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wind direction

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-003086

The true direction from which the wind is blowing at a given location (i.e., wind blowing from the north to the south is a north wind). It is normally measured in tens of degrees from 10 degrees clockwise through 360 degrees. North is 360 degrees. A wind direction of 0 degrees is only used when wind is calm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-003086
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsoprevailing wind direction
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-003086",
  "term": "wind direction",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The true direction from which the wind is blowing at a given location (i.e., wind blowing from the north to the south is a north wind). It is normally measured in tens of degrees from 10 degrees clockwise through 360 degrees. North is 360 degrees. A wind direction of 0 degrees is only used when wind is calm.",
  "see_also": [
    "prevailing wind direction"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/wind-direction/"
}

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