Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 8.1 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 10.4 mph |
| Speed | 2.5 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 2.4 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 1.9 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 2.8 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 0.8 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | ENE |
| 10-min Direction | ENE |
| 30-min Direction | ENE |
| 1-hr Direction | ENE |
| 24-hr Direction | NNE |
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| Day Average Speed | 1.0 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 3.2 mph (-1.5) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.8 mph (-0.2) |
| 31-day Speed | 3.9 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.5 mph |
| Day Average Direction | NNE |
| Month Mean Direction | NW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 11.5 mph 10:02 |
9.2 mph 16:20 |
24.2 mph 16th May |
32.3 mph 4th |
47.2 mph 10th Mar |
| Max Windspeed | 7.5 mph 10:01 |
5.8 mph 13:06 |
17.2 mph 16th May |
19.4 mph 8th |
32.1 mph 8th Feb |
| Max 10-min Speed | 5.1 mph 14:33 |
3.4 mph 15:13 |
11.0 mph 14th May |
14.5 mph 8th |
20.7 mph 3rd Mar |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 0.4 mph Today |
0.4 mph 18th |
0.4 mph 18th May |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 5.6 mph 15th May |
5.6 mph 8th |
12.8 mph 16th Mar |
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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 | 19th May |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
42.0 mph Day 5, 2015 |
24.4 mph 2015 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
25.5 mph Day 5, 2015 |
19.2 mph 2015 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
18.9 mph Day 5, 2015 |
13.3 mph 2015 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
0.4 mph Day 18, 2019 |
1.0 mph Today |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
11.6 mph Day 5, 2015 |
7.3 mph 2015 |
May 2019 Windrose |
2019 Windrose | |
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NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here