Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 5.8 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 14.7 mph |
| Speed | 3.3 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 4.6 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 5.1 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 5.1 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 4.4 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | NE |
| 10-min Direction | NE |
| 30-min Direction | NNE |
| 1-hr Direction | NNE |
| 24-hr Direction | N |
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| Day Average Speed | 4.5 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.6 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 4.2 mph (-0.7) |
| Year Average Speed | 5.8 mph (+0.7) |
| 31-day Speed | 4.7 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.9 mph |
| Day Average Direction | N |
| Month Mean Direction | SW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 16.8 mph 11:53 |
15.6 mph 17:54 |
18.1 mph 12th Apr |
27.0 mph 8th |
49.7 mph 14th Feb |
| Max Windspeed | 12.5 mph 12:14 |
12.3 mph 18:50 |
13.5 mph 12th Apr |
17.5 mph 8th |
35.5 mph 14th Feb |
| Max 10-min Speed | 8.5 mph 12:18 |
8.5 mph 18:58 |
9.7 mph 12th Apr |
13.1 mph 8th |
26.6 mph 14th Feb |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 2.0 mph 12th Apr |
1.0 mph 1st |
0.4 mph 20th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 4.5 mph 13th Apr |
7.8 mph 6th |
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 | April | 18th Apr |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
45.3 mph Day 25, 2012 |
30.1 mph 2013 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
25.6 mph Day 25, 2012 |
20.8 mph 2013 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
16.2 mph Day 26, 2012 |
14.9 mph 2013 |
| Calmest Day | 0.4 mph 20th Jan 2014 |
1.0 mph Day 1, 2014 |
2.2 mph 2010 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
10.7 mph Day 26, 2012 |
10.6 mph 2013 |
April 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