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 | |||||
Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
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 |
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 | 18th 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 |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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