Detailed Wind Data
| Current | |
| Measure | Value |
| Gust | 25.3 mph |
| Max Gust Last Hour | 28.8 mph |
| Speed | 11.5 mph |
| 10-min Speed | 12.2 mph |
| 30-min Speed | 10.7 mph |
| 1hr Speed | 10.4 mph |
| 24hr Speed | 9.6 mph |
| Beaufort Speed | Gentle breeze (F3) |
| Direction | NNW |
| 10-min Direction | NNW |
| 30-min Direction | NNW |
| 1-hr Direction | NNW |
| 24-hr Direction | W |
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| Day Average Speed | 8.7 mph |
| Week Average Speed | 5.8 mph |
| Month Average Speed | 6.1 mph (+1.0) |
| Year Average Speed | 4.7 mph (+0.1) |
| 31-day Speed | 4.4 mph |
| 365-day Speed | 4.7 mph |
| Day Average Direction | W |
| Month Mean Direction | WSW |
| Current Extremes | |||||
| Measure | Today | Yesterday | Week | Month | Year |
| Max Gust | 33.4 mph 01:07 |
33.4 mph 15:18 |
33.4 mph Today |
33.4 mph 8th |
48.4 mph 10th Aug |
| Max Windspeed | 18.9 mph 11:58 |
21.3 mph 15:18 |
21.5 mph 6th Dec |
21.5 mph 6th |
32.1 mph 8th Feb |
| Max 10-min Speed | 14.1 mph 11:22 |
16.6 mph 12:16 |
16.6 mph 8th Dec |
16.6 mph 8th |
20.7 mph 3rd Mar |
| Calmest Day | - | - | 0.7 mph 5th Dec |
0.7 mph 4th |
0.4 mph 18th May |
| Windiest Day | - | - | 11.1 mph Today |
11.1 mph 8th |
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 | December | 9th Dec |
| Max Gust | 52.6 mph 24th Dec 2013 |
52.6 mph Day 24, 2013 |
34.6 mph 2018 |
| Max Windspeed | 35.5 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
32.9 mph Day 24, 2013 |
19.9 mph 2018 |
| Max 10-min Speed | 26.6 mph 14th Feb 2014 |
23.8 mph Day 24, 2013 |
15.2 mph 2018 |
| Calmest Day | 0.2 mph 29th Oct 2016 |
0.2 mph Day 5, 2016 |
4.3 mph 2013 |
| Windiest Day | 13.9 mph 11th Mar 2013 |
13.5 mph Day 5, 2015 |
8.6 mph Today |
December 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