Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 8.1 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 12.7 mph |
| Speed | 4.8 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 3.7 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 5.0 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 5.3 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 4.0 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Gentle breeze (F3) |
| Direction | ESE |
| 10-min Direction | ESE |
| 30-min Direction | SE |
| 1-hr Direction | SE |
| 24-hr Direction | ESE |
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| Day Average Speed | 4.4 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 5.3 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 4.9 mph (+0.3) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.8 mph (+0.2) |
| 31-day Speed | 4.6 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.9 mph |
| Day Average Direction | ESE |
| Month Mean Direction | SSE |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 19.6 mph 09:54 |
23.0 mph 06:38 |
31.1 mph 19th Nov |
33.4 mph 7th |
50.0 mph 3rd Jan |
| Max Windspeed | 12.7 mph 11:03 |
17.4 mph 05:18 |
18.9 mph 19th Nov |
24.2 mph 8th |
31.0 mph 18th Jan |
| Max 10-min Speed | 9.3 mph 10:02 |
12.4 mph 04:24 |
13.3 mph 19th Nov |
14.1 mph 8th |
23.3 mph 18th Jan |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 2.6 mph 16th Nov |
1.8 mph 5th |
0.6 mph 19th Oct |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 7.6 mph 20th Nov |
8.0 mph 7th |
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 | November | 21st Nov |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
45.5 mph Day 17, 2015 |
35.1 mph 2012 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
30.1 mph Day 17, 2015 |
20.4 mph 2012 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
24.2 mph Day 17, 2015 |
15.7 mph 2012 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
0.5 mph Day 1, 2015 |
2.0 mph 2016 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
12.2 mph Day 22, 2017 |
8.0 mph 2017 |
November 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