Wind Direction, January
WorldPhysical EnvironmentWind direction relative to atmospheric pressure during January.
natureA map illustrates global wind directions for January using arrows, showing the movement patterns of winds across different regions.
The arrows indicate the movement patterns of winds. In the northern hemisphere, the winds circulate clockwise around high-pressure zones and counterclockwise around low-pressure zones. In the southern hemisphere, the winds circulate counterclockwise around high-pressure zones and clockwise around low-pressure zones.
Wind Direction, January | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | Rice Production (U.S.) | Rice Production (U.S.) | Rice Production (U.S.) | Rice Production (U.S.) | Rice Production (U.S.) | Rice Production (U.S.) | Rice Production (U.S.) | |
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Ohio | |||||||||||||||
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Québec | |||||||||||||||
Nunavut | |||||||||||||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | |||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | |||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | |||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | |||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | ||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | |||||||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | ||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | ||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | ||||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | |||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | ||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | ||||||||||||
Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | ||||||||||
Arizona | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | ||||||||||
Utah | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | ||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Florida | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | ||||||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | ||||||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | |||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | ||||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | ||||||||||||
Washington | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | ||||||||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | ||||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | ||||||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | |||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | |||||||||
Kentucky | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | ||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | |||||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | ||||||||||||
Mississippi | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | ||||||||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | |||||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | |||||||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | |||||||||||
Louisiana | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | ||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7.82% | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | ||||||||||
Oregon | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | |||||||||
Alabama | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | ||||||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | |||||||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | |||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | |||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | |||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | |||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | |||||||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | ||||||||||||
Nevada | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | |||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | ||||||||||
Georgia | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | ||||||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | ||||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | ||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | ||||||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | |||||||||||||
California | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | |||||||||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | |||||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | |||||||||||
Ohio | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | ||||||||||||
Indiana | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | |||||||||||
Minnesota | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | ||||||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | ||||||||||
Illinois | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | |||||||||||