Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 6.9 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 10.4 mph |
| Speed | 4.7 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 4.0 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 4.9 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 4.6 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 3.3 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | WNW |
| 10-min Direction | W |
| 30-min Direction | W |
| 1-hr Direction | WSW |
| 24-hr Direction | S |
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| Day Average Speed | 3.0 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 3.6 mph (-1.1) |
| Year Average Speed | 6.2 mph (+1.1) |
| 31-day Speed | 5.5 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 5.5 mph |
| Day Average Direction | S |
| Month Mean Direction | S |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 11.5 mph 04:05 |
12.7 mph 21:13 |
23.0 mph 3rd May |
25.3 mph 2nd |
54.1 mph 2nd Jan |
| Max Windspeed | 7.5 mph 08:00 |
8.4 mph 18:08 |
14.3 mph 3rd May |
15.9 mph 2nd |
32.8 mph 2nd Jan |
| Max 10-min Speed | 5.7 mph 08:08 |
6.3 mph 19:09 |
10.8 mph 3rd May |
13.1 mph 2nd |
25.0 mph 21st Jan |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 2.2 mph 6th May |
2.2 mph 6th |
1.7 mph 3rd Mar |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 6.7 mph 3rd May |
6.7 mph 3rd |
13.4 mph 21st Jan |
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Note 1: Valid wind records began in August 2009. Note 2: Figures in brackets refer to departure from average conditions. |
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A note on "Speed" vs. "Gust":
"Speed" is the windspeed sampled over a one minute period,
"Gust" is the windspeed sampled over a 14 second period. |
| Records | |||
| Measure | Overall | May | 9th May |
| Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
42.2 mph Day 21, 2021 |
38.4 mph 2013 |
| Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
25.5 mph Day 5, 2015 |
24.6 mph 2013 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
19.7 mph Day 3, 2021 |
18.7 mph 2013 |
| Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.4 mph Day 18, 2019 |
2.4 mph 2019 |
| Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
13.9 mph Day 21, 2021 |
10.0 mph 2013 |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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