# Wind rose
The wind rose chart is often used to visualize wind patterns. In this example, thee chart shows the wind speed distribution. This is simply a stacked column chart in a polar view.

####  Tip:
Be sure to set [type](https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/chart.type) to column, to get the column shape.
Set [stacking](https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.series.stacking) to ***normal*** under series to enable the stacking feature.
Use [Highcharts data module](https://www.highcharts.com/docs/working-with-data/data-module) to easily fetch and parse the data. 