Detailed Wind Data
Current | |
Measure | Value |
Gust | 11.5 mph |
Max Gust Last Hour | 26.5 mph |
Speed | 5.3 mph |
10-min Speed | 11.9 mph |
30-min Speed | 9.3 mph |
1hr Speed | 10.3 mph |
24hr Speed | 11.4 mph |
Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
Direction | SW |
10-min Direction | SSW |
30-min Direction | SW |
1-hr Direction | SW |
24-hr Direction | SW |
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Day Average Speed | 11.4 mph |
Week Average Speed | 7.3 mph |
Month Average Speed | 4.8 mph (-0.4) |
Year Average Speed | 4.8 mph (-0.4) |
31-day Speed | 5.0 mph |
365-day Speed | 4.7 mph |
Day Average Direction | SW |
Month Mean Direction | W |
Current Extremes | |||||
Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
Max Gust | 42.6 mph 01:22 |
42.6 mph 18:52 |
42.6 mph Today |
44.9 mph 1st |
44.9 mph 1st Jan |
Max Windspeed | 19.4 mph 02:42 |
26.7 mph 12:41 |
26.7 mph 27th Jan |
26.8 mph 1st |
26.8 mph 1st Jan |
Max 10-min Speed | 14.7 mph 02:46 |
18.3 mph 12:33 |
18.3 mph 27th Jan |
20.7 mph 1st |
20.7 mph 1st Jan |
Calmest Day | - | - | 2.0 mph 22nd Jan |
0.4 mph 12th |
0.4 mph 12th Jan |
Windiest Day | - | - | 11.5 mph Today |
11.5 mph Today |
11.5 mph Today |
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 | |||
Measure | Overall | January | 28th Jan |
Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
54.1 mph Day 2, 2024 |
42.6 mph Today |
Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
32.8 mph Day 2, 2024 |
25.9 mph 2013 |
Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
25.0 mph Day 21, 2024 |
16.8 mph 2013 |
Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.1 mph Day 14, 2022 |
2.0 mph 2023 |
Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
13.7 mph Day 20, 2021 |
11.5 mph Today |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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