Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 4.6 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 10.9 mph |
| Speed | 3.3 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 4.5 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 3.3 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 3.2 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 3.8 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | ENE |
| 10-min Direction | NNW |
| 30-min Direction | NNE |
| 1-hr Direction | N |
| 24-hr Direction | N |
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| Day Average Speed | 3.6 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.6 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 3.6 mph (-0.7) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.8 mph (-0.0) |
| 31-day Speed | 3.5 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.7 mph |
| Day Average Direction | N |
| Month Mean Direction | NW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 12.8 mph 13:58 |
16.1 mph 05:14 |
18.7 mph 25th Jul |
27.3 mph 9th |
49.7 mph 14th Feb |
| Max Windspeed | 8.7 mph 05:29 |
9.7 mph 15:56 |
14.3 mph 25th Jul |
16.3 mph 3rd |
35.5 mph 14th Feb |
| Max 10-min Speed | 5.7 mph 00:32 |
6.8 mph 15:43 |
8.9 mph 25th Jul |
13.1 mph 4th |
26.6 mph 14th Feb |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 2.5 mph 27th Jul |
1.9 mph 8th |
0.4 mph 20th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 5.0 mph 24th Jul |
7.4 mph 4th |
13.3 mph 15th Feb |
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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 | July | 29th Jul |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
28.9 mph Day 15, 2010 |
28.6 mph 2013 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
20.1 mph Day 8, 2011 |
17.5 mph 2013 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
14.6 mph Day 2, 2012 |
13.6 mph 2013 |
| Calmest Day | 0.4 mph 20th Jan 2014 |
1.5 mph Day 16, 2013 |
3.2 mph 2011 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
9.0 mph Day 15, 2010 |
7.3 mph 2013 |
July 2014 Windrose |
2014 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