PGA Tournament Climate Statistics
"Tournament Week" is a ten day period from Friday, August 9 to Sunday, August 18. The tournament itself is Thursday, August 15 through Sunday, August 18.
- the probability of receiving a heavy rainfall (=> 0.50 inch)
during Tournament Week is 6 percent each day
- the probability of receiving a measurable amount of rainfall (=> 0.01 inch)
during Tournament Week is 30 percent each day
- the probability of receiving ANY rain (=> trace)
during Tournament Week is 41 percent each day
- the probability of experiencing a thunderstorm
during Tournament Week is 18 percent each day
- the average mid-morning wind speed during Tournament Week is 10 miles per hour
- the average mid-afternoon wind speed during Tournament Week is 11 miles per hour
- the most prevalent wind direction during Tournament Week is from the south
- the second most prevalent wind direction is southeast
- the third most prevalent wind direction is northwest
The data used in this summary come from the downtown Minneapolis office of the
U.S Weather Bureau (1891-1938) and the Twin Cities International Airport (1938-2001).
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