There’s are many aspects generally related to Massachusetts over which I spend a substantial amount of time and brown liquor pondering. Why do Bostonians drop their ‘r’s? Why aren’t the central and western parts of the state as metropolitan as the eastern? Why are we only now just looking to extend the Bay State night life? These questions and others often come to mind when considering the overall makeup of the commonwealth. But how often do you wonder, “Why is Massachusetts so windy?”

As a Massachusetts lifer, I’ve lived the fickle and sometimes volatile climate of New England on a seasonal basis without any exception. Sure the winds can be tough but it’s hardly the most temperamental weather pattern we experience here.

A new map of the United States, however, has charted the Google autofill results of “Why is [U.S. state] so…?” and apparently the filler for the commonwealth is “windy.”

It strikes me as a bit strange that those hoping for the skinny on Mass. is about the nature of its wind speeds. I mean, aren’t people more interested in why we breed the most dominant professional sports or why the tech and startup sectors – especially related to certain local, online news publications – are so successful?

Apparently not.

But some states seem to attract more fitting questions than we might consider for the Bay State. For example, “why is Arizona so hot?” seems like a perfectly reasonable query; “why is Washington so rainy?” seems to invoke logic and reason; and “why is West Virginia so weird?” is just asking what we’re all really thinking.

I think “why is New Hampshire so important?” and “why is New Mexico so enchanting?” might have been conjured by stretching the imagination only slightly, but then, I’ve never been to New Mexico.

Take a look at the map and let us know if you think there are other fitting, funny or downright false autofill results in the comments section below.