A wind gust of 97 mph was recorded Tuesday on Mount Umunhum, and at least a dozen other Bay Area sites reported gusts of 70 or higher.

Scientists have determined that peak wind gusts in Boulder have become less powerful in the last 30 years, according to research from Boulder’s National Center for Atmospheric Research.

It might report a wind speed of 16 knots, a gust to 24 knots and a peak wind of 31 knots. This would be interpreted as the wind averaging 16 knots for the time period 2:53-2:55, ...

See chart of 300+ locations. Published: Dec. 01, 2022, 9:35 a.m. ... The top wind gust speed reported to the National Weather Service was 63 mph, at the Albany International Airport.

Sustained wind is the average wind speed over two minutes; Wind gusts are a burst in wind that lasts less than 20 seconds; Both can cause damage, but since wind gusts are stronger, ...

The wind gusts at the airport this March are not shown on this chart. CBS The Beaufort Wind scale further breaks this down, categorizing wind strength into 12 different categories.

I'll be honest with all of you. I hate wind. It drives me absolutely crazy. For me, it doesn't matter if it's a sustained wind or a gust of wind, it's all the same. But the truth is, there is a ...

This March the average wind speed has been 12.1. Not much higher than normal for sustained winds, however, we have seen several gusty days! The wind gusts at the airport this March are not shown ...