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    Here is the average wind speed at the official weather station of 124 US cities, from NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 hourly normals. These are average speeds across every hour of the year, not gusts.

    Amarillo averages about 12.9 mph. Medford, about 4 mph. Chicago, the Windy City, comes in joint 26th.

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    1. Amarillo, Texas: about 12.9 mph, no wind at all about 2% of the time
    2. Cheyenne, Wyoming: about 12 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
    3. Lubbock, Texas: about 11.9 mph, no wind at all about 3% of the time
    4. Casper, Wyoming: about 11.8 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
    5. Corpus Christi, Texas: about 11.5 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    6. Wichita, Kansas: about 11.4 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    7. Boston, Massachusetts: about 11.3 mph, no wind at all about 3% of the time
    8. Great Falls, Montana: about 11.3 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    9. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: about 11.2 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
    10. Fargo, North Dakota: about 11 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
    11. New York, New York: about 11 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
    12. Billings, Montana: about 10.6 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    13. Dallas, Texas: about 10.4 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    14. Rapid City, South Dakota: about 10.4 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
    15. Honolulu, Hawaii: about 10.3 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
    16. San Francisco, California: about 10.3 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    17. Kansas City, Missouri: about 10.2 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
    18. Sioux City, Iowa: about 10.2 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
    19. Buffalo, New York: about 10.1 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    20. Sioux Falls, South Dakota: about 10.1 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    21. Denver, Colorado: about 10 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
    22. Duluth, Minnesota: about 10 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    23. Omaha, Nebraska: about 10 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
    24. Dubuque, Iowa: about 9.8 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
    25. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: about 9.8 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
    26. Chicago, Illinois: about 9.7 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
    27. Erie, Pennsylvania: about 9.7 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
    28. Lincoln, Nebraska: about 9.7 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
    29. Newark, New Jersey: about 9.7 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    30. Des Moines, Iowa: about 9.6 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    31. Waterloo, Iowa: about 9.6 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
    32. Cleveland, Ohio: about 9.5 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
    33. Dayton, Ohio: about 9.5 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
    34. Indianapolis, Indiana: about 9.5 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
    35. Grand Rapids, Michigan: about 9.4 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
    36. Bismarck, North Dakota: about 9.3 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    37. Minneapolis, Minnesota: about 9.3 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
    38. Springfield, Missouri: about 9.3 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
    39. Tulsa, Oklahoma: about 9.3 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
    40. Norfolk, Virginia: about 9.2 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
    41. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: about 9.2 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
    42. Detroit, Michigan: about 9.1 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
    43. Springfield, Illinois: about 9.1 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
    44. Fort Wayne, Indiana: about 9 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    45. Providence, Rhode Island: about 9 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
    46. Rochester, New York: about 9 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
    47. South Bend, Indiana: about 9 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    48. Akron, Ohio: about 8.9 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
    49. Rockford, Illinois: about 8.9 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
    50. Lansing, Michigan: about 8.8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    51. St. Louis, Missouri: about 8.8 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
    52. Washington, DC: about 8.8 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
    53. Green Bay, Wisconsin: about 8.6 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    54. Binghamton, New York: about 8.5 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
    55. El Paso, Texas: about 8.5 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
    56. Spokane, Washington: about 8.5 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    57. Toledo, Ohio: about 8.4 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
    58. Youngstown, Ohio: about 8.4 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
    59. San Antonio, Texas: about 8.3 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
    60. Syracuse, New York: about 8.3 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    61. Quad Cities, Illinois and Iowa: about 8.2 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
    62. Salt Lake City, Utah: about 8.2 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    63. Albuquerque, New Mexico: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    64. Atlanta, Georgia: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
    65. Cincinnati, Ohio: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    66. Memphis, Tennessee: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    67. Miami, Florida: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
    68. Las Vegas, Nevada: about 8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    69. Peoria, Illinois: about 8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    70. Burlington, Vermont: about 7.9 mph, no wind at all about 15% of the time
    71. New Orleans, Louisiana: about 7.9 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    72. Charleston, South Carolina: about 7.8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    73. Lexington, Kentucky: about 7.8 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
    74. Pensacola, Florida: about 7.8 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    75. Columbus, Ohio: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
    76. Hartford, Connecticut: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
    77. Louisville, Kentucky: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
    78. Orlando, Florida: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
    79. Portland, Maine: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
    80. Seattle, Washington: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
    81. Albany, New York: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 19% of the time
    82. Astoria, Oregon: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
    83. Grand Junction, Colorado: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
    84. Madison, Wisconsin: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 15% of the time
    85. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
    86. Boise, Idaho: about 7.5 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
    87. Richmond, Virginia: about 7.5 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
    88. Tucson, Arizona: about 7.5 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
    89. Houston, Texas: about 7.4 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
    90. Los Angeles, California: about 7.3 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    91. Portland, Oregon: about 7.3 mph, no wind at all about 15% of the time
    92. Shreveport, Louisiana: about 7.2 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
    93. Greensboro, North Carolina: about 7.1 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
    94. Little Rock, Arkansas: about 7.1 mph, no wind at all about 15% of the time
    95. Mobile, Alabama: about 7.1 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
    96. Anchorage, Alaska: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
    97. Baltimore, Maryland: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 19% of the time
    98. Eugene, Oregon: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
    99. Nashville, Tennessee: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
    100. Tampa, Florida: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
    101. Helena, Montana: about 6.7 mph, no wind at all about 24% of the time
    102. Jacksonville, Florida: about 6.7 mph, no wind at all about 20% of the time
    103. Savannah, Georgia: about 6.7 mph, no wind at all about 17% of the time
    104. Scranton, Pennsylvania: about 6.7 mph, no wind at all about 18% of the time
    105. Asheville, North Carolina: about 6.4 mph, no wind at all about 27% of the time
    106. Charlotte, North Carolina: about 6.2 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
    107. Raleigh, North Carolina: about 6.2 mph, no wind at all about 21% of the time
    108. Birmingham, Alabama: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 23% of the time
    109. Phoenix, Arizona: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
    110. Reno, Nevada: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 29% of the time
    111. Sacramento, California: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 22% of the time
    112. San Diego, California: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 19% of the time
    113. Columbia, South Carolina: about 6 mph, no wind at all about 21% of the time
    114. Concord, New Hampshire: about 6 mph, no wind at all about 29% of the time
    115. Fresno, California: about 6 mph, no wind at all about 21% of the time
    116. Knoxville, Tennessee: about 5.9 mph, no wind at all about 22% of the time
    117. Yakima, Washington: about 5.9 mph, no wind at all about 20% of the time
    118. Jackson, Mississippi: about 5.8 mph, no wind at all about 26% of the time
    119. Olympia, Washington: about 5.5 mph, no wind at all about 28% of the time
    120. Tallahassee, Florida: about 5.5 mph, no wind at all about 28% of the time
    121. Missoula, Montana: about 5.1 mph, no wind at all about 35% of the time
    122. Chattanooga, Tennessee: about 4.9 mph, no wind at all about 35% of the time
    123. Fairbanks, Alaska: about 4.1 mph, no wind at all about 37% of the time
    124. Medford, Oregon: about 4 mph, no wind at all about 39% of the time

    Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020.