Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 13.8 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 17.3 mph |
| Speed | 8.1 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 7.3 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 6.8 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 7.2 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Moderate breeze (F4) |
| Direction | SE |
| 10-min Direction | ESE |
| 30-min Direction | SE |
| 1-hr Direction | SE |
| 24-hr Direction | SE |
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| Day Average Speed | 2.7 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 4.5 mph (+0.6) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.3 mph (-0.4) |
| 31-day Speed | 3.8 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.3 mph |
| Day Average Direction | SE |
| Month Mean Direction | WSW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 17.3 mph 11:36 |
16.1 mph 11:49 |
21.9 mph 21st Sep |
41.5 mph 13th |
46.1 mph 23rd Feb |
| Max Windspeed | 13.0 mph 12:14 |
9.4 mph 11:53 |
15.3 mph 21st Sep |
24.2 mph 13th |
27.4 mph 23rd Feb |
| Max 10-min Speed | 9.6 mph 12:37 |
7.3 mph 12:38 |
10.8 mph 21st Sep |
18.4 mph 13th |
22.0 mph 23rd Feb |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 1.7 mph 20th Sep |
0.7 mph 2nd |
0.2 mph 18th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 5.6 mph 22nd Sep |
10.2 mph 13th |
12.9 mph 23rd Feb |
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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 | September | 24th Sep |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
41.5 mph Day 13, 2017 |
35.5 mph 2016 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
24.2 mph Day 13, 2017 |
22.9 mph 2016 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
18.6 mph Day 24, 2016 |
18.6 mph 2016 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
0.7 mph Day 2, 2017 |
1.3 mph 2013 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
11.4 mph Day 9, 2016 |
8.6 mph 2016 |
September 2017 Windrose |
2017 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