Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 5.8 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 16.1 mph |
| Speed | 4.6 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 7.4 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 6.5 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 6.6 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 6.3 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | SSE |
| 10-min Direction | SE |
| 30-min Direction | SSE |
| 1-hr Direction | SE |
| 24-hr Direction | S |
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| Day Average Speed | 5.8 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 5.5 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 5.2 mph (+0.0) |
| Year Average Speed | 5.2 mph (+0.0) |
| 31-day Speed | 5.5 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.9 mph |
| Day Average Direction | S |
| Month Mean Direction | WSW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 17.3 mph 04:25 |
23.0 mph 21:47 |
30.0 mph 20th Jan |
33.4 mph 11th |
33.4 mph 11th Jan |
| Max Windspeed | 11.3 mph 05:57 |
16.7 mph 22:03 |
18.1 mph 20th Jan |
20.7 mph 11th |
20.7 mph 11th Jan |
| Max 10-min Speed | 9.0 mph 05:04 |
10.7 mph 22:03 |
13.8 mph 20th Jan |
13.9 mph 9th |
13.9 mph 9th Jan |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 2.9 mph 18th Jan |
2.9 mph 14th |
2.9 mph 14th Jan |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 8.0 mph 20th Jan |
9.2 mph 9th |
9.2 mph 9th 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 | January | 23rd Jan |
| Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
54.1 mph Day 2, 2024 |
38.0 mph 2024 |
| Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
32.8 mph Day 2, 2024 |
29.6 mph 2024 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
25.0 mph Day 21, 2024 |
18.5 mph 2024 |
| Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.1 mph Day 14, 2022 |
0.2 mph 2017 |
| Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
13.7 mph Day 20, 2021 |
9.6 mph 2024 |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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