Finding this Wind Gauge was a pleasant surprise, really not knowing what it was at first. K thought it was a wrecking ball.
The Wind Gauge was built in 1985 as a centennial project to celebrate Lethbridge's 100th birthday. It is designed to gauge and measure wind speed. Frame height: 17 to 18 Feet (5.2 to 5.5 Metres) ; Ball diameter: 50 inches (1.3 Metres) Chain Links length: 10 inches (.25 Metres).
Lethbridge is known as the "Windy City" in Canada with winds between 40 and 70 km/hr, which the residents are used to and actually call this just "breezy".
Lethbridge Wind Gauge
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When ball hangs at 22 degrees:
When ball hangs at 45 degrees:
When ball hangs at 90 degrees:
When chain stretches:
When chain breaks:
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A Lethbridgian considers it
A Lethbridgian considers it
A Lethbridgian considers it
A Lethbridgian considers it
A Lethbridgian considers it
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Calm
Fairly Calm
Little Windy
Kind of Brisk
Sure Windy
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