Wind Climatology--Moody AFB, Valdosta (VAD)
 

Annual wind statistics from the International Station Meteorological Climate Summary CD-ROM, NCDC

Wind speed in knots (1 knot=1.15 miles per hour).
 

Direction (degrees)	1-4	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-49	50-64	>64	Percent of all speeds	Mean wind speed
350-010	3.2	3.2	.6	.1	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	5.3
020-040	6.6	7.3	.9	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.9	5.2
050-070	8.1	6.5	1.0	.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.6	4.9
080-100	5.0	2.6	.3	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9	4.3
110-130	3.4	1.6	.3	*	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3	4.3
140-160	2.7	1.8	.4	*	*	*	0	0	0	0	0	4.9	5.0
170-190	3.0	3.2	1.0	.1	*	*	*	0	0	0	0	7.4	5.9
200-220	2.6	3.1	1.1	.1	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9	6.1
230-250	2.4	2.2	.4	.1	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	5.3
260-280	1.8	1.3	.3	*	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	5.1
290-310	1.8	1.9	.7	.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	6.1
320-340	1.6	2.0	.8	*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	6.3
Calm												12.5
All	42.2	36.7	7.8	.6	*	*	*	0	0	0	0	100	4.6

 

Monthly wind statistics

From the NCDC web site based on 1930-1996 data.
 

Station		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
Prevailing	direction	WNW	NNW	SSW	WSW	E	WSW	SSW	WSW	NNE	NNE	ENE	NNE	ENE
Average	speed	5	6	6	5	5	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5
Peak	Gust	51	56	55	60	59	75	51	55	53	51	63	45	75