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   LIVE OBSERVATIONS at Ottawa Airport (YOW) - Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 11:00 EDT
   TODAY:

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   Current Winds:

 9  km/h WSW (248°)          

   -Recent Gust:

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   Maximum Winds Today:

 17  km/h NW (315°) 01:00 36  km/h SW (225°) 2015

   Maximum Gust Today:

 n/a  km/h   n/a 59  km/h   2015
   Mean Winds Today: 12  km/h S (169°)   20  km/h NNW (340°) 2015
 

   YESTERDAY:

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   Maximum Winds Yesterday:

 26  km/h NW (315°) 14:00 32  km/h NE (045°) 2021  

   Maximum Gust Yesterday:

 n/a  km/h   n/a 40  km/h   2018  
   Mean Winds Yesterday: 14  km/h S (179°)   19  km/h NNE (029°) 2015  
 

   TOMORROW:

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   Maximum Winds:

   32  km/h E (090°) 2025  

   Maximum Gust:

   41  km/h   2016  
   Daily Mean Winds:   17  km/h SSE (146°) 2025  
 

   THIS MONTH:

   May Means + Records

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   Monthly Mean Winds: 16  km/h W (270°) 134532146  km/h N (215°) 2016 0  km/h NE (039°) 1800  

   Daily Extremes and Records

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   Maximum Wind:

 40  km/h SSW (203°) 05 48  km/h W (270°) 2018-05  

   Maximum Gust:

 n/a  km/h   n/a 83  km/h   2018-04  
   Daily Mean Winds: 24  km/h WNW (296°) 05 26  km/h WSW (237°) 2017-18  
 

   LAST MONTH:

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   Monthly Mean Winds: 16  km/h NE (035°) 300  km/h N (000°) 2000 0  km/h NE (034°) 1800  

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   Maximum Wind:

 44  km/h W (270°) 18 53  km/h WSW (248°) 2018-04  

   Maximum Gust:

 n/a  km/h   n/a 76  km/h   2018-04  
   Daily Mean Winds: 24  km/h W (280°) 04 32  km/h ESE (116°) 2024-04  
 

   NEXT MONTH:

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   Monthly Mean Winds:   14  km/h E (097°) 2025 0  km/h N (000°) 2015  

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   Maximum Wind:

   42  km/h WSW (248°) 2020-11  

   Maximum Gust:

   54  km/h   2015-23  
   Daily Mean Winds:   27  km/h SW (217°) 2025-20  
 

   THIS YEAR:

   2026 Means and Records

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   Annual Mean Winds: 15  km/h SE (126°) 808531037  km/h N (031°) 2014 -1219534800  km/h N (908°) 2013  

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   Monthly Mean Winds: 17  km/h N (004°) Mar 15  km/h SSW (210°) Feb  

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   Monthly Mean Winds: 1936158313  km/h N (536°) 2017-Feb -1074990030  km/h N (439°) 2015-Feb  

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   Maximum Wind:

 49  km/h NW (315°) Feb-07 62  km/h NNW (338°) 2024-11-08  

   Maximum Gust:

 n/a  km/h   n/a-n/a 83  km/h   2018-05-04  
   Daily Mean Winds: 33  km/h NW (319°) Feb-07 36  km/h ESE (113°) 2019-02-25  
 

   LAST YEAR:

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   Annual Mean Winds: 16  km/h ENE (066°)  

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   Monthly Mean Winds: 18  km/h SW (219°) Jan 11  km/h S (188°) Sep  

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   Maximum Wind:

 57  km/h W (270°) Dec-21  

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   Daily Mean Winds: 34  km/h W (267°) Jan-07  
 

Wind Speed+Gusts - Past 24 Hours:
 
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Wind Speed+Gusts - Past 7 Days:
 
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Last 24 Hours:
TimeDirBearingSpeedGust
02:00NE045°9 km/hn/a km/h
03:00ENE068°11 km/hn/a km/h
04:00S180°5 km/hn/a km/h
05:00E090°8 km/hn/a km/h
06:00NE045°7 km/hn/a km/h
07:00NE045°15 km/hn/a km/h
08:00ENE068°14 km/hn/a km/h
09:00E090°18 km/hn/a km/h
10:00E090°15 km/hn/a km/h
11:00ESE113°13 km/hn/a km/h
12:00ESE113°23 km/hn/a km/h
13:00ESE113°21 km/hn/a km/h
14:00ESE113°28 km/hn/a km/h
15:00SE135°23 km/hn/a km/h
16:00SE135°26 km/hn/a km/h
17:00E090°21 km/hn/a km/h
17:23NNE023°17 km/hn/a km/h
17:36N000°18 km/hn/a km/h
18:00NNE023°20 km/hn/a km/h
18:12NNE023°26 km/hn/a km/h
18:32ENE068°29 km/hn/a km/h
18:51NE045°23 km/hn/a km/h
19:00NE045°19 km/hn/a km/h
19:20ENE068°25 km/hn/a km/h
19:26ENE068°20 km/hn/a km/h
19:44ENE068°23 km/hn/a km/h
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00:00ENE068°10 km/hn/a km/h
01:00NNE023°8 km/hn/a km/h
MeansW266°8 km/hn/a km/h

This Month:
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01NW307°12 km/h 18 km/hENE068°02:00 n/a km/hn/a
02N004°13 km/h 20 km/hWNW293°15:00 n/a km/hn/a
03SE130°13 km/h 29 km/hSSW203°13:00 n/a km/hn/a
04NNE013°9 km/h 18 km/hWNW293°17:00 n/a km/hn/a
05ENE074°11 km/h 21 km/hW270°13:00 n/a km/hn/a
06SW217°17 km/h 29 km/hENE068°18:32 n/a km/hn/a
07W266°8 km/h 8 km/hNNE023°01:00 n/a km/hn/a
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MeansS178°12 km/h 29 km/hSSW203°03 n/a km/hn/a