DALLAS — The WFAA Weather team has been asked several times, "What is up with this wind?"
It may not be a surprise, but April is one of the windier months of the year. It seems like every day the forecast calls for winds over 20 mph. We decided to take a deeper dive into the numbers.
What is normal?
"Normal" in this case is the average wind speed for the month. Records go back to 1899.
Normal wind speed for the month of March is 12.1 mph and it is 12.2 mph in April. Both March 2022 and April 2022 came in with average wind speeds that are higher than normal. March was just barely windier than normal at three tenths of a mph stronger.
But the average wind speed in April (so far) beats the normal by a whopping 2.6 mph.
Okay, so is it windier?
The short answer is yes. The WFAA weather team defines a "windy day" by any day that has winds over 30 mph. Over the past five years, we've have had 14-17 days of windy weather during the month of April.
April 2022 has already had 16 days of windy weather. With nine days left in the month, we have enough time to add to that list, potentially making April 2022 the windiest month over the last five years.