Some Kansas residents may feel the need to dig in for extra traction on the state’s windiest days.
But where do we rank compared to cities across the United States?
A new study from Redfin, a real-estate brokerage company, tried to answer that question. One Kansas city did make the top 10.
Wichita is 5th windiest city in the U.S.
Redfin ranked the 10 windiest cities in the U.S., focusing on cities with a population of 100,000 or more, ranking the cities based on the annual average wind speed.
Wichita made the list at No. 5 with an annual average wind speed of 11.5 miles per hour.
The company noted that the city’s wind follows the same trends as other Midwest cities. Spring is the windiest season while summer is the calmest and strong thunderstorms are common most of the year.
Wichita’s record-highest wind speed is 101 mph. That wind gust came during a thunderstorm in 1993.
These are the windiest cities in the U.S.
Redfin’s rankings of the windiest cities in the U.S. with a population of 100,000 or more are as follows:
- Amarillo, Texas.
- Rochester, Minnesota.
- Lubbock, Texas.
- Corpus Christi, Texas.
- Wichita, Kansas.
- Boston, Massachusetts.
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- Wichita Falls, Texas.
- Fargo, North Dakota.
- Abilene, Texas.
The 10 least windy cities in the U.S.
Redfin’s rankings of the least windy cities in the U.S. with a population of 100,000 or more are:
- Los Angeles, California: 1.9 mph.
- Chattanooga, Tennessee: 5.0 mph.
- Tallahassee, Florida: 5.5 mph.
- Augusta, Georgia: 5.5 mph.
- Long Beach, California: 5.6 mph.
- Montgomery, Alabama: 5.9 mph.
- Macon, Georgia: 5.9 mph.
- Gainesville, Florida: 6.0 mph.
- Columbus, Georgia: 6.0 mph.
- Knoxville, Tennessee: 6.0 mph.
