Absolutely true. At least in the Seattle area, especially away from the water. Really pathetic wind gusts recently. Not even one wind gust 40+ mph at my house this past fall/winter/spring. On the other hand, Nov 2024 bomb cyclone delivered *quite a bit* of 50-60 mph gusts in a single evening. I'm exposed to the Cascade gaps so the distinct lack of strong winds was shocking. Normally we get a pretty decent E wind bout at some point.

The bolded cannot possibly be true. Where specifically are you referring to?

Yet upper levels were cold enough for convection, plenty of towering cumulus and radar returns. So yeah it didn’t feel like 90°F but it’s the *principle of the matter*..it shouldn’t be hitting 90°F under a -2 sigma 500mb trough.

The western lowland PNW has some of the lowest average windspeeds in the entire country, I'm pretty sure. At least it does now. A 40mph gust is legitimately about a once or twice a year occurrence these days, which makes the 1950s stuff really jarring. If you want wind, you'll find it on the coast, in the Cascade gaps, or on the eastside plateaus.

We've had a notable wind drought since 2015