Detailed Wind Data
Current | |
Measure | Value |
Gust | 17.3 mph |
Max Gust Last Hour | 16.1 mph |
Speed | 10.3 mph |
10-min Speed | 7.9 mph |
30-min Speed | 7.0 mph |
1hr Speed | 6.8 mph |
24hr Speed | 7.1 mph |
Beaufort Speed | Gentle breeze (F3) |
Direction | WSW |
10-min Direction | SW |
30-min Direction | WSW |
1-hr Direction | WSW |
24-hr Direction | WSW |
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Day Average Speed | 7.1 mph |
Week Average Speed | 6.7 mph |
Month Average Speed | 5.6 mph (+0.4) |
Year Average Speed | 6.2 mph (+1.0) |
31-day Speed | 5.8 mph |
365-day Speed | 5.5 mph |
Day Average Direction | WSW |
Month Mean Direction | SSW |
Current Extremes | |||||
Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
Max Gust | 20.7 mph 04:54 |
20.7 mph 16:58 |
31.1 mph 14th Mar |
34.6 mph 1st |
54.1 mph 2nd Jan |
Max Windspeed | 12.9 mph 04:33 |
13.9 mph 15:11 |
19.0 mph 15th Mar |
19.0 mph 15th |
32.8 mph 2nd Jan |
Max 10-min Speed | 9.3 mph 05:00 |
10.9 mph 17:02 |
14.8 mph 15th Mar |
15.7 mph 1st |
25.0 mph 21st Jan |
Calmest Day | - | - | 3.8 mph 16th Mar |
1.7 mph 3rd |
1.7 mph 3rd Mar |
Windiest Day | - | - | 8.6 mph 15th Mar |
8.6 mph 15th |
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 | March | 19th Mar |
Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
47.2 mph Day 10, 2019 |
31.4 mph 2017 |
Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
30.1 mph Day 31, 2015 |
21.7 mph 2018 |
Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
21.6 mph Day 11, 2021 |
16.1 mph 2018 |
Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.3 mph Day 3, 2021 |
1.6 mph 2011 |
Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
15.1 mph Day 11, 2021 |
9.6 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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