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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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- Amarillo, Texas: about 12.9 mph, no wind at all about 2% of the time
- Cheyenne, Wyoming: about 12 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
- Lubbock, Texas: about 11.9 mph, no wind at all about 3% of the time
- Casper, Wyoming: about 11.8 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
- Corpus Christi, Texas: about 11.5 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Wichita, Kansas: about 11.4 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Boston, Massachusetts: about 11.3 mph, no wind at all about 3% of the time
- Great Falls, Montana: about 11.3 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: about 11.2 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
- Fargo, North Dakota: about 11 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
- New York, New York: about 11 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
- Billings, Montana: about 10.6 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Dallas, Texas: about 10.4 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Rapid City, South Dakota: about 10.4 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
- Honolulu, Hawaii: about 10.3 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
- San Francisco, California: about 10.3 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Kansas City, Missouri: about 10.2 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
- Sioux City, Iowa: about 10.2 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
- Buffalo, New York: about 10.1 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota: about 10.1 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Denver, Colorado: about 10 mph, no wind at all about 4% of the time
- Duluth, Minnesota: about 10 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Omaha, Nebraska: about 10 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
- Dubuque, Iowa: about 9.8 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: about 9.8 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
- Chicago, Illinois: about 9.7 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
- Erie, Pennsylvania: about 9.7 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
- Lincoln, Nebraska: about 9.7 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
- Newark, New Jersey: about 9.7 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Des Moines, Iowa: about 9.6 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- Waterloo, Iowa: about 9.6 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
- Cleveland, Ohio: about 9.5 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
- Dayton, Ohio: about 9.5 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
- Indianapolis, Indiana: about 9.5 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
- Grand Rapids, Michigan: about 9.4 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
- Bismarck, North Dakota: about 9.3 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: about 9.3 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
- Springfield, Missouri: about 9.3 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
- Tulsa, Oklahoma: about 9.3 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
- Norfolk, Virginia: about 9.2 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: about 9.2 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
- Detroit, Michigan: about 9.1 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
- Springfield, Illinois: about 9.1 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
- Fort Wayne, Indiana: about 9 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Providence, Rhode Island: about 9 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
- Rochester, New York: about 9 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
- South Bend, Indiana: about 9 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Akron, Ohio: about 8.9 mph, no wind at all about 6% of the time
- Rockford, Illinois: about 8.9 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
- Lansing, Michigan: about 8.8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- St. Louis, Missouri: about 8.8 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
- Washington, DC: about 8.8 mph, no wind at all about 8% of the time
- Green Bay, Wisconsin: about 8.6 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Binghamton, New York: about 8.5 mph, no wind at all about 5% of the time
- El Paso, Texas: about 8.5 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
- Spokane, Washington: about 8.5 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Toledo, Ohio: about 8.4 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
- Youngstown, Ohio: about 8.4 mph, no wind at all about 7% of the time
- San Antonio, Texas: about 8.3 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
- Syracuse, New York: about 8.3 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- Quad Cities, Illinois and Iowa: about 8.2 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
- Salt Lake City, Utah: about 8.2 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Albuquerque, New Mexico: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- Atlanta, Georgia: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
- Cincinnati, Ohio: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Memphis, Tennessee: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Miami, Florida: about 8.1 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
- Las Vegas, Nevada: about 8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- Peoria, Illinois: about 8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- Burlington, Vermont: about 7.9 mph, no wind at all about 15% of the time
- New Orleans, Louisiana: about 7.9 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- Charleston, South Carolina: about 7.8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- Lexington, Kentucky: about 7.8 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
- Pensacola, Florida: about 7.8 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Columbus, Ohio: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
- Hartford, Connecticut: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
- Louisville, Kentucky: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
- Orlando, Florida: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 11% of the time
- Portland, Maine: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
- Seattle, Washington: about 7.7 mph, no wind at all about 9% of the time
- Albany, New York: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 19% of the time
- Astoria, Oregon: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
- Grand Junction, Colorado: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
- Madison, Wisconsin: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 15% of the time
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: about 7.6 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
- Boise, Idaho: about 7.5 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
- Richmond, Virginia: about 7.5 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
- Tucson, Arizona: about 7.5 mph, no wind at all about 10% of the time
- Houston, Texas: about 7.4 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
- Los Angeles, California: about 7.3 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- Portland, Oregon: about 7.3 mph, no wind at all about 15% of the time
- Shreveport, Louisiana: about 7.2 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
- Greensboro, North Carolina: about 7.1 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
- Little Rock, Arkansas: about 7.1 mph, no wind at all about 15% of the time
- Mobile, Alabama: about 7.1 mph, no wind at all about 14% of the time
- Anchorage, Alaska: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
- Baltimore, Maryland: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 19% of the time
- Eugene, Oregon: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
- Nashville, Tennessee: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 13% of the time
- Tampa, Florida: about 6.8 mph, no wind at all about 12% of the time
- Helena, Montana: about 6.7 mph, no wind at all about 24% of the time
- Jacksonville, Florida: about 6.7 mph, no wind at all about 20% of the time
- Savannah, Georgia: about 6.7 mph, no wind at all about 17% of the time
- Scranton, Pennsylvania: about 6.7 mph, no wind at all about 18% of the time
- Asheville, North Carolina: about 6.4 mph, no wind at all about 27% of the time
- Charlotte, North Carolina: about 6.2 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
- Raleigh, North Carolina: about 6.2 mph, no wind at all about 21% of the time
- Birmingham, Alabama: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 23% of the time
- Phoenix, Arizona: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 16% of the time
- Reno, Nevada: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 29% of the time
- Sacramento, California: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 22% of the time
- San Diego, California: about 6.1 mph, no wind at all about 19% of the time
- Columbia, South Carolina: about 6 mph, no wind at all about 21% of the time
- Concord, New Hampshire: about 6 mph, no wind at all about 29% of the time
- Fresno, California: about 6 mph, no wind at all about 21% of the time
- Knoxville, Tennessee: about 5.9 mph, no wind at all about 22% of the time
- Yakima, Washington: about 5.9 mph, no wind at all about 20% of the time
- Jackson, Mississippi: about 5.8 mph, no wind at all about 26% of the time
- Olympia, Washington: about 5.5 mph, no wind at all about 28% of the time
- Tallahassee, Florida: about 5.5 mph, no wind at all about 28% of the time
- Missoula, Montana: about 5.1 mph, no wind at all about 35% of the time
- Chattanooga, Tennessee: about 4.9 mph, no wind at all about 35% of the time
- Fairbanks, Alaska: about 4.1 mph, no wind at all about 37% of the time
- Medford, Oregon: about 4 mph, no wind at all about 39% of the time
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020.
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