To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Gone with the wind According to the National Climatic Data Center’s list of the top 101 cities with the highest average wind speeds, we blew it again. Buffalo ranks an uncompetitive 37th place with a paltry average of just 11.8 mph. Our only consolation is that we beat Chicago, known for being “The Windy City.” It didn’t even make the list. The summit at Mt. Washington has an average wind speed of 35.1 mph and has had a gust that holds the record for surface wind speed at 231 mph. Fortunately, other than being home to a weather observatory, no one lives there. It’s a great place to hold on to your hat. Cities with the highest average wind speeds (population 50,000+) are: 1. Brockton, MA 2. Framingham, MA 3. Amarillo, TX 4. Weymouth, MA 5. Fort Collins, CO 6. Newton, MA 7. Waltham, MA 8. Loveland, CO 9. Quincy, MA 10. Greeley, CO 37. Buffalo, NY Left: The eight 255-foot tall wind turbines on Lake Erie’s Lackawanna shore put the cold winter winds to work creating pollution-free electric power page 15