Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 1.2 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 4.6 mph |
| Speed | 0.0 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 0.1 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 0.4 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 0.4 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 2.9 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Calm (F0) |
| Direction | WSW |
| 10-min Direction | SSW |
| 30-min Direction | WSW |
| 1-hr Direction | SW |
| 24-hr Direction | S |
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| Day Average Speed | 1.2 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 3.0 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 3.0 mph (-1.3) |
| Year Average Speed | 5.1 mph (+0.3) |
| 31-day Speed | 3.5 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 5.0 mph |
| Day Average Direction | S |
| Month Mean Direction | NE |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 8.1 mph 00:26 |
16.1 mph 12:25 |
20.7 mph 17th Jul |
20.7 mph 2nd |
50.0 mph 3rd Jan |
| Max Windspeed | 4.1 mph 00:23 |
9.1 mph 12:24 |
13.1 mph 17th Jul |
14.6 mph 2nd |
31.0 mph 18th Jan |
| Max 10-min Speed | 3.4 mph 00:23 |
6.8 mph 13:56 |
9.4 mph 17th Jul |
11.1 mph 3rd |
23.3 mph 18th Jan |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 2.0 mph 16th Jul |
1.1 mph 5th |
1.1 mph 5th Jul |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 5.6 mph 18th Jul |
6.9 mph 3rd |
12.6 mph 3rd Jan |
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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 | 21st Jul |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
43.5 mph Day 10, 2016 |
24.1 mph 2017 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
27.1 mph Day 10, 2016 |
16.0 mph 2017 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
20.8 mph Day 10, 2016 |
11.8 mph 2015 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
0.9 mph Day 22, 2016 |
1.2 mph Today |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
12.4 mph Day 10, 2016 |
6.9 mph 2015 |
July 2018 Windrose |
2018 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