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What does it mean by wind direction in degrees?

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Wind direction is the direction from which the wind is blowing.

For example: If the wind is shown as W(270), that indicates the wind is blowing from the west to the east.

Wind Direction (degrees azimuth)

The value 0° means North

The value 90° means East

The value 180° means South

The value 270° means West

Last modified 2004-10-14 09:53 AM