Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 5.8 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 11.5 mph |
| Speed | 3.9 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 4.5 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 3.8 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 3.9 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 3.2 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | SW |
| 10-min Direction | WSW |
| 30-min Direction | SW |
| 1-hr Direction | SW |
| 24-hr Direction | SW |
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| Day Average Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 9.4 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 8.3 mph (+3.1) |
| Year Average Speed | 5.5 mph (+0.3) |
| 31-day Speed | 6.6 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.6 mph |
| Day Average Direction | SW |
| Month Mean Direction | WSW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 17.3 mph 13:11 |
17.3 mph 13:13 |
47.2 mph 15th Mar |
47.2 mph 10th |
47.2 mph 10th Mar |
| Max Windspeed | 10.8 mph 16:54 |
11.9 mph 13:10 |
27.1 mph 16th Mar |
29.0 mph 10th |
32.1 mph 8th Feb |
| Max 10-min Speed | 7.6 mph 13:17 |
9.3 mph 13:14 |
20.4 mph 16th Mar |
20.7 mph 3rd |
20.7 mph 3rd Mar |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 3.6 mph Today |
3.1 mph 1st |
1.1 mph 20th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 12.8 mph 17th Mar |
12.8 mph 16th |
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 | March | 19th Mar |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
47.2 mph Day 10, 2019 |
31.4 mph 2017 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
30.1 mph Day 31, 2015 |
21.7 mph 2018 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
21.3 mph Day 31, 2015 |
16.1 mph 2018 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
1.2 mph Day 29, 2011 |
1.6 mph 2011 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
13.9 mph Day 11, 2013 |
9.6 mph 2018 |
March 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