Wind-data presentations are varied. Some serve one purpose better than another. A relatively new type of wind rose is presented in order that its potential may be exploited. This is the standard vector-deviation wind rose. It is an easily reproduced rose and may be constructed from values of the vector mean wind, standard deviations of the latitudinal and meridional wind components, and the correlation between the components. If the distribution is circular, rather than elliptical, only the vector mean and the standard vector deviation are needed. Methods to test for ellipticity and to construct the roses are given. Abstract Wind-data presentations are varied. Some serve one purpose better than another. A relatively new type of wind rose is presented in order that its potential may be exploited. This is the standard vector-deviation wind rose. It is an easily reproduced rose and may be constructed from values of the vector mean wind, standard deviations of the latitudinal and meridional wind components, and the correlation between the components. If the distribution is circular, rather than elliptical, only the vector mean and the standard vector deviation are needed. Methods to test for ellipticity and to construct the roses are given.