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For comparison, a 2005 wind power survey calculated Earth’s average wind speed at 10 meters above sea level as 6.65 m/s over the ocean and 3.28 m/s on land; hurricanes are defined as storms with ...

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Wind chill is used to describe what air temperatures feel like to the human skin as a result of the "combination of cold temperatures and winds blowing on exposed skin," according to the NWS.

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Another way to measure wind speed is with Doppler radar. Radar recordings aren't considered for wind records by the WMO because they are remote estimates, versus direct measurements, Cerveny said.