diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.16.0.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.16.0.rst
index 78fe64be82..21ebc8473f 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.16.0.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.16.0.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ Enhancements
 Documentation
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * Remove `g_poa_effective` from the :ref:`nomenclature` page (:pull:`2704`)
+* Correct the transposed table of Hellmann exponents in the
+  :py:func:`pvlib.atmosphere.windspeed_powerlaw` docstring, which disagreed
+  with :py:data:`pvlib.atmosphere.HELLMANN_SURFACE_EXPONENTS` in four of its
+  nine cells. (:pull:`2853`)
 
 
 Testing
@@ -101,3 +105,4 @@ Contributors
 * Sai Asish Y (:ghuser:`SAY-5`)
 * Kevin Anderson (:ghuser:`kandersolar`)
 * Johann Loux (:ghuser:`JoLo90`)
+* Dylan Pulver (:ghuser:`dylanpulver`)
diff --git a/pvlib/atmosphere.py b/pvlib/atmosphere.py
index f3b793e6b3..792148a7a8 100644
--- a/pvlib/atmosphere.py
+++ b/pvlib/atmosphere.py
@@ -728,11 +728,11 @@ def windspeed_powerlaw(wind_speed_reference, height_reference,
        +-----------+--------------------+------------------+------------------+
        | Stability | Open water surface | Flat, open coast | Cities, villages |
        +===========+====================+==================+==================+
-       | Unstable  | 0.06               | 0.10             | 0.27             |
+       | Unstable  | 0.06               | 0.11             | 0.27             |
        +-----------+--------------------+------------------+------------------+
-       | Neutral   | 0.11               | 0.16             | 0.40             |
+       | Neutral   | 0.10               | 0.16             | 0.34             |
        +-----------+--------------------+------------------+------------------+
-       | Stable    | 0.27               | 0.34             | 0.60             |
+       | Stable    | 0.27               | 0.40             | 0.60             |
        +-----------+--------------------+------------------+------------------+
 
     In a report by Sandia [3]_, the equation was experimentally tested for a