March was one of the windiest months on record overall for the United States. While it wasn’t in Wyoming, triple-digit wind gusts aren’t uncommon, meaning the Cowboy State’s normal windy weather still blows away many other states’ records.
According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), March was one of the windiest months on record across the United States. Average sustained wind speeds were above historical averages, and nearly every city in the eastern half of the U.S. set new wind gust records.
An analysis by The Washington Post ranks all 50 states by their new wind gust records. Michigan, which had its windiest March on record for the last 50 years, took the top spot, with winds 4.3 mph stronger than average.
Michigan was followed by Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, New York, Tennessee, Missouri, Vermont, Arkansas and Ohio, which all had their second-windiest months on record.
This ranking makes some meteorologists curious about the conclusions. Was it really that windy in March, or are these analyses full of hot air?
“It was certainly a windy month, although I would need to know how The Washington Post derived their numbers,” said Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day. “Even though the data’s out there, wind is something that's a little bit more nebulous than temperature.”
