Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 6.9 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 9.2 mph |
| Speed | 3.9 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 3.7 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 2.7 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 3.2 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 3.7 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Light breeze (F2) |
| Direction | SW |
| 10-min Direction | WNW |
| 30-min Direction | W |
| 1-hr Direction | W |
| 24-hr Direction | W |
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| Day Average Speed | 3.5 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 6.2 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 6.7 mph (+1.6) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.8 mph (+0.2) |
| 31-day Speed | 6.1 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.9 mph |
| Day Average Direction | W |
| Month Mean Direction | SW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 11.5 mph 00:05 |
15.0 mph 12:07 |
39.2 mph 22nd Dec |
49.5 mph 7th |
54.1 mph 2nd Jan |
| Max Windspeed | 6.7 mph 00:25 |
9.7 mph 12:06 |
20.3 mph 22nd Dec |
28.5 mph 7th |
32.8 mph 2nd Jan |
| Max 10-min Speed | 5.6 mph 00:28 |
7.1 mph 14:16 |
14.9 mph 19th Dec |
20.7 mph 7th |
25.0 mph 21st Jan |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 3.5 mph Today |
1.9 mph 3rd |
0.3 mph 7th Sep |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 9.9 mph 22nd Dec |
13.8 mph 7th |
15.6 mph 24th Nov |
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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 | December | 25th Dec |
| Max Gust | 63.9 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
52.6 mph Day 24, 2013 |
43.8 mph 2017 |
| Max Windspeed | 44.1 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
32.9 mph Day 24, 2013 |
25.2 mph 2017 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 29.5 mph 18th Feb 2022 |
23.8 mph Day 24, 2013 |
19.3 mph 2017 |
| Calmest Day | 0.0 mph 15th Nov 2021 |
0.1 mph Day 16, 2021 |
0.6 mph 2018 |
| Windiest Day | 16.4 mph 9th Feb 2020 |
13.8 mph Day 7, 2024 |
10.9 mph 2017 |
NB: Daily wind speed maxima & averages for the current year (and all other years on record) can be viewed here
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