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Wind Seasonal Summary (mph)

Data last updated 9/13/2025 2:25 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 2024 / Nov 202526323433*34*
Dec 2023 / Nov 20243039*363339*
Dec 2022 / Nov 2023403940*2640*
Dec 2021 / Nov 202229*33373737*
Dec 2020 / Nov 20213838323238
Dec 2019 / Nov 20203028292830
Dec 2018 / Nov 20193030363336
Dec 2017 / Nov 20182629472647
Dec 2016 / Nov 20172833422842
Dec 2015 / Nov 20163034362836
Dec 2014 / Nov 20152929413241
Dec 2013 / Nov 20143231364040
Dec 2012 / Nov 20132634322834
Dec 2011 / Nov 20123033373237
Dec 2010 / Nov 20114134423242
Dec 2009 / Nov 20104433342844
Dec 2008 / Nov 20092934403240
Dec 2007 / Nov 20083333434343
Dec 2006 / Nov 20073031332833
Dec 2005 / Nov 2006------31*2831*
Max44 39 47 43 47
 
Average Maximum Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerFallYear
Dec 2024 / Nov 202511 1 less than the Winter average.18  19  21* 7 more than the Fall average.16*1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2023 / Nov 202412 1 more than the Winter average.19* 1 more than the Spring average.21 2 more than the Summer average.14 1 more than the Fall average.16*1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2022 / Nov 202313 2 more than the Winter average.19 1 more than the Spring average.19*  14 1 more than the Fall average.16*1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2021 / Nov 202213* 1 more than the Winter average.19 1 more than the Spring average.20 2 more than the Summer average.14 1 more than the Fall average.17*1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2020 / Nov 202114 2 more than the Winter average.19 1 more than the Spring average.18 1 less than the Summer average.14  161 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2019 / Nov 202011  17  19  13  15 
Dec 2018 / Nov 20198 3 less than the Winter average.16 1 less than the Spring average.17 2 less than the Summer average.14  142 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2017 / Nov 201810 2 less than the Winter average.16 2 less than the Spring average.19 1 more than the Summer average.11 2 less than the Fall average.141 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2016 / Nov 201712  17  18 1 less than the Summer average.12 2 less than the Fall average.151 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2015 / Nov 201612  18  19  14  16 
Dec 2014 / Nov 201510 1 less than the Winter average.17 1 less than the Spring average.20 1 more than the Summer average.13  15 
Dec 2013 / Nov 201410 1 less than the Winter average.18  18 1 less than the Summer average.13  15 
Dec 2012 / Nov 201311  17  19  13  15 
Dec 2011 / Nov 201212 1 more than the Winter average.17 1 less than the Spring average.19  12 1 less than the Fall average.15 
Dec 2010 / Nov 201112 1 more than the Winter average.19 1 more than the Spring average.19  14  161 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2009 / Nov 201013 2 more than the Winter average.18 1 more than the Spring average.18  14 1 more than the Fall average.161 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2008 / Nov 200912 1 more than the Winter average.18 1 more than the Spring average.20 1 more than the Summer average.15 1 more than the Fall average.161 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2007 / Nov 200810 2 less than the Winter average.18 1 more than the Spring average.21 2 more than the Summer average.15 2 more than the Fall average.161 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2006 / Nov 200710 1 less than the Winter average.14 4 less than the Spring average.17 2 less than the Summer average.12 1 less than the Fall average.132 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2005 / Nov 2006------17* 2 less than the Summer average.12 2 less than the Fall average.14*2 less than the yearly average.
Avg11 18 19 13 15
 
Average Wind Speed (mph)
DateWinterSpringSummerFallYear
Dec 2024 / Nov 20251  3 1 more than the Spring average.3 1 more than the Summer average.3* 2 more than the Fall average.2*1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2023 / Nov 20241  3* 1 more than the Spring average.4 2 more than the Summer average.2 1 more than the Fall average.2*1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2022 / Nov 20232 1 more than the Winter average.3 1 more than the Spring average.4* 1 more than the Summer average.2 1 more than the Fall average.3*1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2021 / Nov 20222* 1 more than the Winter average.3 1 more than the Spring average.3 1 more than the Summer average.2 1 more than the Fall average.2*1 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2020 / Nov 20212 1 more than the Winter average.3 1 more than the Spring average.3 1 more than the Summer average.2 1 more than the Fall average.31 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2019 / Nov 20201  3 1 more than the Spring average.4 1 more than the Summer average.2 1 more than the Fall average.31 more than the yearly average.
Dec 2018 / Nov 20190 1 less than the Winter average.1 1 less than the Spring average.2 1 less than the Summer average.1  11 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2017 / Nov 20180 1 less than the Winter average.1 1 less than the Spring average.2 1 less than the Summer average.1 1 less than the Fall average.11 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2016 / Nov 20171  1 1 less than the Spring average.1 2 less than the Summer average.0 1 less than the Fall average.11 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2015 / Nov 20161  1 1 less than the Spring average.1 1 less than the Summer average.1 1 less than the Fall average.11 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2014 / Nov 20150 1 less than the Winter average.1 1 less than the Spring average.2 1 less than the Summer average.1 1 less than the Fall average.11 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2013 / Nov 20140 1 less than the Winter average.2  2 1 less than the Summer average.1  11 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2012 / Nov 20131  1 1 less than the Spring average.2  1  1 
Dec 2011 / Nov 20121  1 1 less than the Spring average.2 1 less than the Summer average.1  11 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2010 / Nov 20111  2  2  1  2 
Dec 2009 / Nov 20101  2  2  1  2 
Dec 2008 / Nov 20091  2  3  2  2 
Dec 2007 / Nov 20081  3 1 more than the Spring average.3 1 more than the Summer average.2  2 
Dec 2006 / Nov 20071  2 1 less than the Spring average.2 1 less than the Summer average.1  11 less than the yearly average.
Dec 2005 / Nov 2006------2* 1 less than the Summer average.1  1*1 less than the yearly average.
Avg1 2 2 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.