Wind Analysis: Minneapolis/St. Paul International

Station Data

Click below for wind rose diagrams, modal direction data, and snow transport data for Minneapolis/St. Paul International.

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Wind Roses, Frequency Distribution (%)

Wind rose diagram depicting the wind speed and direction for Minneapolis/St. Paul International for the months of October, November, and December
Wind rose diagram depicting the wind speed and direction for Minneapolis/St. Paul International for the months of January, February, and March

Modal Direction

See the degree vs. cardinal direction table

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Snow Transport

Potential Snow Transport (Qupot) over Snow Accumulation Season [kg/m] by Wind Speed Class [kts]

View Qupot formula

Direction11-1617-2223-2728-33>34Total
N560348   908
NNE26629   295
NE29458   352
ENE517145   662
E646377   1,023
ESE1,6011,510276477 3,864
SE2,5413,310   5,851
SSE1,5651,829   3,394
S567406   974
SSW352232   584
SW266523   788
WSW352174   526
W9191,13269  2,120
WNW2,0532,3818991,271 6,603
NW3,9197,8394,1476,5141,65524,075
NNW1,5361,974553794 4,858
Total     56,877