I've been to White Sands on multiple occassions. Not windy. Come to the "Windy City."
You're right though. I could be totally wrong. It doesn't seem like it though when gusts push your wheel into oncoming traffic, and you can sit upright and talk in a normal tone to a rider 20-30 feet in front of you while coasting at 27-30mph with a tailwind.
Come on up though...and bring your anemometer.