Question For Today- What is the Windiest State in the U.S.?

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It's been pretty windy lately in my state of New Jersey (USA), so it got me to wondering if there was research done on that subject. I often thought of Florida as the windiest state in America due to all the hurricanes, but according to scientific testing done by Global Wind Atlas 3.0 I am wrong. If you're talking average wind speed Florida actually ranks dead last, at #50 among the windiest states. So then, which states make the top ten list for most average wind speed. You may be surprised at some of the results! The data center used metrics like means, sea level, windiest areas of the state, and power density. Let's just say they did a through testing over a span of the last 10 years. Anyway, that's how they arrived at their results. Of course, there have been major wind events throughout the years. For me, I'll never forget Hurricane Sandy and the damage it caused New Jersey, my home state. And I was in college at Ohio State (Columbus, OH) when a devasting tornado swept through the city of Xenia, Ohio in the 70's. Maybe you can remember a similar wind event either in your state or elsewhere you can share. If you'd like to share you can respond with that event along with your prediction of windiest state. I'm sure it would be interesting to read along with your state choices. And maybe your guess will be one of those included in the windiest top ten states too. And perhaps, you might just live in one of those states, I'll let you know when I respond back to you. P.S. - Wonder if they have a top ten for windiest countries too? That would also be an interesting survey. Source Idea and Info- Stacker Wind photo-funny