Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 4.6 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 12.7 mph |
| Speed | 3.6 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 5.5 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 5.2 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 5.5 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 3.4 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | SW |
| 10-min Direction | SW |
| 30-min Direction | SW |
| 1-hr Direction | SW |
| 24-hr Direction | SW |
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| Day Average Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.3 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 3.2 mph (-1.1) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.7 mph (-0.1) |
| 31-day Speed | 4.1 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.6 mph |
| Day Average Direction | SW |
| Month Mean Direction | N |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 17.3 mph 20:37 |
16.1 mph 01:07 |
19.6 mph 13th Jul |
21.9 mph 1st |
47.2 mph 10th Mar |
| Max Windspeed | 9.9 mph 19:50 |
8.3 mph 08:41 |
12.4 mph 10th Jul |
14.3 mph 1st |
32.1 mph 8th Feb |
| Max 10-min Speed | 7.6 mph 19:58 |
5.4 mph 08:43 |
8.8 mph 10th Jul |
10.1 mph 1st |
20.7 mph 3rd Mar |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 2.0 mph Today |
1.5 mph 4th |
0.4 mph 18th May |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 4.8 mph 13th Jul |
5.5 mph 1st |
12.8 mph 16th Mar |
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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 | July | 16th Jul |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
43.5 mph Day 10, 2016 |
27.4 mph 2016 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
27.1 mph Day 10, 2016 |
17.9 mph 2010 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
20.8 mph Day 10, 2016 |
13.8 mph 2016 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
0.9 mph Day 22, 2016 |
1.5 mph 2013 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
12.4 mph Day 10, 2016 |
8.8 mph 2016 |
July 2019 Windrose |
2019 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