Detailed Wind Data

Current
Measure Value
Gust 2.3 mph
Max Gust Last Hour 6.9 mph
Speed 1.3 mph
10-min Speed 2.6 mph
30-min Speed 1.6 mph
1hr Speed 1.8 mph
24hr Speed 1.8 mph
Beaufort Speed Light air (F1)
Direction ESE
10-min Direction ENE
30-min Direction SE
1-hr Direction ESE
24-hr Direction S
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Day Average Speed 1.9 mph
Week Average Speed 3.0 mph
Month Average Speed 4.1 mph (-1.1)
Year Average Speed 4.1 mph (-1.1)
31-day Speed 4.6 mph
365-day Speed 4.7 mph
Day Average Direction S
Month Mean Direction W
Current Extremes
MeasureTodayYesterdayWeekMonthYear
Max Gust 8.1 mph
00:01
16.1 mph
04:47
19.6 mph
13th Jan
44.9 mph
1st
44.9 mph
1st Jan
Max Windspeed 6.5 mph
02:13
11.2 mph
06:16
12.8 mph
13th Jan
26.8 mph
1st
26.8 mph
1st Jan
Max 10-min Speed 4.2 mph
02:01
8.1 mph
06:17
9.9 mph
13th Jan
20.7 mph
1st
20.7 mph
1st Jan
Calmest Day - - 0.4 mph
12th Jan
0.4 mph
12th
0.4 mph
12th Jan
Windiest Day - - 5.2 mph
13th Jan
11.1 mph
1st
11.1 mph
1st 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.
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
MeasureOverallJanuary18th Jan
Max Gust 63.9 mph
18th Feb 2022
54.1 mph
Day 2, 2024
47.2 mph
2018
Max Windspeed 44.1 mph
18th Feb 2022
32.8 mph
Day 2, 2024
31.0 mph
2018
Max 10-min Speed 29.5 mph
18th Feb 2022
25.0 mph
Day 21, 2024
23.3 mph
2018
Calmest Day 0.0 mph
15th Nov 2021
0.1 mph
Day 14, 2022
0.2 mph
2017
Windiest Day 16.4 mph
9th Feb 2020
13.7 mph
Day 20, 2021
10.4 mph
2018

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