This Blows: Another Windy Weekend In Southeast Minnesota

Just in case the wind yesterday and today hasn’t convinced you, yes, Rochester is one of the windiest cities in the United States. No kidding, right? But just how windy are we?

Well, it's windy enough here that the National Weather Service ranks us as the 4th windiest city in the country, with an average wind speed of 13.1 miles per hour. Of course, I could have told you that– based solely on the fact that our patio furniture was flying across our deck this past weekend.

True story. Check the list HERE. It sure was windier than a mere 13.1 miles an hour this weekend, however. So much so that I had to bungee cord our deck chairs to the table, so they wouldn’t blow across the deck and slam into our solar-powered deck lights. (This DID happen earlier this year, and caused me to hunt down the wayward blue globe, eventually finding it in the middle of our backyard.)

And, it was windy enough last night as well, that this tree, on the boulevard near a park in our neighborhood couldn't quite handle things and snapped.

So, eat your heart out, Chicago. Your city didn’t even make the list. But you KNOW you live in a windy city when trees are snapping and you have to secure your patio furniture before it goes flying away!