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Is an 18 mph wind a strong wind?

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An 18 mph wind will stir the treetops. The key to considering this, however, is that a report of 18 mph winds may be deceptive. Most wind reports are based on a time-based average (10 minutes on my station’s current settings). read more

It depends on the context which you haven't given us. For building codes 18 mph is way below the minimum that you have to design for. So in that context it is very low. If your talking about how fast your model airplane can fly that would be a different story all together. read more

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