Detailed Wind Data
Current | |
Measure | Value |
Gust | 6.9 mph |
Max Gust Last Hour | 17.3 mph |
Speed | 4.7 mph |
10-min Speed | 6.6 mph |
30-min Speed | 6.5 mph |
1hr Speed | 6.7 mph |
24hr Speed | 5.0 mph |
Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
Direction | ENE |
10-min Direction | E |
30-min Direction | ENE |
1-hr Direction | E |
24-hr Direction | ESE |
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Day Average Speed | 6.6 mph |
Week Average Speed | 4.3 mph |
Month Average Speed | 6.9 mph (+2.0) |
Year Average Speed | 6.4 mph (+1.3) |
31-day Speed | 6.9 mph |
365-day Speed | 5.5 mph |
Day Average Direction | ESE |
Month Mean Direction | WSW |
Current Extremes | |||||
Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
Max Gust | 17.3 mph 07:58 |
13.8 mph 23:18 |
24.2 mph 25th Apr |
46.1 mph 15th |
54.1 mph 2nd Jan |
Max Windspeed | 11.3 mph 03:49 |
9.4 mph 21:01 |
15.2 mph 21st Apr |
29.8 mph 15th |
32.8 mph 2nd Jan |
Max 10-min Speed | 9.8 mph 08:06 |
6.6 mph 21:44 |
12.4 mph 21st Apr |
19.9 mph 15th |
25.0 mph 21st Jan |
Calmest Day | - | - | 3.0 mph 25th Apr |
3.0 mph 25th |
1.7 mph 3rd Mar |
Windiest Day | - | - | 6.6 mph Today |
12.2 mph 7th |
13.4 mph 21st Jan |
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 | April | 27th Apr |
Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
49.0 mph Day 7, 2022 |
34.6 mph 2019 |
Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
29.8 mph Day 15, 2024 |
22.3 mph 2019 |
Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
23.8 mph Day 7, 2022 |
18.0 mph 2019 |
Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.8 mph Day 19, 2021 |
1.0 mph 2021 |
Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
12.4 mph Day 7, 2022 |
11.5 mph 2019 |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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