Wind History by Address
To find the wind history at an address, look up the estimated peak gust at the property for each storm date and compare it with the gusts measured at the nearest weather stations. StormAuditor estimates the peak gust at any U.S. address for every storm date since October 2021, with the station gusts and NWS reports nearby.
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What was the wind speed on a specific date?
Two numbers answer it — the gust measured at the nearest weather station and the estimated peak gust at the address itself — plus the warnings and reports that frame them:
- Measured station gust — The gust measured by an airport ASOS or AWOS instrument, often several miles from the property. The Storm Map Dashboard Stations layer — free with an account — shows each station's peak gust for any storm day, with the time of the peak where the station recorded it.
- Estimated peak gust at the address — The NWS analysis of record at the property, corrected by those nearby measurements. One day at one address: Weather On This Date. Every storm date since October 2021: the Weather Report.
- Warnings and storm reports — The NWS warnings in effect over the property and Local Storm Reports of measured gusts or wind damage filed nearby that day.
Wind history by ZIP code vs by address
A ZIP code covers many square miles, and wind changes across it: a thunderstorm downburst can bring damaging gusts to one street and much weaker wind a few miles away. ZIP-level wind history usually reports the nearest station or an area value.
An address lookup estimates the gust at the property's own coordinates and shows how far each supporting measurement is. Use the city storm history pages for an area overview, and the address for one property.
Example: what a wind history result looks like
Illustrative example — the address, stations, and values below are made up to show the format.
- Date: June 14 — estimated peak gust at the address: 62 mph.
- Station A (airport, 7.8 mi away): measured peak gust 58 mph at 4:52 PM.
- Station B (airport, 12.1 mi away): measured peak gust 49 mph at 5:10 PM.
- NWS: Severe Thunderstorm Warning covering the property, 4:35–5:30 PM.
- Local Storm Reports: 2 reports of trees down within 5 miles.
A real result lists every storm date in the window this way, so dates can be compared side by side. See a full sample Weather Report.
What you can look up
- The Free Report Snapshot: an instant YES/NO on an estimated gust of 45 mph or more at the address in the last two years — free with an account.
- A wind report by address: every date since October 2021 with an estimated gust of 40 mph or more (or hail of 0.50 in. or larger), with each estimate — $2.99, or included with Pro and higher.
- The statewide Wind Explorer: estimated gust swaths across a whole state by date, on Pro+ and Organization.
- The free Wind Speed Guide: what 40, 60, or 100 mph looks like and can damage.
How it's estimated
Each date's estimate starts from the NWS analysis of record (URMA, NOAA's 2.5 km quality-controlled surface analysis) at the property's grid cell, with NOAA HRRR hourly-maximum wind fields used only where no analysis data exists. A two-pass Cressman/Barnes objective analysis then corrects that background with measured ASOS/AWOS peak gusts and measured NWS Local Storm Reports from that day.
Each day is classified as tropical, convective, or synoptic, so corrections spread at the length scale of that weather. Estimated (non-measured) reports are not used as wind values. The full derivation and its blind verification statistics are on the wind methodology page; caveats on Limitations.
Wind history questions
How do I find the wind speed at my address on a specific date?
Enter the address and date in Weather On This Date to see the estimated peak gust at the property, the nearest station gusts, and the NWS warnings and reports for that day. A $2.99 Weather Report lists every storm date since October 2021 at once.
What was the highest wind gust at my address?
The Weather Report lists each storm date with an estimated gust of 40 mph or more at the property, so the highest date stands out. The Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO for 45 mph or more first.
Can I look up wind history by ZIP code?
City and state pages give area-level storm history, but wind varies within a ZIP code, so StormAuditor estimates wind at the street address itself. Enter a full address for a property-level answer.
How far back does wind history go?
At-address gust estimates in the Weather Report go back to October 1, 2021 — more than 5 years. NOAA Storm Events wind records for every state and 578 cities go back to 2010 on the storm data pages.
Is the estimated gust a measurement at my house?
No — it is an estimate at the property coordinates built from the NWS analysis of record and nearby measured gusts. Station gusts listed beside it are real measurements at the station's location, and each one shows its distance from the address.
What is the difference between a wind gust and sustained wind?
Sustained wind is an average over a minute or two; a gust is a brief peak lasting seconds. Wind history by address reports peak gusts, because brief peaks are what damage roofs, fences, and trees.