Boston Records Highest Average Wind Gusts Since 1936 in 2025

If you thought 2025 was a windy one in the Boston area, you're not alone.

A fairly consistent jet stream placement delivered more than the average number of storms through New England last year. An exceptionally warm Gulf of Maine and warmer-than-average air temperatures also contributed to increased winds throughout the region.

“Boston is so windy because it is a coastal location near the region of high storm activity over the North Atlantic,” said Mathew Barlow, professor of climate science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, in a statement shared with The Boston Globe. However, “the jump in wind is consistent with the overall observed increase in the upper limit of storm intensity occurring with climate change.”

According to the Globe, Boston ended 2025 with an average wind gust of 30.6 miles per hour. That's the strongest wind speed ever recorded since Logan Airport started monitoring official weather observations in 1936.

In 2025, Logan recorded a wind gust of 30 mph or stronger on 165 days. That's more than three months, or 2 ½ times the yearly average for gusty winds. Additionally, on five days in 2025, wind gusts reached or exceeded 60 mph in Boston. That's the most number of days on record, superseding four days recorded in 1977, 2011, and 2012.

Last year, the National Weather Service office in Norton recorded 44 instances in which the wind was strong enough to warrant a wind advisory. A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds of 30 mph or stronger for at least an hour, or wind gusts of at least 40 or 45 mph, are forecasted.

Forecasting winds for 2026 remains uncertain. A possible move toward neutral La Niña conditions could reduce jet stream volatility this year, although last year's record-breaking winds are likely hard to surpass.