At this stage we are talking about land based wind power.
Average Wind Speed by State and Month for US:
Here is one form of the data about average wind speeds for all the states.
Does this affirm the data that David MacKay was using?
Oregon wind data
In case the link breaks here is the link to the NREL map database.
Here's a large version of the national map. We'll explore how this compares to Britain.
Wind Rose Data for all States:
In case you ever want this data for your own purposes.....
Handy access point for wind speeds at other heights
Shepards Flat Wind Farm data and characteristics