Detailed Wind Data
Current | |
Measure | Value |
Gust | 6.2 mph |
Max Gust Last Hour | 7.3 mph |
Speed | 1.1 mph |
10-min Speed | 0.8 mph |
30-min Speed | 0.4 mph |
1hr Speed | 0.4 mph |
24hr Speed | 2.6 mph |
Beaufort Speed | Light air (F1) |
Direction | WNW |
10-min Direction | W |
30-min Direction | W |
1-hr Direction | W |
24-hr Direction | W |
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Day Average Speed | 0.5 mph |
Week Average Speed | 3.0 mph |
Month Average Speed | 3.1 mph (-1.2) |
Year Average Speed | 5.3 mph (+0.5) |
31-day Speed | 3.3 mph |
365-day Speed | 5.2 mph |
Day Average Direction | W |
Month Mean Direction | W |
Current Extremes | |||||
Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
Max Gust | 7.3 mph 01:26 |
15.6 mph 17:35 |
18.7 mph 25th Jul |
23.8 mph 4th |
54.1 mph 2nd Jan |
Max Windspeed | 2.9 mph 01:26 |
10.0 mph 13:10 |
12.5 mph 25th Jul |
15.7 mph 6th |
32.8 mph 2nd Jan |
Max 10-min Speed | 1.1 mph 01:11 |
7.3 mph 13:10 |
10.3 mph 22nd Jul |
10.4 mph 10th |
25.0 mph 21st Jan |
Calmest Day | - | - | 0.5 mph Today |
0.5 mph Today |
0.5 mph Today |
Windiest Day | - | - | 5.4 mph 25th Jul |
6.2 mph 10th |
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. |
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 | July | 27th Jul |
Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
43.5 mph Day 10, 2016 |
31.1 mph 2020 |
Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
27.1 mph Day 10, 2016 |
19.0 mph 2015 |
Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
21.6 mph Day 15, 2023 |
14.0 mph 2015 |
Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.4 mph Day 10, 2021 |
0.5 mph Today |
Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
12.4 mph Day 10, 2016 |
8.7 mph 2015 |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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