Hello @eric!
Glad you give my plugin a try 
Iâm assuming youâre collecting a WF station (the answer should be different for other type of stations). The max wind displayed by this widget (Outdoor Weather Summary) is the max wind (not gust) collected by the plugin from the time it starts (or for the current local day if it has been started for more than 24 hours). It is based on the wind_avg fields of the API which is the âcurrent windâ not a gusts record. So, this widget will give you the max âsustained windâ.
The widgets are âmainstreamâ way to simply display some collected values (for more precise details, you have to use other controls like textual data, charts, etc.), nevertheless, I understand your need to have a better control on what is displayed in this widget for the max wind value. I can suggest you to submit your idea in the Weather Station Community, Iâm currently designing Weather Station 3.8 (will be released spring 2019) and I can add your suggestion if it makes sense (and it do, from my point of view)âŚ
Hope it helps a bit 