Should Beaumont be Renamed 'Blowmont'?
Beaumont is Canada's windiest city with an average wind speed of 16.4 km/h. The winter months are especially windy, where I've seen the daily high average around 5 to 10km/h above the already high yearly average. There is nothing quite like waking up at 7 AM in Beaumont, the sun has barely risen and you're still wrapped up in your warm comforters, drifting between sleep and wakefulness when suddenly you hear a loud rattling sound coming from your window. Suddenly you realize that it's not only your house that's making this awful racket, but everyone else's as well because this kind of weather creates a symphony of noise echoing through the streets .
Wind speeds can reach extreme values at certain times during the winter. In Beaumont, Canada's windiest city, gusts as high as 138 km/h have been recorded on the coldest days of the year. When it is colder, there are stronger winds. This is because the air pressure is higher when it's cold.Wind speeds normally decrease significantly at night and through out the early hours of the morning into late morning. The average wind speed during these times are around 10km/h lower than they were during peak winds in the afternoon and evening.
Wind speeds in Beaumont normally peak in the late afternoon and early evening. This is because when temperatures rise, air pressure decreases which creates stronger winds .
What I have learned in Beaumont in the past 2 winters is the weather here can be tricky; one moment you're putting your hat on, scarf and coat ready to brave the cold, another minute later the wind changes direction and you find yourself running back into the house and slamming the door shut, breathing heavily and looking outside with disbelief at how quick the weather can change.