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Detailed explanation-1: -Global Wind Day - 15 June Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a day for discovering wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth. Wind. Are You In?

Detailed explanation-2: -On World Wind Day, corporations and communities all around the world organise various events and campaigns, including wind turbine demonstrations, educational seminars, trips to wind farms, and parades.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Big Wind Day is observed each year in the United States on April 12. The day commemorates the recording of the highest natural wind gust measured on the Earth’s surface. It was on the afternoon of April 12, 1934, that winds blowing at 231 miles per hour were recorded by Mount Washington Observatory.

Detailed explanation-4: -2007. The inaugural year of Wind Day (it did not become Global Wind Day until 2009) was organised by EWEA. The main idea was to coordinate events organised by national wind energy associations and companies active in the wind energy field.