Year,Depart From 1940-2024 Average,Contiguous U.S. (Lower 48),Wind,Jan-Dec,(mph) 1940,-0.287 1941,-0.373 1942,-0.135 1943,-0.052 1944,-0.184 1945,-0.01 1946,0.102 1947,0.114 1948,0.183 1949,0.057 1950,0.222 1951,0.296 1952,0.018 1953,0.279 1954,0.258 1955,0.26 1956,0.146 1957,-0.028 1958,-0.146 1959,0.189 1960,0.072 1961,0.102 1962,-0.039 1963,-0.03 1964,0.386 1965,0.082 1966,-0.082 1967,0.173 1968,0.102 1969,-0.059 1970,0.086 1971,0.154 1972,0.008 1973,0.039 1974,0.039 1975,0.101 1976,0.086 1977,0.095 1978,-0.076 1979,-0.075 1980,-0.08 1981,-0.148 1982,-0.026 1983,-0.086 1984,-0.02 1985,0.026 1986,-0.225 1987,-0.376 1988,0.034 1989,-0.155 1990,0.038 1991,-0.16 1992,-0.333 1993,-0.105 1994,-0.089 1995,-0.066 1996,0.209 1997,-0.046 1998,-0.239 1999,0.087 2000,-0.014 2001,-0.179 2002,-0.044 2003,-0.182 2004,-0.07 2005,-0.2 2006,-0.008 2007,-0.047 2008,0.202 2009,0.02 2010,0.014 2011,0.227 2012,0.012 2013,-0.017 2014,0.144 2015,-0.191 2016,0.005 2017,0.068 2018,-0.08 2019,-0.022 2020,0.105 2021,-0.046 2022,0.211 2023,-0.189 2024,-0.03