World's Biggest Wind Gauge - Lethbridge, AB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 49° 40.151 W 112° 48.002
12U E 370117 N 5503405
This wind gauge is in the parking lot for the Visitor Center located at 2805 Scenic Drive South. You can visit it at anytime and it is free to see.
Waymark Code: WMXR9K
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 02/18/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jhuoni
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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
When ball hangs at 22 degrees:
When ball hangs at 45 degrees:
When ball hangs at 90 degrees:
When chain stretches:
When chain breaks:
 A Lethbridgian considers it
A Lethbridgian considers it
A Lethbridgian considers it
A Lethbridgian considers it
A Lethbridgian considers it
 Calm
Fairly Calm
Little Windy
Kind of Brisk
Sure Windy
Type of documentation of superlative status: Roadside America Website

Location of coordinates: At the site

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