(COLORADO SPRINGS) – On Wednesday, July 9, we’re talking about something many of us in Southern Colorado have noticed recently, the wind. One viewer wrote in with a question:

“I am from Colorado Springs, and it seems like it is getting windier. Is this true? Is it actually windier?” I thought this was an interesting question, and one worth crunching the numbers on. So, I took a deep dive into the data.

Using archived data from the National Weather Service (NWS), I looked at average yearly wind speeds from 2000 through 2023 to see if there has been any real change over time.

Here’s what I found:

While some days certainly feel windier than others, the average wind speed in Southern Colorado has remained surprisingly consistent over the past couple of decades. Most years, average wind speeds hover near the 9 mph range.

To break it down further, I compared two time periods:

2000–2011: The average yearly wind speed was about 9.5 mph

2012–2023: The average yearly wind speed was about 9.3 mph

That’s a very small difference, just 0.2 mph over more than 20 years. So, in conclusion: No, it’s not really getting windier here.

Of course, we’ll always have windy days, especially during transitional seasons, like spring or fall, or during Thunderstorms, but the long-term trend in Colorado Springs doesn’t show a significant change in average wind speeds.