Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 3.5 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 9.2 mph |
| Speed | 2.2 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 2.1 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 2.1 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 2.6 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 2.9 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light air (F1) |
| Direction | SE |
| 10-min Direction | ESE |
| 30-min Direction | SE |
| 1-hr Direction | SE |
| 24-hr Direction | NE |
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| Day Average Speed | 2.9 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 4.2 mph (+0.2) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.7 mph (-0.0) |
| 31-day Speed | 3.6 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.5 mph |
| Day Average Direction | NE |
| Month Mean Direction | W |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 18.4 mph 19:44 |
19.6 mph 14:08 |
23.0 mph 9th Aug |
28.8 mph 4th |
44.9 mph 1st Jan |
| Max Windspeed | 10.7 mph 19:56 |
11.8 mph 04:21 |
20.7 mph 13th Aug |
20.7 mph 13th |
26.8 mph 1st Jan |
| Max 10-min Speed | 8.3 mph 20:00 |
8.8 mph 14:08 |
12.4 mph 13th Aug |
14.2 mph 4th |
20.7 mph 1st Jan |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 1.7 mph 10th Aug |
1.7 mph 10th |
0.4 mph 12th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 4.8 mph 9th Aug |
7.3 mph 7th |
11.2 mph 27th 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 | August | 15th Aug |
| Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
48.4 mph Day 10, 2019 |
27.6 mph 2019 |
| Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
28.6 mph Day 21, 2020 |
18.4 mph 2024 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
21.9 mph Day 20, 2016 |
14.5 mph 2024 |
| Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.2 mph Day 31, 2020 |
2.0 mph 2020 |
| Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
13.5 mph Day 20, 2016 |
6.9 mph 2019 |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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