A wind rose is a special graphic that shows the distribution of wind speed and direction at a selected geographical location. The Wind Rose Statlet in Statgraphics shows how that distribution changes over time, based on monthly averages over a period of years. In the video above, watch how the wind changes throughout the day at a wind station in Parkdale, Oregon. At midnight, the predominant wind is light and from the south. By noon, the predominant direction is from the west and the wind tends to be stronger.
