[jaimilyn]

I had a whole post composed in my head but really all I have to say is "ditto" to everyone saying if this wind is the worst part of the weather here, I'm good. We moved from the East partly because the drastic weather shifts gave my husband and I awful migraines. There this kind of wind is accompanied by rain, hail, and power outages. Also sometimes blizzards. Just wind and some dust? Happy day!

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by BWNLV

Under 20 mph, I love the wind - helps cool me off when I am out and about. Over 20 mph a inconvenience at best. Over 30+ mph, dam wind!

It's the winds in the winter time, when the temps fall into the 30's/40's at night, that's a killer for me, as I work the nightshift, up all night on my 3 days off! Windchill!

[EA]

Legitimate reasons to complain
1 cold
2 rain
3 snow
4 hurricanes
5 tornadoes
6 floods
7 volcanoes
8 rain
9 humidity
10 constant 50+ mph winds

Anything other than that? shush

That wind felt great, kept it nice and cool out.

[jayway]

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Vegas anymore..."

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by lvoc

Actually Las Vegas is about average for big US cities. It does contrast with LA and Phoenix but compares well to most big cities of the east.

We hear the whining in the spring and pretty much that is it.

Agreed! When you look at annual average windspeeds in the country, we are, indeed, average, but why is it the winds seems more irritating out here, for some reason?

If I recall the numbers from my search, Boston is at 12.5MPH or so, San Francisco at 8.7MPH, Chicago at 10.9MPH, and where I once lived, Minneapolis, it's 10+MPH.

[jet757f]

I would never leave Las Vegas just because of the wind. Yes it is a PIA when you have to work in your yard. It almost seems to wait until I have to work in the yard and then seems to start up around 12 noon every day.

If the wind turns into tornadoes on a regular basis then I'm out of here!!!

[EA]

Keep in mind, I climb up telephone poles, on rickety ladders, supported by swaying cables.

[MountainBiking]

Originally Posted by MSchu

wind here is NOTHING.

in san bernardino we regularly got winds in excess of 80mph when the santa anas blew, 35-45mph here is childs play.

Oh yes! Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana also get very strong winds. I bet it's more windy in the Inland Empire than in Las Vegas.

-Cheers.

[NDJeff]

I think if the weather sites ever actually measured or predicted the wind speeds correctly this area would be much higher on the list. It seems their measurements are always about 10-15 mph below the actual wind speeds.

Still, the winds here are not nearly as bad as areas of Montana and Wyoming. Is the wind here annoying sometimes? Sure, but it is a mild annoyance compared to snow, ice, tornadoes, hurricanes, and high humidity.

[unf0rgiven6262]

I used to really hate the wind when I first moved here and my allergies were off the charts. Now it's just a minor annoyance if it's 30mph+. Really though, check out the weather for the whole country and we are sitting very pretty.