Get the cliché right

Sunday 27 March 2011 17:59 CDT   David Braverman
ChicagoWeather

Chicago got the name "windy city" from...well, no one really knows, but in fact Amarillo and New York top the league chart for average windiness:

Notice Chicago isn't even in the top 10. Which isn't to say we're not blowhards; we're just not that windy.

(Full-size image at The Chicago Tribune.)

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