Everyone Knows it's Windy!
Another article (largely) guessing how Target Field will play this year for the Twins. Not nearly as complete and mathaholic as the previous one. A strange trivia fact was tucked into this one though. Guess where Minneapolis/St Paul rank on the list of windiest major US cities. Give up? Fourth. Yep, fourth. My impression has been that when we have a clear sunny day it's usually windy out. That's probably true.
The top ten list?
The top ten list?
- Milwaukee (averages) - 11.5 mph
- Dallas - 10.7
- San Fran - 10.6
- Minny/St Paul - 10.5
- Detroit - 10.3
- Philadelphia - 9.5
- Miami - 9.2
- Seattle - 8.9
- Houston - 7.7
- Los Angles - 7.5
"The name of 'Windy City,' which is sometimes used by village papers in New York and Michigan to designate Chicago, is intended as a tribute to the refreshing lake breezes of the great summer resort of the West, but is an awkward and rather ill-chosen expression and is doubtless misunderstood."Well, I didn't know that at all. Guess we're all learning stuff.
Chicago Tribune 11 September 1886
Comments
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html
Chicago's average annual wind speed is 10.3 mph. Not sure why they didn't put in on your list.
Also, Chicago is quite windy when you get in among the skyscrapers and near the water. This speed is probably from O'Hare or somewhere like that. That's not news to you, though.
I know that Wrigley is a very different park depending on the wind directions. The Cell, not so much. I'm guessing that Target Field will be one of those ballparks where wind conditions are very important.