Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 9.2 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 11.5 mph |
| Speed | 5.3 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 4.8 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 3.7 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 4.2 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 1.5 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Gentle breeze (F3) |
| Direction | W |
| 10-min Direction | W |
| 30-min Direction | W |
| 1-hr Direction | W |
| 24-hr Direction | WNW |
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| Day Average Speed | 1.7 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 4.1 mph (-1.1) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.1 mph (-1.1) |
| 31-day Speed | 3.6 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.7 mph |
| Day Average Direction | WNW |
| Month Mean Direction | WNW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 12.7 mph 10:46 |
15.0 mph 02:46 |
23.0 mph 18th Jan |
28.8 mph 13th |
28.8 mph 13th Jan |
| Max Windspeed | 7.7 mph 10:31 |
9.3 mph 10:38 |
13.8 mph 18th Jan |
19.6 mph 13th |
19.6 mph 13th Jan |
| Max 10-min Speed | 5.6 mph 11:27 |
7.4 mph 11:41 |
10.9 mph 18th Jan |
14.6 mph 13th |
14.6 mph 13th Jan |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 1.1 mph 21st Jan |
1.1 mph 20th |
1.1 mph 20th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 5.0 mph 18th Jan |
8.9 mph 13th |
8.9 mph 13th 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 | January | 24th Jan |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
50.0 mph Day 3, 2018 |
46.1 mph 2018 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
31.0 mph Day 18, 2018 |
24.9 mph 2018 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
23.3 mph Day 18, 2018 |
20.0 mph 2018 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
0.2 mph Day 18, 2017 |
0.6 mph 2017 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
12.6 mph Day 3, 2018 |
10.6 mph 2018 |
January 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