spring average.11.6 0.1 more than the Summer average.12.6 0.2 more than the Fall average.13.20.4 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2013 / Nov 201414.2 1.3 more than the Winter average.15.0 0.5 more than the Spring average.11.8 0.3 more than the Summer average.14.0 1.6 more than the Fall average.13.70.9 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2012 / Nov 201313.3* 0.4 more than the Winter average.14.9 0.4 more than the Spring average.12.5 1 more than the Summer average.13.1 0.7 more than the Fall average.13.4*0.6 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2011 / Nov 201215.3 2.4 more than the Winter average.15.3 0.8 more than the Spring average.12.9 1.4 more than the Summer average.13.8 1.4 more than the Fall average.14.31.5 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2010 / Nov 201113.9 1 more than the Winter average.16.5 2 more than the Spring average.13.1 1.6 more than the Summer average.14.0 1.6 more than the Fall average.14.41.6 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2009 / Nov 201011.8* 1.1 less than the Winter average.15.5* 1 more than the Spring average.14.8* 3.3 more than the Summer average.15.8 3.4 more than the Fall average.14.6*1.8 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2008 / Nov 200915.2* 2.3 more than the Winter average.17.0* 2.5 more than the Spring average.13.5* 2 more than the Summer average.11.5* 0.9 less than the Fall average.14.3*1.5 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2007 / Nov 2008------13.6* 2.1 more than the Summer average.14.5* 2.1 more than the Fall average.14.2*1.4 more than the yearly average.
Avg12.9 14.5 11.5 12.4 12.8
 
Average Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerFallYear
Dec 2022 / Nov 20230.7* 0.7 less than the Winter average.0.9 0.7 less than the Spring average.0.1* 0.6 less than the Summer average.0.1* 1 less than the Fall average.0.6*0.6 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2021 / Nov 20220.8 0.6 less than the Winter average.1.1 0.5 less than the Spring average.0.2 0.5 less than the Summer average.0.3 0.8 less than the Fall average.0.60.6 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2020 / Nov 20210.7* 0.7 less than the Winter average.0.8 0.8 less than the Spring average.0.1 0.6 less than the Summer average.0.3* 0.8 less than the Fall average.0.5*0.7 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2019 / Nov 20200.6 0.8 less than the Winter average.0.9 0.7 less than the Spring average.0.2 0.5 less than the Summer average.0.6 0.5 less than the Fall average.0.60.6 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2018 / Nov 20190.9 0.5 less than the Winter average.1.0 0.6 less than the Spring average.0.2 0.5 less than the Summer average.0.5 0.6 less than the Fall average.0.60.6 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2017 / Nov 20180.9 0.5 less than the Winter average.0.9* 0.7 less than the Spring average.0.2 0.5 less than the Summer average.0.5* 0.6 less than the Fall average.0.6*0.6 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2016 / Nov 20171.3* 0.1 less than the Winter average.1.1* 0.5 less than the Spring average.0.3 0.4 less than the Summer average.0.6 0.5 less than the Fall average.0.8*0.4 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2015 / Nov 20161.0 0.4 less than the Winter average.1.1 0.5 less than the Spring average.0.4 0.3 less than the Summer average.0.5 0.6 less than the Fall average.0.80.4 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2014 / Nov 20151.2 0.2 less than the Winter average.1.3 0.3 less than the Spring average.0.4 0.3 less than the Summer average.0.7 0.4 less than the Fall average.0.90.3 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2013 / Nov 20141.3 0.1 less than the Winter average.1.7 0.1 more than the Spring average.0.6 0.1 less than the Summer average.0.9 0.2 less than the Fall average.1.10.1 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2012 / Nov 20131.4*  1.8 0.2 more than the Spring average.0.6 0.1 less than the Summer average.0.9 0.2 less than the Fall average.1.1*0.1 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2011 / Nov 20121.8 0.4 more than the Winter average.1.6  0.7  1.0 0.1 less than the Fall average.1.30.1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2010 / Nov 20111.6 0.2 more than the Winter average.2.2 0.6 more than the Spring average.0.9 0.2 more than the Summer average.1.2 0.1 more than the Fall average.1.50.3 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2009 / Nov 20101.8* 0.4 more than the Winter average.1.8* 0.2 more than the Spring average.1.9* 1.2 more than the Summer average.1.6 0.5 more than the Fall average.1.8*0.6 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2008 / Nov 20094.6* 3.2 more than the Winter average.5.3* 3.7 more than the Spring average.3.1* 2.4 more than the Summer average.2.7* 1.6 more than the Fall average.4.0*2.8 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2007 / Nov 2008------2.8* 2.1 more than the Summer average.3.9* 2.8 more than the Fall average.3.5*2.3 more than the yearly average.
Avg1.4 1.6 0.7 1.1 1.2
* 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 - 10756 – 6328.5 – 32.6
12Hurricane force > 73> 118> 64> 32.7

Script Developed by Murry Conarroe of Wildwood Weather.