Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 11.5 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 13.8 mph |
| Speed | 3.1 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 4.4 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 4.3 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 5.2 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 2.1 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | NW |
| 10-min Direction | NNE |
| 30-min Direction | N |
| 1-hr Direction | N |
| 24-hr Direction | NNE |
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| Day Average Speed | 5.6 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 4.3 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 4.2 mph (-0.4) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.7 mph (+0.1) |
| 31-day Speed | 4.1 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.7 mph |
| Day Average Direction | NNE |
| Month Mean Direction | W |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 18.4 mph 02:42 |
12.7 mph 01:07 |
28.8 mph 13th Nov |
36.9 mph 2nd |
48.4 mph 10th Aug |
| Max Windspeed | 11.9 mph 04:41 |
5.9 mph 22:41 |
17.3 mph 12th Nov |
21.5 mph 2nd |
32.1 mph 8th Feb |
| Max 10-min Speed | 8.0 mph 03:48 |
4.2 mph 22:49 |
13.5 mph 12th Nov |
16.5 mph 2nd |
20.7 mph 3rd Mar |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 0.9 mph Today |
0.9 mph 17th |
0.4 mph 18th May |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 6.9 mph 13th Nov |
10.1 mph 2nd |
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 | November | 18th Nov |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
47.2 mph Day 29, 2018 |
37.1 mph 2015 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
30.1 mph Day 17, 2015 |
22.8 mph 2015 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
24.2 mph Day 17, 2015 |
16.9 mph 2015 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
0.5 mph Day 1, 2015 |
1.6 mph 2012 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
12.2 mph Day 22, 2017 |
10.3 mph 2015 |
November 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